Sanni Vanhanen

Sanni Vanhanen
Born (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)
Nokia, Finland
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NSML team
Former teams		 HIFK Helsinki
Tappara Tampere U16
Ilves Tampere
National team  Finland
Playing career 2019–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2024 United States

Sanni Vanhanen (born 1 July 2005) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with HIFK Naiset.[1] She was the youngest player to represent Finland in the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and was the youngest player to compete in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

  1. ^ Moilanen, Mika (7 June 2022). "Superlupaus Sanni Vanhanen, 16, siirtyy HIFK:n riveihin: "Hyvät fiilikset tulla Stadiin"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ Huttunen, Sasha (7 April 2021). "15-vuotias teinilupaus valittiin yllättäen Suomen MM-joukkueeseen: "Totesin, että huh huh" – myös pelaaja itse yllättyi". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Sanni VANHANEN, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)