Minttu Tuominen

Minttu Tuominen
Born	(1990-06-26) June 26, 1990 Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
SDHL team Former teams	Linköpings HC Espoo Blues Ohio State Univ.
National team	Finland
Playing career	2006–present
Medal record Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Team World Championships 2015 Sweden

Minttu Tuominen (born June 26, 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey player, member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team. She plays in the defence position.^[1]

Playing career

Finland

Tuominen played for the Espoo Blues and attended Makelanrinne Sports High School in Helsinki. As a member of the Espoo Blues, she won the Finnish Championship three times (2007, '08, '09). In addition, she played in the 2009 MLP Cup with the Finnish National Team. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish team at the Winter Universiades, February 2009 in Harbin, China. She also helped Finland win the Euro Hockey Tour in December 2008. Other appearances for Team Finland include a number of events in 2008, including the Four Nations Cup in November and a series against Sweden in September. At Makelanrinne, captained the team after being named one of the school's top athletes of 2007 and '08.^[2] One of her teammates with the Espoo Blues was Emma Laaksonen.

Ohio State Buckeyes

Milestones at Ohio State include:

• First goal: October 3, 2009, at Boston University
• First assist: October 2, 2009, at Boston University

International

Tuominen won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Career statistics

Ohio State

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Finland

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References

External links

• Minttu Tuominen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com