Mariia Posa

Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988, in Helsinki) ^[1] is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman. She played for several years as a member of the Finnish national team and also played for the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Mariia Posa
Born	(1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 37) Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Porvoo-Borgå Hunters IHK Helsinki Espoo Blues Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
National team	Finland
Playing career	2002–2015
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing  Finland Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Team Four Nations Cup 2010 Canada

Playing career

Minnesota Duluth

In her freshman year with the University of Minnesota Duluth, Posa helped the Bulldogs qualify for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and win the NCAA championship.^[2]

She was named to the 2010–11 All-WCHA Academic Team^[3] and 2011–12 All-WCHA Academic Team.^[4]

Professional

After graduating, Posa joined the Espoon Blues. She helped lead the Blues to the back-to-back Finnish Ice Hockey Championships in 2013^[5] and 2014.^[6]

Finland

• Posa appeared for Team Finland in the 2009 Four Nation's Cup and she won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.^[7]

Career statistics

Finland

Event	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
2010 Winter Olympics	3	0	0	0	0	1	−1

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Minnesota Duluth

Year	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty Minutes
2009–10	24	2	4	6	4

^[13]

Awards and honors

• WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)^[14]