Emmi Rakkolainen

Emmi Rakkolainen (born 9 August 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga and with the Finnish national team.[1]

Emmi Rakkolainen
Born (1996-08-09) 9 August 1996
Helsinki, Finland
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Kiekko-Espoo
KJT Haukat
Espoo Blues
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present

Rakkolainen was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, prior to the IIHF canceling the tournament on 7 March 2020 in response to public health concerns related to COVID-19.[2][3] The 2020 World Championship would have been Rakkolainen's debut with the Finnish women's national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament, though she previously represented Finland at select tournaments in the Euro Hockey Tour during the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.[4][5]

References
  1. Teiskonlahti, Riku (5 September 2020). "Koronavirus pilasi Emmi Rakkolaisen viime kevään haaveet: nyt hän opiskelee opettajaksi ja odottaa maajoukkuepelejä" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Player Profile: Emmi Rakkolainen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "Euro Hockey Tour 11.-15.12.2018, FIN: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

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