Emma Ekoluoma (born 20 January 2006) is a Finnish ice hockey player for Ilves Naiset of the Auroraliiga and a member of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for Kärpät Naiset.

Playing career

Ekoluoma began her ice hockey career for Kärpät. During the 2022–23 season, she recorded 12 goals and 12 assists in 36 regular season games.[1] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded 16 goals and 11 assists in 31 regular season games. Following the season she was named to the Naisten Liiga Second All-Star team.[2] She joined Ilves Naiset for the 2024–25 season, where she recorded 16 goals and 17 assists in 32 games.[3] She represented Finland at the 2024–25 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, following an injury to Michelle Karvinen.[4]

International play

Ekoluoma represented Finland at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one assist in six games. She again represented Finland at the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, where she led the team in scoring with eight goals and three assists in six games.[5] On 6 January 2024, in the first preliminary round game against Czechia, she recorded a hat-trick in the final 24 minutes of the game.[6] The next day against Germany she recorded her second hat-trick of the tournament.[7] She finished the tournament with 11 points, setting a record for the most points by a Finnish player in a single IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[8] She was subsequently named to the Media All-Star Team.[9]

On 26 March 2025, she was selected to represent Finland at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she will make her senior national team debut.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2021–22 Kärpät NSML 21 7 5 12 6 7 0 1 1 0
2022–23 Kärpät NSML 36 12 12 24 18 3 0 0 0 2
2023–24 Kärpät NSML 31 16 11 27 10 3 2 1 3 0
2024–25 Ilves Auroraliiga 32 16 17 33 20 10 3 4 7 8
Auroraliiga totals 120 51 45 96 54 23 5 6 11 10

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2023 Finland U18 4th 6 0 1 1 2
2024 Finland U18 4th 6 8 3 11 4
Junior totals 12 8 4 12 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
Naisten Liiga
All-Star Second Team 2024 [11]
International
World U18 Championship Media All-Star Team 2024 [9]

References

  1. ^ Forsberg, Paavo (12 January 2024). "Emma Ekoluoma teki historiaa Tyttöleijonissa ja uskoo ensimmäiseen finaalipaikkaan: "Joukkuehenki on iso voimavara"" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Ian (20 February 2024). "Naisten Liiga Names First and Second Team All-Stars". The Hockey News. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ^ Mennander, Pasi (6 September 2024). "Emma Ekoluoma janoaa kehitystä nyt uudessa ympäristössä: "Meistä otetaan heti kunnolla mittaa"". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. ^ Mennander, Pasi (9 December 2024). "Emma Ekoluoma korvaa Michelle Karvisen Tampereen WEHT-turnauksessa". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (8 January 2024). "8 lessons from the weekend". IIHF.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Ian (6 January 2024). "Stars Step Up On Opening Day Of The U-18 World Championships". The Hockey News. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. ^ Potts, Andy (7 January 2024). "Ekoluoma grabs second hat-trick". IIHF.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ^ Seppä, Lassi (11 January 2024). "Ennätys yllätti tyttöleijonasankari Ekoluoman, joukkueen esitys ei − "Meillä ei katkennut selkäranka missään vaiheessa"". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b Potts, Andy (14 January 2024). "Primerano is MVP". IIHF.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Naisleijonat MM-kisoihin kokeneella joukkueella". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). 26 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. ^ Mennander, Pasi (8 June 2024). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2023–24 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Ekoluoma
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