The Aurora League regular season ended on Sunday, and the quarter -finals are now clear.
STT Sports,
Kamilla Rajander,
Jaakko Servo
16.2. 20: 17 • Updated 16.2. 20:23
In the Hockey Women’s Main Series in the Aurora League, even the last couples were discovered on Sunday when the regular season ended with a four -match round. Hockey-Espoo Emma Nuutinen28, won the regular season spot market. Nuutinen, who plays through his life, says he is thinking about continuing his career.
Kiekko-Espoo rushed to win the regular season, but suffered a surprising loss to TPS in Sunday’s away match. TPS took the match with a number 3-2. The Espoo residents will receive the eighth Oulu Flyers in the quarter -finals.
HPK, on the other hand, played his way to the second place in the regular season and plays the quarter -finals against the Turku Ball Club.
The Sunday match between Kuortane and HIFK solved the fate of the open teams. Kuortane won HIFK on Sunday 4-3, with Kuortane going to the playoffs from third place. Kuortane plays the quarter -finals against KalPa.
So HIFK was fourth in the series and in the quarterfinals Ilves will face.
Roki, the last remaining Aurora league, plays the league qualifiers against Mestis winner.
Nuutinen plays season at a time
On Sunday, Emma Nuutinen’s goal tube grew to six matches as she shot a hockey-Espoo opening match against TPS.
The winner of the regular season spot exchange scored 27 goals and scored 38 assists. 65 points is the point record of the Kiekko-Vantaa breeder groove.
– Playing has felt good and relaxed. There has been no pressure. I was also able to play the entire regular season intact, Nuutinen told Sports after TPS loss.
In the quarterfinals, the Espoo people will face Oulu, who was eighth in the series, who was for Espoo residents easy resistance in the regular season.
– There were quite interesting games in the regular season against the fly. You have to take a very careful attitude in that series. Certainly there will be no shout -out thing to go on.
Nuutinen has long played in his career in the United States. Returning to Finland and Kiekko-Espoo took place two years ago. The former female lions player is not yet certain of the continuation of his career.
– I don’t know yet what I will do next season. Let’s play this season first and then see if hockey tastes next season. We have to consider whether here you still want to go to the sport to the fullest.
When Nuutinen returned to Finland, a new women’s professional PWHL launched in North America. Nuutinen admits that he has been thinking about playing in the series.
– It has been great to watch what has been done there and how things have started. I’ve been thinking about it, but I can’t really say that at the moment, Nuutinen says.
28-year-old Nuutinen has achieved an Olympic bronze medal with the women’s national team and has been three times in the World Cup. Over the past five years, the Aurora League star player has not been able to play in the female lion.