Salla Kyhälä
{{Short description|Former elite Finnish ringette player and downhill ice cross competitor}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Salla Kyhälä
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| image = Crashed Ice Québec 2011.jpg
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| caption = Ringette player, Kyhälä (3rd from left) at the start of a race during the 2011 edition of the Extreme Downhill Skating World Championships: Red Bull Crashed Ice
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| headercolor = darkblue
| textcolor = white
| country = {{unbulleted list|{{FIN}}|{{CAN}}|15px World}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ylivieska, Finland
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| position = Centre-Forward
| shoots = Left
| league =
{{Plainlist|
- {{flagicon|FIN}} SM Ringette
- {{flagicon|CAN}} National Ringette League
}}
| nationality = {{FIN}}
| team =
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- {{flagicon|FIN}} Team Finland Sr.
- {{flagicon|FIN}} {{interlanguage link|Espoon Kiekkoseura|fi}}, SM Ringette
- {{flagicon|CAN}} BC Thunder, NRL
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Saskatoon Wild, NRL
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| medaltemplates =
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|WRC|4|0|0
|SMRC (Nationals)|2 | ? |1
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{{Medal|Sport|Ringette}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Ringette Championships}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Ringette|FIN}}}}
{{Medal|Gold|2004 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Gold|2007 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Gold|2010 Finland|}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Competition|SM Ringette Championships (Nationals)}}
{{Medal|Gold|2|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1|}}
{{Medal|Sport|Ice cross downhill}}
{{Medal|Competition|Crashed ice}}
{{Medal|Country|{{FIN}}}}
{{Medal|Gold|2011 Quebec City, Canada|}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Quebec City, Canada|}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States|}}
|updated = August 28, 2023
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Salla Kyhälä{{cite web|url=https://ringette.torneopal.fi/taso/pelaaja.php?pelaaja=52034|title=Salla Naakka|website=Torneopal.fi|language=fi}} (born January 28, 1983, in Espoo) is a retired elite Finnish ringette player and world champion in both ringette and ice cross downhill. She played semi-pro ringette as a centre for {{interlanguage link|Espoon Kiekkoseura|fi}}{{cite web|url=http://espoonkiekkoseura.sporttisaitti.com/ringette/eks-sm/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912195128/http://espoonkiekkoseura.sporttisaitti.com/ringette/eks-sm/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2009 |title=Espoon Kiekkoseura|language=fi}} in the elite Finnish semi-professional league, SM Ringette{{cite web|url=http://www.ringette.fi/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981212032340/http://www.ringette.fi/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 1998 |title=Etusivu {{!}} Suomen Ringetteliitto Ry|language=fi}} and the Saskatoon Wild and BC Thunder in Canada's semi-pro National Ringette League. Kyhälä was also member of the Finland national ringette team several times.
Kyhälä was also the Women's World Champion in the World Extreme Downhill Skating Championships in the sport of ice cross downhill (a.k.a. Extreme Downhill Skating) three times.
Ringette
Salla Kyhälä has been playing ringette since she was 6 years old.
= World Ringette Championships =
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Kyhälä played for the Finland national ringette team under-20 team (U20) in the World Ringette Champuonships.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
At the 2010 World Ringette Championships, in the final game against Canada, she scored four goals giving her country the gold medal and world title.{{cite web|url=http://www.ringette.cc/docs/WRC-20101102.pdf|title=Finland takes 9-8 win over Canada and USA downs Sweden 22-0|date=2 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829044841/http://www.ringette.cc/docs/WRC-20101102.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2011 |publisher=International Ringette Federation|url-status=dead}}
= SM Ringette =
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Kyhälä reached the semi-professional ranks in Tuusula in 1999 where she played for three seasons for club Tuusulan ringeten in the SM Ringette league, Finland's elite semi-pro ringette league.
Kyhälä helped her club achieve their first silver medal at the Finnish National Championship in 2000 and their first bronze medal in 2001. She was then traded to club {{interlanguage link|Espoon Kiekkoseura|fi}} in 2003. In 2005, she was voted among the Kentälliseen All Stars of the elite SM Ringette league.
= National Ringette League =
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Kyhälä moved to Canada in 2008 to play in the National Ringette League. She played 2 seasons for the Saskatoon Wild and later for the BC Thunder. In 2009, the honour of the most valuable player (Most Valuable Player) was awarded to her by the Canadian league.
= Statistics =
== Club ==
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== International ==
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| scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | Year
! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | Event | rowspan="99" style="background: #fff;" | ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | {{abbreviation|GP|Games Played}} ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | {{abbreviation|G|Goals}} ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | {{abbreviation|A|Assists}} ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | {{abbreviation|Pts|Points}} ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | {{abbreviation|+/-|Differential +/-}} ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;" | {{abbreviation|PIM|Penalties in minutes}} | rowspan="99" style="background: #fff;" | ! scope="col" style="background: #e0e0e0;"| Results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | align="left"| World Ringette Championships | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | align="left"| {{World1}} Gold |
| 2007 | align="left"| World Ringette Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.leaguestat.com/ringettecanada/worlds/fr/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers&subType=0&season_id=9&league_id=7&lastActive=&confId=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209041220/http://www.leaguestat.com/ringettecanada/worlds/fr/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers&subType=0&season_id=9&league_id=7&lastActive=&confId=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2012|title=2007 Worlds {{!}} Top scorers}} | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | - | 0 | align="left"| {{World1}} Gold |
| 2010 | align="left"| World Ringette Championships | 5 | 14 | 7 | 21 | - | 0 | align="left"| {{World1}} Gold |
| 2013 | align="left"| World Ringette Championships | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | align="left"| {{World1}} Gold |
= Awards =
- 2 (SM Ringette) Finnish championship titles (all won with {{interlanguage link|Espoon Kiekkoseura|fi}}).
- {{World1}} Gold Medal at the 2007 World Ringette Championships
- {{World1}} Gold Medal at the 2010 World Ringette Championships
= Individual honours =
- Voted to the All-Star Team for the 2004–05 season in Finland's elite semi-pro ringette league, SM Ringette.
- Voted MVP player in the National Ringette League - Canada for the 2008–09 season
- Voted to the 2010 World Ringette Championships All-Star Team{{cite web|url=http://www.ringette.cc/docs/WRC-20101106.pdf|title=Awards presented at 2010 world ringette championship|date=6 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829044650/http://www.ringette.cc/docs/WRC-20101106.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
Extreme downhill skating
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Kyhälä was a gold medalist at the Red Bull Crashed Ice races in Quebec in 2011 and 2014. In 2015 Kyhälä won the first Extreme Downhill Skating World Championship in women's extreme downhill skating finishing in front of Jacqueline Legere, thanks to her victories at Saint Paul and Edmonton.{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/fi-fi/salla-kyh%C3%A4l%C3%A4-red-bull-crashed-ice-maailmanmestariksi|title=Salla Kyhälä taisteli maailmanmestariksi {{!}} Periksiantamaton suomalaisässä nousi vaikeuksien kautta voittoon|trans-title=Salla Kyhälä fought for the world champion {{!}} The unyielding Finnish ace rose through difficulties to victory |date=17 April 2017|access-date=27 August 2023|publisher=Red Bull|language=fi}}
Sources
- [http://www.redbull.com/fi/fi/stories/1331641308444/red-bull-crashed-ice-kausi-huipentui-quebeciss%C3%A4 Quebec Red Bull Crashed ice (in {{ISO 639 name|fi}}) ]
Notes and references
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See also
External links
- [http://www.wrc2010.fi/fi/JOUKKUEET/SUOMI/Pelaajat.html Profile of Salla Kyhälä] in the Finland national team at the 2010 World Ringette Championships
- [http://www.redbullcrashedice.com/fr_INT/athlete/salla-kyhala Profile of Salla Kyhälä] on the site redbullcrashedice.com
- [https://yle.fi/a/3-5664796]
- [https://yle.fi/a/3-6854456]
- [https://yle.fi/a/3-7868700]
- [https://yle.fi/a/3-7759394]
- [https://yle.fi/a/3-7151264]
- [https://yle.fi/urheilu/18-181999]
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