Posts About "Susanna Tapani"

North Dakota Trio Heads to Sochi Eager and Prepared

February 3rd, 2014 For North Dakota freshman forward Susanna Tapani, representing her country at the Olympics has always been a big dream of hers. That dream will be realized on Saturday when her Finnish team takes on the United States in its first game of the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament. "It was awesome to hear my name called to the team,"...

A Four Nations to Remember for the Women's Hockey World

November 11th, 2013 It would only take nine seconds for Finland to change the dynamic of a game, a tournament, and an entire sport. It was, in reality, much more than just nine seconds. It was 58 saves from Noora Räty, many of them jaw-dropping, all of them a necessity. It was 60 minutes of an exhausting defensive effort by a Finnish team hell-bent on...

NCAA Women's Hockey Weekly Round-Up: October 9th, 2013

October 9th, 2013 Rankings: Minnesota Boston College Clarkson North Dakota Wisconsin Cornell Boston University Mercyhurst Harvard Minnesota-Duluth The Round-Up It was an interesting weekend for the Gophers as they stumbled out of the gate a bit, finding themselves tied at one apiece with Colgate headed into the third on Friday...