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Fast facts for women
Experience the norm for Olympics
Karoliina Rantamaki is one of four female players to play in their fifth consecutive Olympics. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
Incredibly, though, those rosters include a 15-year-old and a 41-year-old.
As well, the women’s tournament features four players who are set to play in their fifth Olympics. For Canada, Jayna Hefford and Hayley Wickenheiser are on the cusp of history as are Finns Emma Terho (-Laaksonen) and Karoliina Rantamaki.
Several other players have played in the first four Olympics (1998-2010) but are now retired:
CAN—Jennifer Botterill
SWE—Erika Holst, Maria Rooth, Gunilla Andersson
USA—Angela Ruggiero, Jenny Potter (-Schmidgall)
Here is a quick summary of notable names and numbers as the women prepare for their first games on Saturday.
CANADA
Oldest player—Jayna Hefford (born 14 May 1977)
Youngest player—Melodie Daoust (born 7 January 1992)
*12 players have Olympics experience
*7 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*one player (Daoust) has only WW18 experience
*third goalie Genevieve Lacasse, not expected to see action in Sochi, has been a third goalie at the 2012 and 2013 WW but the 24-year-old has yet to play in a top event for Canada
FINLAND
Oldest player—Riikka Valila (née Nieminen, born 12 June 1973)
Youngest player—Emma Nuutinen (born 7 December 1996)
*13 players have Olympics experience
*5 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*2 players have only WW18 experience
*Eveliina Suonpaa is making her debut with the Finnish team
GERMANY
Oldest player—Maritta Becker (born 11 March 1981)
Youngest player—Kerstin Spielberger (born 14 December 1995)
*8 players have Olympics experience
*11 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*one player has only WW18 experience
*Ivonne Schroder is making her debut with the German team
JAPAN
Oldest player—Yoko Kondo (born 13 February 1979)
Youngest player—Rui Ikita (born 6 June 1996)
*one players has Olympics experience
*10 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*5 players has only WW18 experience
*5 players are making their debut at the top level for Japan
RUSSIA
Oldest player—Yekaterina Pashkevich (born 19 December 1972)
Youngest player—Anne Shokhina (born 23 June 1997)
*14 players have Olympics experience
*5 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*2 players has only WW18 experience
SWITZERLAND
Oldest player—Katrin Nabholz (born 3 April 1986)
Youngest player—Alina Muller (born 12 March 1998)
*10 players have Olympics experience
*8 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*one player has only WW18 experience
*Muller is making her debut with the Swiss team
SWEDEN
Oldest player—Kim Martin-Hasson (born 28 February 1986)
Youngest player—Michelle Lowenhielm (born 22 March 1995)
*9 players have Olympics experience
*7 players have Women’s Worlds experience
*2 players have only WW18 experience
*3 players have no experience with the Swedish team
UNITED STATES
Oldest player—Julie Chu (born 13 March 1982)
Youngest player—Lee Stecklein (born 23 April 1994)
*11 players have Olympics experience
*10 players have Women’s Worlds experience
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