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Riikka Sallinen

Риикка Саллинен

Maiden name: Riikka Välilä, Riikka Nieminen
Position: forward
Player status: retired
Gender: female
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 12.06.1973 (52 years)
Birth place: Jyväskylä, Finland

Height: 163 cm / 5' 4"
Weight: 60 kg / 132 lbs
Shoots: right

Trivia:
First non-American female player elected to IIHF Hall of Fame (Dec 2009)

Season	Team	League	Pos
2020-21	HV71	SDHL	Assistant Coach
2019-20	HV71	SDHL	Assistant Coach
2012-13	Finland	World Women’s Championship	Team Manager

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2018-19	Finland	World Women’s Championship	13	7	0	4	4	9	3
2018-19	Finland	National team games (Women)
2017-18	Finland	Women’s Olympics		6	4	1	5	0	-2
2017-18	Finland	National team games (Women)
2016-17	Finland	World Women’s Championship		6	1	2	3	2	0
2016-17	Finland	National team games (Women)
2015-16	Finland	World Women’s Championship		6	1	5	6	0	-4
2014-15	Finland	World Women’s Championship		6	0	6	6	0	2
2013-14	Finland	Women’s Olympics		6	1	4	5	0	1
2001-02	Finland	Women’s Olympics		5	0	3	3	2	-2
1997-98	Finland	Women’s Olympics		6	7	5	12	4	14
1996-97	Finland	World Women’s Championship
1994-95	Finland	European Women Championship
1993-94	Finland	World Women’s Championship
1992-93	Finland	European Women Championship
1991-92	Finland	World Women’s Championship
1989-90	Finland	World Women’s Championship
1988-89	Finland	European Women Championship

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2018-19	HV71	SDHL	13	33	14	37	51	8	26
2017-18	HV71	SDHL		36	15	32	47	24	17
2016-17	HV71	SDHL (Play-off)
2016-17	HV71	SDHL		23	10	11	21	12	11
2015-16	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-Sarja (Women)	13	11	20	19	39	6
2014-15	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-Sarja (Women)		14	12	25	37	8
2013-14	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-Sarja (Women)
2012-13	Did not play	none
2011-12	Did not play	none
2010-11	Did not play	none
2009-10	Did not play	none
2008-09	Did not play	none
2007-08	Did not play	none
2006-07	Did not play	none
2005-06	Did not play	none
2004-05	Did not play	none
2003-04	Did not play	none
2002-03	Limhamn Limeburners HC	SM-Slutspel		3	3	3	6	0	2
1988-89	EVU Vantaa	SM-Sarja (Women)		6	19	7	26	2

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score		G		A		PIM		+/-
Apr. 14 2019 20:00	World Women’s Championship \| Final	USA Finland	2-1 SO	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Apr. 13 2019 16:00	World Women’s Championship \| Semi Final	Canada Finland	2-4	\|		\|		\|	4	\|	1
Apr. 11 2019 19:30	World Women’s Championship \| Quarter Final	Finland Czechia	3-1	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Apr. 09 2019 19:30	World Women’s Championship	Canada Finland	6-1	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	-1
Apr. 08 2019 16:00	World Women’s Championship	Finland Switzerland	6-2	\|		\|	2	\|		\|	4
Apr. 06 2019 16:00	World Women’s Championship	Russia Finland	0-4	\|		\|		\|		\|
Apr. 04 2019 19:30	World Women’s Championship	Finland USA	2-6	\|		\|	1	\|	3	\|	-2
Feb. 10 2019 18:00	National team games (Women) \| 6-nat Dmitrov F	Finland Russia	2-3	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Feb. 09 2019 14:30	National team games (Women) \| 6-nat Dmitrov	Czechia Finland	0-2	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Feb. 07 2019 14:30	National team games (Women) \| 6-nat Dmitrov	Finland Germany	7-0	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 15 2018 15:30	National team games (Women) \| 5-nat Finland	Finland Switzerland	4-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 14 2018 15:30	National team games (Women) \| 5-nat Finland	Germany Finland	1-6	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Dec. 13 2018 12:00	National team games (Women) \| 5-nat Finland	Finland Sweden	2-0	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Dec. 11 2018 15:30	National team games (Women) \| 5-nat Finland	Finland Japan	2-3 OT	\|		\|		\|		\|
Nov. 07 2018 15:00	National team games (Women) \| 4-nat Saskatoon	Finland Sweden	3-2	\|	1	\|	1	\|	2	\|
Nov. 06 2018 12:00	National team games (Women) \| 4-nat Saskatoon	USA Finland	5-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Nov. 04 2018	National team games (Women)	Canada Finland	6-0	\|		\|		\|		\|
Aug. 25 2018 15:30	National team games (Women) \| 4-nat Hodonin	Russia Finland	1-3	\|	1	\|		\|	2	\|
Aug. 24 2018 19:00	National team games (Women) \| 4-nat Hodonin	Czechia Finland	2-3	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Aug. 23 2018 15:30	National team games (Women) \| 4-nat Hodonin	Finland Sweden	2-1 OT	\|		\|	1	\|		\|

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Czech Rep.: Tipsport extraliga | 1.liga | 2.liga

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Germany: DEL | DEL2

Russia: KHL | VHL

Slovakia: Tipsport Extraliga | 1.liga

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Switzerland: NLA | NLB

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