Anne Haanpää

Anne Haanpää
Born	(1959-05-25) 25 May 1959 (age 65) Tampere, Finland
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	Tampereen Ilves Keravan Shakers Porin Ässät
National team	Finland
Playing career	1982–1998
Medal record World Championship 1990 Canada 1992 Finland 1994 United States 1997 Canada European Championship 1989 West Germany 1991 Czechoslovakia 1993 Denmark 1995 Latvia 1996 Russia

Anne-Kristiina Haanpää née Bäckman[1] (born 25 May 1959) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward and referee.[2]

International play

As a member of the Finnish women's national team, Haanpää participated in four IIHF Women's World Championships – in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997 – and helped Finland capture a bronze medal at each tournament.[3] Across 20 world championship games, she scored 8 goals and added 6 assists.[4]

Haanpää also represented Finland at five IIHF European Women Championships, winning four gold medals and one bronze.

Awards and honors

Haanpää was inducted into the referee category of the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland as Jääkiekkoleijona #227 in recognition of her contributions as a trailblazer for women in on-ice officiating.[5]

Award or honor		Period
International
European Championship Gold Medal		1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
World Championship Bronze Medal		1990, 1992, 1994, 1997
European Championship Bronze Medal		1996
Naisten SM-sarja
Most Goals, regular season		1982–83, 1984–85
Most Points, regular season		1982–83, 1984–85
Finnish Champion	with Ilves	1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91
	with Shakers	1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Other
Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona Hockey Hall of Fame Finland		2014

References

1. "Ilves 90 – Women's Hockey since the 1970s". Hockey Hall of Fame Finland. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
2. Podnieks, Andrew (6 April 2013). "FIN 1990: Anne Haanpaa". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
3. Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Media Guide and Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 589.
4. "Player Profile: Anne Haanpää". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
5. "Marjamäki, Kapanen, Niinimaa, Peltonen ja Haanpää - Jääkiekkoleijonat vuosimallia 2014". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Anne Haanpää at Olympedia (archive)