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Finland Nelli Laitinen
#7 Univ. of Minnesota / NCAA (W) - 25/26
1-time World Championship (W) Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) Bronze Medal 1
3-time World Championship (W) Bronze Medal 3
1-time Olympic (W) Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) Best Defender 1
Date of Birth
Apr 29, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
5'7" / 169 cm
Place of Birth
Lohja, FIN
Weight
137 lbs / 62 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
LoKV
Contract
-

Brother: Vili Laitinen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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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) 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
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 EHT (W) 7* 0* 4* 4* 2* 2* |
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 EHT (W) 7* 2* 0* 2* 4* -3* |
Finland WC (W) 7* 1* 3* 4* 4* -1* |
Finland (all) International (W) 15* 3* 3* 6* 8* 0* |
2024-25 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA (W) 42* 3* 19* 22* 16* 24* |
Finland EHT (W) 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Finland WC (W) 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* -4* |
Finland (all) International (W) 15* 0* 4* 4* 12* -* |
2025-26 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA (W) 18* 5* 11* 16* 2* 18* |
Finland EHT (W) 6* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |

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* -* |

Nelli Laitinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Auroraliiga (W) (SM-sarja (W), Naisten Liiga (W)) 6 117* 41* 100* 141* 1.21* 54* -* | 6 46 16 * 36 * 52 * 1.13 * 24 * - *
EHT (W) 5 27* 2* 8* 10* 0.37* 12* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International (W) 7 102* 12* 34* 46* 0.45* 48* 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) 4 129* 17* 62* 79* 0.61* 32* 72* | 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) 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nelli Laitinen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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