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Finland Nelli Laitinen

#7 Univ. of Minnesota / NCAA (W) - 23/24

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Will Smith 41 25 46 71
2. Cutter Gauthier 41 38 27 65
3. Macklin Celebrini 38 32 32 64
4. Ryan Leonard 41 31 29 60
5. Jackson Blake 40 22 38 60
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Nelli Laitinen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
21
Height
5'7" / 169 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
137 lbs / 62 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time World Championship (W) Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) Bronze Medal 1
2-time World Championship (W) Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic (W) Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) Best Defender 1

Brother: Vili Laitinen

Nelli Laitinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 HAKI U18 U18 Aluesarja (W) 8* 5* 1* 6* 0* -* |
2016-17 HAKI “A” Mestis Q (W) 8* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
HAKI “A” Suomi-sarja (W) 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
KJT 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* -* |
2017-18 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 -
KJT 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* |
2018-19 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 EHT (W) 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Finland WC (W) 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Finland (all) International (W) 19* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
2019-20 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* -* |
2020-21 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* -* |
2021-22 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 OG (W) 7* 2* 5* 7* 4* 0* |
Finland (all) International (W) 24* 5* 12* 17* 12* 1* |
2022-23 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* |
2023-24 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA (W) 39* 6* 17* 23* 10* 9* |
Finland WC (W) 7* 1* 3* 4* 4* -1* |
Finland (women) (all) International (W) 7* 2* 0* 2* 4* -3* |

Nelli Laitinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Finland Selects U14 WSI U14 (W) 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
2016-17 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* -* |
2017-18 Blues U20 U20 SM-turnaus (W) 7* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* |
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Nelli Laitinen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
WC (W)
2024-04-14T13:00:00-0400 Finland @ Czechia
2024-04-13T15:00:00-0400 Finland @ USA
2024-04-11T10:00:00-0400 Finland vs Switzerland
2024-04-08T15:00:00-0400 Finland @ Switzerland
2024-04-06T19:00:00-0400 Finland vs USA
2024-04-04T19:00:00-0400 Finland @ Canada
2024-04-03T15:00:00-0400 Finland vs Czechia
NCAA (W)
2024-03-08T15:30:00-0700 Univ. of Minnesota vs Univ. of Wisconsin
2024-03-03T14:00:00-0700 Univ. of Minnesota vs Minnesota State Univ.
2024-03-02T14:00:00-0700 Univ. of Minnesota vs Minnesota State Univ.
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Nelli Laitinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT (W) 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International (W) 6 79* 11* 27* 38* 0.48* 32* 6* | 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 * * * * * *
Naisten Liiga (W) (SM-sarja (W)) 6 117* 41* 100* 141* 1.21* 54* -* | 6 46 16 * 36 * 52 * 1.13 * 24 * - *
NCAA (W) 2 69* 9* 32* 41* 0.59* 14* 30* | 0 * * * * * *
OG (W) 1 7* 2* 5* 7* 1.00* 4* 0* | 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) 5 35* 6* 15* 21* 0.60* 18* 8* | 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nelli Laitinen Career Highlights

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Nelli Laitinen Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/18/2022
01/18/2022 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo Univ. of Minnesota
05/20/2021
05/20/2021 Extension Kiekko-Espoo Kiekko-Espoo
05/20/2020
05/20/2020 Extension Kiekko-Espoo Kiekko-Espoo
04/25/2019
04/25/2019 Extension Blues Blues
01/21/2018
01/21/2018 Confirmed HAKI U16 Blues

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