Vilma Tanskanen (born 14 April 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with Linköping HC Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and the Finnish national team. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Women’s World Championship and played in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]
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(1995-04-14) 14 April 1995 (age 27) Vantaa, Greater Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||
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Linköping HC Mercyhurst Lakers UND Fighting Hawks Espoo Blues KJT Kerava Team Oriflame | |||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||
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Tanskanen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, not recording a point.[2]
Tanskanen made two appearances for the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in 2012.[3][4]
Through 2013-14 season
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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2012 | Finland U18 | U18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | Finland U18 | U18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2014 | Finland | Oly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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