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Finland Linda Leppänen

a.k.a. "Linda Välimäki"

#13 Ilves / Naisten Liiga (W) - 21/22

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Linda Leppänen Facts

Date of Birth
May 31, 1990
Position
C
Age
33
Height
5'5" / 165 cm
Place of Birth
Ylöjärvi, FIN
Weight
154 lbs / 70 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Y-Ilves
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time World Championship (W) Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship (W) Bronze Medal 2
2-time Olympic (W) Bronze Medal 2
1-time Universiade (W) Bronze Medal 1

Husband: Jukka-Pekka Leppänen

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Linda Leppänen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Y-Ilves SM-sarja (W) 14* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* | Relegation 11 10 5 15 4 -
2003-04 Y-Ilves SM-sarja (W) 13* 0* 3* 3* 8* -* |
Y-Ilves I-divisioona (W) 14* 11* 17* 28* 4* -* |
2005-06 Ilves SM-sarja (W) 22* 5* 6* 11* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 4 -
2006-07 Ilves SM-sarja (W) 21* 13* 7* 20* 10* -* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr (W) 7* 10* 3* 13* 6* -* |
2007-08 Ilves SM-sarja (W) 18* 27* 20* 47* 8* -* | Playoffs 8 3 3 6 2 -
Finland U18 WJC-18 (W) 5* 5* 2* 7* 8* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr (W) 11* 10* 5* 15* 12* -* |
Finland (all) International (W) 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2008-09 Ilves SM-sarja (W) 24* 29* 18* 47* 14* -* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 6 -
Finland (all) International (W) 14* 4* 4* 8* 8* -* |
2009-10 Ilves SM-sarja (W) 19* 42* 35* 77* 20* -* | Playoffs 11 6 13 19 6 -
Suomi NMJ U16 SM-sarja 11* 3* 3* 6* 16* -* |
Finland OG (W) 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
Finland (all) International (W) 26* 8* 6* 14* 12* -* |
2010-11 Blues SM-sarja (W) 11* 19* 9* 28* 8* -* |
Suomi NMJ U16 SM-sarja 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Finland (all) International (W) 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Blues SM-sarja (W) 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2012-13 Blues SM-sarja (W) 27* 35* 30* 65* 16* -* | Playoffs 9 6 4 10 14 -
Finland WC (W) 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* -4* |
Finland (all) International (W) 21* 3* 10* 13* 10* -* |
2013-14 Blues SM-sarja (W) 28* 32* 39* 71* 8* -* | Playoffs 8 8 10 18 4 -
Finland OG (W) 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
Finland (all) International (W) 25* 7* 5* 12* 8* -* |
2014-15 Blues “A” SM-sarja (W) 28* 28* 37* 65* 20* -* | Playoffs 6 6 6 12 4 -
Finland WC (W) 4* 2* 0* 2* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International (W) 11* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
2015-16 Blues “A” SM-sarja (W) 28* 31* 39* 70* 16* -* | Playoffs 6 5 5 10 0 -
Finland (all) International (W) 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2016-17 Espoo United “C” SM-sarja (W) 28* 29* 31* 60* 16* -* | Playoffs 10 9 8 17 4 -
Finland WC (W) 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International (W) 25* 6* 10* 16* 20* -* |
2017-18 Ilves “C” Naisten Liiga (W) 25* 30* 28* 58* 8* -* | Playoffs 8 5 8 13 8 -
Finland OG (W) 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* 2* |
Finland (all) International (W) 25* 5* 5* 10* 10* -* |
2018-19 Ilves Naisten Liiga (W) 28* 36* 35* 71* 18* -* | Playoffs 7 3 7 10 2 -
Finland EHT (W) 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* -1* |
Finland WC (W) 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
Finland (all) International (W) 21* 6* 8* 14* 8* -* |
2019-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 Ilves Naisten Liiga (W) 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Linda Leppänen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Ilves EWCC (W) 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-turnaus (W) 4* 3* 1* 4* 4* -* |
2007-08 Ilves U20 U20 SM-turnaus (W) 6* 9* 7* 16* 0* -* |
2008-09 Finland Universiade (W) 6* 3* 6* 9* 33* 8* |
2009-10 Ilves U20 U20 SM-turnaus (W) 3* 8* 3* 11* 2* -* |
2013-14 Blues EWCC (W) 6* 2* 6* 8* 6* 0* |
2014-15 Blues “A” EWCC (W) 5* 2* 6* 8* 2* 1* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2018-19 Ilves U20 U20 SM-turnaus (W) Head Coach
2020-21 Ilves Naisten Liiga (W) Head Coach
2021-22 Ilves U16 U16 SM-turnaus (W) Head Coach
Ilves U20 U20 SM-turnaus (W) Head Coach
Ilves Naisten Liiga (W) Head Coach
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Linda Leppänen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
WC (W)
2019-04-14T20:00:00+0300 Finland @ USA
2019-04-13T16:00:00+0300 Finland @ Canada
2019-04-11T19:30:00+0300 Finland vs Czechia
2019-04-09T19:30:00+0300 Finland @ Canada
2019-04-08T16:00:00+0300 Finland vs Switzerland
2019-04-06T16:00:00+0300 Finland @ Russia
2019-04-04T19:30:00+0300 Finland vs USA
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Linda Leppänen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT (W) 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EWCC (W) 3 14* 4* 12* 16* 1.14* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona (W) 1 14* 11* 17* 28* 2.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International (W) 11 178* 43* 52* 95* 0.53* 84* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr (W) 2 18* 20* 8* 28* 1.56* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Naisten Liiga (W) (SM-sarja (W)) 17 336* 360* 342* 702* 2.09* 176* -* | 13 104 67 * 77 * 144 * 1.38 * 60 * - *
OG (W) 3 17* 2* 6* 8* 0.47* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 16* 3* 4* 7* 0.44* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-turnaus (W) 3 13* 20* 11* 31* 2.38* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Universiade (W) 1 6* 3* 6* 9* 1.50* 33* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WC (W) 4 23* 4* 4* 8* 0.35* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 (W) 1 5* 5* 2* 7* 1.40* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Linda Leppänen Career Highlights

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Linda Leppänen Connections

Player Period Teams
Venla Hovi (F) 2002-2019 13 Finland (EHT Women), Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (all), Ilves, Ilves U20, Suomi NMJ, Y-Ilves
Minnamari Tuominen (D) 2006-2019 12 Finland (EHT Women), Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (Universiade women), Finland (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Kiekko-Espoo, Suomi NMJ
Noora Räty (G) 2006-2019 12 Finland (EHT Women), Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (all), Finland U18 (all)
Rosa Lindstedt (D) 2002-2019 12 Finland (EHT Women), Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (all), Ilves, Ilves U20, Suomi NMJ, Y-Ilves
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/24/2019
07/24/2019 Confirmed Ilves Retired
06/08/2018
06/08/2018 Extension Ilves Ilves
06/15/2017
06/15/2017 Confirmed Blues Ilves

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