Tuula Katriina Puputti (born 5 November 1977) is a Finnish ice hockey administrator and retired goaltender. She is the head of hockey operations for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1]
| Tuula Puputti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 November 1977 Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
JYP Jyväskylä Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs KalPa Kuopio | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | ||
Playing career
editAs a member of the Finnish national team, Puputti won a bronze medal in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics,[2][3] and three IIHF World Women's Championship bronze medals, in 1997, 1999, and 2000. She also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Executive career
editPuputi served as general manager of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team and women's national under-18 ice hockey team, and as Developer of Girls' Hockey (Finnish: Tyttökiekon kehittäjä) for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association during 2013 to 2023.[4]
References
edit- ^ Kennedy, Ian (14 October 2023). "Toronto Hires Tuula Puputti As Hockey Operations Manager". The Hockey News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tuula Puputti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Henkilökunnan Esittelyt: Puputti Tuula". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Tuula Puputti at Olympedia (archive)
- Tuula Puputti at Olympics.com
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