Emma Terho

Emma Kristiina Terho, née Laaksonen, (born 17 December 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenseman and current general manager of Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga.[1] She has served as an active member of the IOC Athletes' Commission since 2018. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano she became the youngest Winter Olympian to medal for Finland at the age of 16 years 54 days.[2][3]

Emma Terho
Terho with the Finnish national team in 2009.
Personal information
Birth nameEmma Kristiina Laaksonen
Born (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981
Washington, D.C., United States
Home townEspoo, Uusimaa, Finland
EducationMSc in Economics, Aalto University 2013
BBA in Finance, The Ohio State University 2004
OccupationGeneral manager, IOC member
Ice hockey career
Height 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Ohio State Buckeyes
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Espoo Blues
National team  Finland
Playing career 1997–2017

Playing career

The Ohio State University

Laaksonen played with the Buckeyes women's ice hockey team while attending The Ohio State University from the 2000 to 2004. In the 2001–02 season she was the first women's ice hockey player from Ohio State to earn All-American honors as 2001-02 JOFA/American Hockey Coaches Association Second Team All-American[4] and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[5] On 11 October 2008, Laaksonen Terho became the first women's hockey player to have her No. 3 retired as a Buckeye.[6] The retirement ceremony occurred prior to an Ohio State vs. Purdue University football game at Ohio Stadium, where Laaksonen Terho was recognized on the field at the 50-yard line. She was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame on 25 September 2009.[7][8]

Espoo Blues, 2004–2007

In Finland she played with the Espoo Blues, where she won the Finnish Championship eight times (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015). With Espoo Blues she has finished third three times (1997, 1998 and 2006).[9]

SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

In the 2007–08 season Terho played in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia with SKIF of the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL). Three other Finnish players, forwards Kati Kovalainen, Karoliina Rantamäki, and Nora Tallus, also played for SKIF in that season. The team won the 2008 Russian Women's Hockey League Championship.[10]

Espoo, 2008–2017

Terho returned to the Espoo Blues after the 2007-08 season in Russia. The 2008-09 season was very successful, both personally and for the team. Terho set a career high for assists with 32 and ended the regular season with an impressive 34 points in just 19 games.[11]

International play
Emma Terho
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Team
1998 Nagano Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
2009 Finland
2008 China
2004 Canada
2000 Canada

Laaksonen is a five-time Olympian, serving as co-captain or captain in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 as well as competing in seven world championships, serving as captain in 2008 and 2009.

She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[12] She was the youngest woman on the team (16 years, 54 days).

Sports administration

Early in her career Terho became involved in the administrative aspect of sport, as a member of the Student Athlete Board during her junior and senior years at The Ohio State University (2002–2004). In 2006, after graduating and returning to Finland to play in the Naisten SM-sarja, Terho became a member of the Finnish Olympic Committee. In 2011 as part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program (AMP) she became an Athlete Ambassador to Kazakhstan with the directive to use her experience at Olympic Games, World Championships, and other high level women's hockey programs to help build the women's game in her designated country.[13] As her playing career wound down, Terho ramped up her involvement in Finnish sports administration and she has become an influential and important player in that sphere.[14]

Current administrative titles and roles

Personal life

Emma Terho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The Ohio State University (2004) and a Masters of Science in Economics from Aalto University (2013). She began her career in finance while still an active hockey player, serving as a fixed income trader for Pohjola Bank from 2006 to 2013, with the exception of an extended absence in 2007–08 while she played ice hockey in Russia with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod. Terho has served as a product manager for fixed income products at OP-Pohjola Financial Group since 2014.

Her husband, Teemu Terho, also works in banking. They have a son (b. 2012) and a daughter (b. 2014).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996-97 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten SM-sarja 243588 40222
1997-98 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten SM-sarja 233364 40004
1998-99 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 232688 61014
1999-00 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 2577144 61344
2000-01 Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA 3419183710 —————
2001-02 Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA 256152110 —————
2002-03 Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA 316152114 —————
2003-04 Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA 353161912 —————
2004-05 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 19611178 50220
2005-06 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 224101416 53144
2006-07 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 173111410 70662
2007-08 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod RWHL
2008-09 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 19232346 63366
2009-10 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 188111912 12291112
2010-11 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 259293816 41346
2011-12 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja ————— 20000
2012-13 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 212222410 92574
2013-14 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 22522276 30440
2014-15 Espoo Blues Naisten SM-sarja 20220 —————
2015-16 did not play — ————— —————
2016-17 Espoo United Naisten SM-sarja 10110 50224
2018-19 Espoo Blues Naisten Liiga 10110 —————
NCAA totals 125 34 64 98 46 — – – – –
Naisten SM-sarja totals 261 54 172 226 108 78 13 40 53 52

European tournaments
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Blues EWCC 3 0 2 2 0
2006 Blues EWCC 3 1 1 2 2
2009 Blues EWCC 3 0 2 2 6
2010 Blues EWCC 3 2 2 4 2
2014 Blues EWCC 6 3 2 5 12
2015 Blues EWCC 3 0 1 1 2
Tournament totals 21 6 10 16 24

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Finland Oly 6 0 0 0 2
1998 Finland 3NC 4 0 0 0 0
2000 Finland WC 5 0 0 0 2
2000 Finland 4NC
2001 Finland WC 4th 5 0 1 1 4
2001 Finland 3NC
2002 Finland Oly 4th 5 1 1 2 2
2002 Finland 4NC
2004 Finland WC 5 0 1 1 2
2005 Finland WC 4th 5 0 1 1 2
2006 Finland Oly 4th 5 1 0 1 8
2007 Finland WC 4th 5 0 0 0 10
2008 Finland WC 5 1 3 4 0
2009 Finland WC 5 0 2 2 4
2010 Finland Oly 5 0 0 0 2
2013 Finland WC 4th 6 0 0 0 4
2013 Finland 4NC
2014 Finland Oly 5th 6 0 0 0 12
International totals 72 3 9 12 54

Awards and honours
NCAA
Award Year
American Hockey Coaches Association All-American
Women's University Division - Second Team		 2001-2002
Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist 2002
Number Retired by Ohio State Buckeyes 2008
Inducted to the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame 2009
Finland
Award Year or Season
Naisten SM-sarja Champion

All titles won with Espoo Blues

 1998–99
1999–2000
2004–05
2006–07
2008–09
Päivi Halonen Award
Best Defenceman in the Naisten SM-sarja		 2008–09

2009–10

2010–11

Naisten SM-sarja All-Star Team 2008–09

2010–11

Naisten SM-sarja Aurora Borealis Cup Champion

All titles won with Espoo Blues

 2012–13

2013–14

Naisten SM-sarja Aurora Borealis Cup

Championship Silver Medal

 2016–17
Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #255
Inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland		 2019
International
Award Year
Winter Olympic Games Bronze Medal 1998, 2010
IIHF World Women's Championship Bronze Medal 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009
IIHF Women's World Championship Best Defenceman 2000
IIHF European Women's Champions Cup Best Defender 2005, 2010
IIHF World Women's Championship All-Star Team 2008

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