Anne Haanpää

Anne-Kristiina Haanpää née Bäckman (born 25 May 1959) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward and referee. Haanpää represented Finland at four IIHF World Women's Championships and helped Finland capture bronze medals each time, in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997 In 20 games played across four world championships, she scored 8 goals and added 6 assists.

Anne Haanpää
Born (1959-05-25) 25 May 1959
Tampere, Finland
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Tampereen Ilves
Keravan Shakers
Porin Ässät
National team  Finland
Playing career 19821998
Medal record
World Championship
1990 Canada
1992 Finland
1994 United States
1997 Canada
European Championship
1995 Latvia
1993 Denmark
1991 Czechoslovakia
1989 West Germany
1996 Russia

Haanpää was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland as Jääkiekkoleijona #227 under the referee category in recognition of her contributions as a trailblazer for women in on-ice officiating.

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