Who is Nelli Laitinen?

Nelli Laitinen is a defender from Finland who plays for Univ. of Minnesota in the NCAA (W).

What team does Nelli Laitinen play for?

Nelli plays for Univ. of Minnesota in the NCAA (W).

How tall is Nelli Laitinen?

Nelli Laitinen is 169 cm (5'7") tall.

How much does Nelli Laitinen weigh?

Nelli Laitinen weighs 62 kg (137 lbs).

When was Nelli Laitinen born?

Nelli Laitinen was born on 2002-04-29 in Lohja, FIN.

How old is Nelli Laitinen?

Nelli Laitinen is 24 years old.

What is Nelli Laitinen's nationality?

Nelli Laitinen is from Finland.

Nelli Laitinen

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Date of Birth: Apr 29, 2002
Age: 24
Place of Birth: Lohja, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: LoKV
Position: D
Height: 169 cm / 5'7"
Weight: 62 kg / 137 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Player Type: Mobile Defenseman
Physical Defenseman
Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2026 round 1 #6 overall by PWHL Hamilton
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Brother: Vili Laitinen

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
14-15	HAKI U18	U18 Aluesarja (W)	8	5	1	6	0	-
16-17	HAKI"A"	Mestis Q (W)	8	4	2	6	0	-
	HAKI"A"	Suomi-sarja (W)	2	2	0	2	0	-
	KJTLoan	SM-sarja (W)	1	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	4	0	0	0	2	-
	Finland U18	WJC-18 (W)	5	0	1	1	4	1
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	16	0	2	2	6	-
17-18	HAKI U16"A"	U16 Mestis Q	18	3	8	11	0	-
	Blues	Naisten Liiga (W)	11	2	1	3	0	-	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	2	-
	KJTLoan	Naisten Liiga (W)	3	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U18	WJC-18 (W)	5	0	4	4	0	9
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	14	1	10	11	0	19
18-19	Blues	Naisten Liiga (W)	27	12	27	39	6	-	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0	-
	Finland U18	WJC-18 (W)	6	1	3	4	4	0
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	12	1	4	5	8	-
	Finland	WC (W)	7	0	1	1	2	-1
	Finland (all)	International (W)	19	0	2	2	4	-
19-20	Kiekko-Espoo	Naisten Liiga (W)	28	7	24	31	12	-	Playoffs	6	6	8	14	6	-
	Finland U18"C"	WJC-18 (W)	6	3	1	4	2	-4
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	12	5	10	15	4	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	13	0	6	6	4	-
20-21	Kiekko-Espoo	Naisten Liiga (W)	24	13	24	37	20	-	Playoffs	10	1	6	7	6	-
	Finland	WC (W)	7	1	0	1	4	0
	Finland (all)	International (W)	8	1	0	1	6	-
21-22	Kiekko-Espoo	Naisten Liiga (W)	23	7	24	31	16	-	Playoffs	10	8	13	21	8	-
	Finland	WC (W)	7	1	4	5	6	2
	Finland Olympics	OG (W)	7	2	5	7	4	0
	Finland (all)	International (W)	24	5	12	17	12	1
22-23	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA (W)	30	3	15	18	4	21
	Finland	WC (W)	7	3	7	10	2	8
	Finland (women) (all)	International (W)	8	3	7	10	2	8
23-24	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA (W)	39	6	17	23	10	9
	Finland	WC (W)	7	1	3	4	4	-1
	Finland (all)	International (W)	15	3	3	6	8	0
24-25	Univ. of Minnesota"C"	NCAA (W)	42	3	19	22	16	24
	Finland	WC (W)	7	0	3	3	0	-4
	Finland (all)	International (W)	15	0	4	4	12	-
25-26	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA (W)	33	10	20	30	2	32
	Finland Olympics"A"	OG (W)	5	0	0	0	0	-3
	Finland (all)"C"	International (W)	11	0	3	3	2	-
26-27	Finland (all)"A"	International (W)	2	0	0	0	0	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
15-16	Finland Selects U14	WSI U14 (W)	8	2	3	5	0	-
16-17	KJT U16	U16 SM-turnaus Q (W)	6	5	2	7	0	-
	KJT U16	U16 SM-turnaus (W)	6	2	1	3	0	-
	KJT U20	U20 SM-turnaus (W)	5	1	0	1	0	-
17-18	Blues U20	U20 SM-turnaus (W)	7	4	4	8	0	-
18-19	Finland	EHT (W)	4	0	0	0	0	3
19-20	Finland	EHT (W)	7	0	4	4	2	2
23-24	Finland	EHT (W)	7	2	0	2	4	-3
24-25	Finland	EHT (W)	3	0	1	1	4	-
25-26	Finland	EHT (W)	6	0	3	3	2	-
26-27	Finland"A"	EHT (W)	2	0	0	0	0	-

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Sat 14/03		vs
Thu 05/03		vs
Sun 01/03		vs
Sat 28/02		vs
Fri 27/02		vs

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Auroraliiga (W) (Naisten Liiga (W), SM-sarja (W))	6	117	41	100	141	1.21	54	-	6	46	16	36	52	1.13	24	-
EHT (W)	6	29	2	8	10	0.34	12	2*	0
International (W)	9	115	12	37	49	0.43	50	9*	0
International-Jr (W)	4	54	7	26	33	0.61	18	19*	0
Mestis Q (W)	1	8	4	2	6	0.75	0	-	0
NCAA (W)	4	144	22	71	93	0.65	32	86	0
OG (W)	2	12	2	5	7	0.58	4	-3	0
Suomi-sarja (W)	1	2	2	0	2	1.00	0	-	0
U16 Mestis Q	1	18	3	8	11	0.61	0	-	0
U16 SM-turnaus (W)	1	6	2	1	3	0.50	0	-	0
U16 SM-turnaus Q (W)	1	6	5	2	7	1.17	0	-	0
U18 Aluesarja (W)	1	8	5	1	6	0.75	0	-	0
U20 SM-turnaus (W)	2	12	5	4	9	0.75	0	-	0
WC (W)	6	42	6	18	24	0.57	18	4	0
WJC-18 (W)	4	22	4	9	13	0.59	10	6	0
WSI U14 (W)	1	8	2	3	5	0.63	0	-	0

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Nelli Laitinen Career Totals

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Auroraliiga (W)

117

100

EHT (W)

International (W)

115

International-Jr (W)

Mestis Q (W)

NCAA (W)

144

OG (W)

Suomi-sarja (W)

U16 Mestis Q

U16 SM-turnaus (W)

U16 SM-turnaus Q (W)

U18 Aluesarja (W)

U20 SM-turnaus (W)

WC (W)

WJC-18 (W)

WSI U14 (W)

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Nelli Laitinen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2015-2016	WSI U14 (W) Champion
2016-2017	U16 SM-sarja (W) Bronze Medal
2017-2018	Jr. A SM-sarja (W) Bronze Medal U18 WJC (W) Best Plus/Minus (+9) U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2018-2019	Naisten Liiga (W) Champion Naisten Liiga (W) First All-Star Team U18 WJC (W) All-Star Team U18 WJC (W) Bronze Medal U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team World Championship (W) Silver Medal
2019-2020	Naisten Liiga (W) Best Defenseman (Päivi Halonen Award) Naisten Liiga (W) First All-Star Team Naisten Liiga (W) Most Assists by Defenseman (24) Naisten Liiga (W) U18 Scholastic Player of the Year U18 WJC (W) Best Defender U18 WJC (W) Most Goals by Defenseman (3) U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2020-2021	Naisten Liiga (W) Best Defenseman (Päivi Halonen Award) Naisten Liiga (W) Champion Naisten Liiga (W) First All-Star Team Naisten Liiga (W) Most Assists by Defenseman (24) Naisten Liiga (W) Most Goals by Defenseman (13) Naisten Liiga (W) Most Points by Defenseman (37) Naisten Liiga (W) Player of the Month (October) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (6) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (7) World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2021-2022	Naisten Liiga (W) Best Defenseman (Päivi Halonen Award) Naisten Liiga (W) Champion Naisten Liiga (W) First All-Star Team Naisten Liiga (W) Most Assists by Defenseman (24) Naisten Liiga (W) Most Points by Defenseman (31) Naisten Liiga (W) Most Valuable Player in Playoffs (Karoliina Rantamäki Award) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Assists (13) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (13) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (8) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (21) Olympic (W) Bronze Medal
2022-2023	NCAA (W) (WCHA) All-Rookie Team NCAA (W) (WCHA) Champion
2023-2024	NCAA (W) (WCHA) Second All-Star Team World Championship (W) Bronze Medal World Championship (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2024-2025	World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2025-2026	NCAA (W) Second Team All-American