Emmi Rakkolainen
{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2020}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|08|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
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| height_cm = 176
| weight_kg = 62
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| league = SWHL
| team = HV71
| former_teams = {{ubl|Kiekko-Espoo|Espoo Blues|KJT Haukat}}
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| sex = f
| ntl_team = FIN
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Emmi Rakkolainen (born 9 August 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with HV71 Dam.
Playing career
Rakkolainen previoisly served as captain of Kiekko-Espoo Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML).{{Cite web|last=Teiskonlahti|first=Riku|date=2020-09-05|title=Koronavirus pilasi Emmi Rakkolaisen viime kevään haaveet: nyt hän opiskelee opettajaksi ja odottaa maajoukkuepelejä|url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000006624931.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-06|website=|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat|language=fi}}
=International play=
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.leijonat.fi/index.php/maajoukkueet/naisleijonat/2019-20/mm2020/item/37573-naisleijonien-mm-joukkue-valittu-sukupolven-vaihdos-tuo-mm-joukkueeseen-seitseman-ensikertalaista|title=Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista|last=Malmberg|first=Henna|date=2020-03-04|website=leijonat.fi|publisher=Finnish Ice Hockey Association|language=fi-fi|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women’s-worlds-cancelled|title=Women's Worlds cancelled|last=Steiss|first=Adam|date=2020-03-07|website=|publisher=IIHF|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-10}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/367487/emmi-rakkolainen|title=Player Profile: Emmi Rakkolainen|last=|first=|date=|website=eliteprospects.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-15}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tilastopalvelu.fi/ih/serierosterlist/?stgid=7860&season=2019&tid=683426361&sid=1704&lang=fi&pdf=1|title=Euro Hockey Tour 11.-15.12.2018, FIN: Kokoonpanot|last=|first=|date=|website=tilastopalvelu.fi|publisher=Finnish Ice Hockey Association|language=fi|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-15}}
Career statistics
=International=
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! Year !! Team !! Event !! Result ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | |||||||
| 2013 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 5th
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2014 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 5th
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | {{Nwiht|Finland}} | WW | 6th
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023 | Finland | WW | 5th
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 10 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 !! 10 | |||||||
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! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 14 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 |
{{small|Sources: }}{{Cite book|title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020|publisher=Moydart|year=2019|isbn=9780986796470|editor-last=Podnieks|editor-first=Andrew|location=Toronto|pages=658|chapter=Active Skaters, Women|editor-last2=Nordmark|editor-first2=Birger}}{{cite web |title=2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/498/ihw4980fin_83_7_0 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=2023-04-16 |language=en |date=2023-04-16}}
Awards and honors
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Espoo Blues Naiset players
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Category:Finnish ice hockey centres
Category:Finnish women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Ice hockey people from Helsinki