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Mariia Posa

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Role
  
Ice hockey player

National team
  
Finland

Height
  
1.64 m


Playing career
  
2009–present

Weight
  
59 kg

Name
  
Mariia Posa

Positions
  
Defenseman

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Born
  
21 February 1988 (age 36) Helsinki, Finland (
1988-02-21
)

Played for
  
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

Education
  
University of Minnesota Duluth

Olympic medals
  
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Similar People
  
Saara Tuominen, Anniina Rajahuhta, Minttu Tuominen, Michelle Karvinen, Anne Helin

Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988) is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team. She plays also for the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

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Minnesota Duluth

She had three assists in the Bulldogs’ two-game sweep of WCHA opponent Ohio State on November 13 and 14. She assisted in the Bulldogs’ first two goals on the November 13 game (a 3-2 overtime win). It was a career-high for Posa and she had a +3 in the game. The following night, she assisted on national teammate Saara Tuominen’s second period goal in a 5-3 victory.

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.
  • Awards and honors

  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)
  • References

    Mariia Posa Wikipedia