Anna Kilponen

Anna Kilponen (born 16 May 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman, currently signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season.[1] She played four seasons of college ice hockey in the NCAA Division I, two seasons with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and two seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Following her college career, she has played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC Dam, in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (NSML) with the Tampereen Ilves Naiset, and in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays.[2]

Anna Kilponen
Anna Kilponen
Born (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995
Orivesi, Finland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
PHF team
Former teams		 Metropolitan Riveters
KRS Vanke Rays
Tampereen Ilves
Linköping HC
Quinnipiac Bobcats
UND Fighting Hawks
Team Oriflame
National team  Finland
Playing career 2009–present
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 United States
Bronze medal – third place2015 Sweden

As a member of the Finnish national team, Kilponen won bronze medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2015[3] and 2017 and represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.[4]

Playing career

Kilponen began her senior career in Naisten SM-sarja, the highest level women's hockey league in Finland, in 2009 with the Tampereen Ilves Naiset. She was named an Ilves alternate captain in the 2010–11 season when she was 15 years old. Kilponen also played with Team Oriflame in the Naisten SM-sarja from the 2011–12 to 2013–14 season and served as team captain for the 2012–13 season. In the 2014–15 season she returned to Ilves and served as captain.

Leading up to the 2015–16 season, Kilponen moved to the United States to attend the University of North Dakota and play NCAA hockey with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. She played with the Fighting Hawks for two seasons, serving as an alternate captain in 2016–17, until the women's ice hockey program was cut by the university in March 2017.[5] Kilponen then transferred to Quinnipiac University and played for the Quinnipiac Bobcats until graduating in 2019.[6]

Kilponen signed with Linköping HC Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and made her debut with the team in the 2019–20 season.[7] Her one-goal and two assists across the 36-game season marked a career low for Kilponen.

International career

Kilponen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, recording two assists.[8]

As of 2014, Kilponen has also appeared for Finland at two IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2012.[9][10]

Kilponen made three appearances for the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in 2011, when she won a bronze medal as part of the team in 2011.[11][12][13][14]

Career statistics

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland U18 WW18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 4
2012 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 1 2 3 4
2012 Finland WW 4th 6 0 0 0 0
2013 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 1 2 3 6
2013 Finland WW 4th 6 0 0 0 0
2014 Finland OG 5th 6 0 2 2 2
2015 Finland WW 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 0
2016 Finland WW 4th 6 0 0 0 2
2017 Finland WW 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 16 2 5 7 14
Senior totals 36 1 3 4 8

Source:[15]

References
  1. Levine, Justin (14 July 2022). "Riveters Add Another Olympian In Defender Anna Kilponen". Metropolitan Riveters (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. "Две россиянки, трое призёров ЧМ-2021: «КРС Ванке Рэйз» обновили состав". Женская хоккейная лига (in Russian). 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. "Anna KILPONEN - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". International Olympic Committee. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. "Anna Kilponen Bio". undsports.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. "Anna Kilponen - Women's Ice Hockey". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. "Kilponen '19 Signs with Linköping Hockey Club". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics
  9. "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  12. "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2011 U-18 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 U-18 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 U-18 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  15. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 651. ISBN 9780986796470.
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