Kiira Yrjänen

Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Kiira Yrjänen
Born	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) Riihimäki, Finland
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
SDHL team Former teams	HV71 Kiekko-Espoo Team Kuortane
National team	Finland
Playing career	2016–present

Kiira Yrjänen (born 2 January 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with HV71.^[1] She was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, before the tournament was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]^[3]

Playing career

The 2020 World Championship would have been Yrjänen's debut with the Finnish women's national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament, though she has previously represented Finland with the women's national U18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2020, and with the bronze medal team in 2019.^[4]^[5]

Yrjänen's first goal with the Finnish women's national team was scored on 6 February 2020 in a match against the Swiss national team at the Finals Tournament of the 2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour.^[6]

References

^ Seppä, Lassi (4 May 2022). "Naisten Liigan mestaruutta juhlinut Kiira Yrjänen suuntaa Ruotsiin". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 666. ISBN 9780986796470.
^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. pp. 40, 290, 524. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ Mennander, Pasi (27 January 2020). "Naisleijonat Euro Hockey Tourin finaaliturnaukseen tällä joukkueella". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.