Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Frölunda HC.
| Emilia Vesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 January 2001 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
International play
editAs a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.[1]
Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, where she won a bronze medal.[2] Several months later, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3]
At the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, she scored the second-most goals for Finland in a three-way tie with Jenniina Nylund and Viivi Vainikka and tallied just one goal less than Finnish scoring leader Petra Nieminen. Vesa recorded her five goals while playing an average of two fewer minutes per game than Nylund, four fewer than Vainikka, and five fewer than Nieminen.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editNote: The Naisten Liiga (NSML) was called the Naisten SM-sarja (NSMs, lit. 'Women's Finnish Championship series') until 2017.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Team Kuortane | NSMs | 28 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Team Kuortane | NSML | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Team Kuortane | NSML | 28 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Team Kuortane | NSML | 30 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Kiekko-Espoo | NSML | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | ||
| 2021–22 | Kiekko-Espoo | NSML | 15 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | NSML | 28 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Naisten Liiga totals | 180 | 74 | 118 | 192 | 54 | 52 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 35 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WW |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | OG |
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WW | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WW | 5th | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Season(s) |
|---|---|
| International | |
| World U18 Bronze Medal | 2019 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | 2021 |
| Olympic Bronze Medal | 2022 |
| Naisten Liiga | |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Bronze Medal | 2018 |
| Player of the Month | December 2018 |
| February 2021[7] | |
| January 2023[8] | |
| Fair-Play Player | 2018–19 |
| Best Plus/Minus | 2020–21[9] |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 2021,[10] 2022, 2023 |
| All-Star Second Team | 2020–21 |
| SDHL | |
| Goal of the Week | Week of 11 October 2023[11] |
| Week of 6 December 2023[12] | |
References
edit- ^ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (13 January 2019). "MM-pronssimitalisteilla onnistui kaikki liki nappiin – menestyksen jatkumiseen kaivataan kuitenkin lisää harrastajia: "Huippuyksilöitä ei ihan joka kisoihin valitettavasti saada"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Kiekko-Espoosta MM-kisoihin Laitinen, Vesa ja Viitasuo – edessä vielä monta koronatestiä". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Emilia VESA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 665. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoon Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan helmikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 February 2023). "HIFK:n Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan tammikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2021). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Siren, Tomi (20 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoo voitti naisten liigan ensimmäisen finaalin – suihkukomennukset puhuttivat: "Katsotaan, kenellä on huomenna pelikielto"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Hägglund, Johannes (11 October 2023). "Vinnare av Veckans mål: Emilia Vesa, Frölunda HC". SDHL.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Hägglund, Johannes (6 December 2023). "Vinnare av Veckans mål: Emilia Vesa, Frölunda HC". SDHL.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Emilia Vesa at Olympedia (archive)
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