Liisa-Maria Sneck

Liisa-Maria Sneck
Born (1968-11-10) 10 November 1968
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Keravan Shakers
Tampereen Ilves
HIFK Naiset
National team  Finland
Playing career 1988–1998
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 NaganoIce hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1997 Canada
Bronze medal – third place1994 United States
Bronze medal – third place1992 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1990 Canada
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1993 Denmark
Gold medal – first place1991 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place1989 West Germany

Liisa-Maria Sneck (born 10 November 1968) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender.[1] She played with the Finnish national ice hockey team during 1988 to 1998 and won three IIHF European Women Championship gold medals, four IIHF Women's World Championship bronze medals, and a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

Her club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja during 1984 to 1998 with HIFK Naiset, the Tampereen Ilves Naiset, and the Keravan Shakers. Following her retirement from elite play, Sneck served as goaltending coach to Itä-Helsingin Kiekko (IHK) Naiset in the Naisten SM-sarja for several years.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLOTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%
1984-85 HIFK Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1985-86 HIFK Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1986-87 HIFK Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1987-88 HIFK Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1988-89 HIFK Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1989-90 Ilves Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1990-91 Ilves Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1991-92 Ilves Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1992-93 Ilves Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1993-94 Ilves Naiset SM-sarja --------- ---------
1995-96 Shakers Kerava SM-sarja --------- ---------
1996-97 Shakers Kerava SM-sarja 17-------0.903 6-------0.912
1997-98 Shakers Kerava SM-sarja 13------3.730.885 ---------

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1989 Finland EC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3-----0.67-
1990 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4---240:0015-3.750.832
1992 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3---157:0014-5.350.771
1994 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4---220:007-1.410.918
1997 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3----0-0.001.000
1998 Finland OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 211088:53402.700.800

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liisa-Maria Sneck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile: Liisa-Maria Sneck". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.