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Player Bio: Mari Pehkonen :: Women's Ice Hockey

  Mari Pehkonen
Mari Pehkonen

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Tampere, Finland

Last College:
University of Minnesota-Duluth

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 135

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
02/06/1985

At PROVIDENCE: 2006-2007... Played in 34 of the Friars' 36 games as a sophomore... Scored a team high 18 goals... Added 11 assists for 29 points... Her 29 points were the most by a sophomore, and the third highest total on the team... Led the team with 12 power-play goals... Scored 10 power-play goals in HOCKEY EAST play, ranking her tied for first in the league... She was named to the HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament team, as she scored a goal and an assist in PC's final two games... Led the Friars in game-winning goals with four... Scored a career-high two goals on four different occasions during the 06-07 season... Notched a career high four points, on two goals and two assists versus Vermont (2/4/07... She was selected to play for Finland in the 2007 IIHF World Championships, where she registered a goal and an assist in Finland's five games.

BEFORE PROVIDENCE: A sophomore transfer from the University of Minnesota-Duluth where she played hockey her freshman year... Tallied eight goals and six assists in 27 games as a Bulldog... During the season of 2004-2005 played ten games with the Finnish National Team... Two years ago competed in the Finnish League (Sm-Sarja) with club team Ilves (Tampere), finishing third in league scoring and second in goal scoring during regular season with 19 goals and 14 assists... Led the team to a second place finish in 2004-2005 in the National Championship tournament... Went on to win an Under-20 Finnish National Championship with Ilves Under-20 club team in 2005, finishing as top goal scorer in the championship tournament... Has been a member of the Under-22 National team from 2002-2005 and was the leading scorer for two out of three seasons... Played in Finnish League in 1998-2003 with club team Tappara (Tampere), where she was named team MVP in 2002-2003, and scoring leader in 2003-2004... Also was a member of the Finnish Under-17 National Soccer team in 2001.

PERSONAL: NAME: Mari Pehkonen FAMILY: Daughter of Ilkka and Liisa Pehkonen. Has one older brother, Olli. MAJOR: Business

CAREER HOCKEY STATISTICS
YEAR	GP	G	 A	PTS	PIM	PP	SH	GWG
05-06*	27	8	6	14	8/16	1	0	2
06-07	34	18	11	29	14/28	12	0	4
HE	20	12	9	21	10/20	10	0	3
Total	61	26	17	43	22/44	13	0	6
Conf.	20	12	9	21	10/20	10	0	3
* Designates seasons played at Minnesota-Duluth
 
 
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