“The world CUP-succéns past – with the NHL-star,”
“Luleå Petra Nieminen played with Patrik Laine”
“Finland crushed Russia in the hockey world CUP with 4-0.”
“Luleå Petra Nieminen, 19, scored again and is one of the damlejonens largest profiles.”
“One reason for success: she played in the same boys’ team as well as NHL-star Patrik Laine.”
“– I belonged to the top players, but in the age of puberty, I left the team, ” said Petra Nieminen to Ilta-Sanomat.”
“Last year moved Petra Nieminen from Kuortane in the Finnish league to the SDHL-team Luleå. During his debut season in Norrbotten became the 24 (13+11) points in 44 grundseriematcher and 11 (6+5) in the playoffs when Luleå won the SM-gold.”
“And in the world CUP on home soil continues the success for the 19-year-old who already managed to take bronze in both the world CUP and the OLYMPICS.”
“She scored a goal in the loss against the USA (2-6) and when damlejonen met Russia during the Saturday, she began to put the 1-0 in the first period. Finland won with a clear 4-0 after a discharge in the last period.”
“We went and looked at””
“As a youth in Tappara, Tampere played Petra with pojklagen. During a period included in the same law and chain that Patrik Laine – now a star in the NHL team the Winnipeg Jets.”
” the Guys received me in a nice way, and I was always the one in the group. I belonged to the long as the top players in the juniorlagen, but in puberty I left killaget, ” says Petra Nieminen to Ilta-Sanomat.”
“During the long sequences in the matches got lagkamraterna most see Patrik Laine shine.”
“– It became the well so that the ”Pate”, took the puck and did basically all the goals. We went a little after and looked at. But it was worth it to suit him, for it was almost always the goal, ” says Petra with a laugh and continues,”
“– But he never became a thrill-though he knew that he was among the best.”
“Coach for the team was my father, Mika Nieminen (no, not the Luleå Hockey-the icon – but a namesake), and he also remember Laines shows. In particular, he recalls a match when the mentees was eleven years old.”
“– ”Pate” had already made eight goals in the match. I said to him, ”try to fit the next time”. In the next byte took the ”Pate” to our girl and Petra made the goal. I think we won the game with a 9-1…”
“Petra Nieminen, also tells us that the first season in Luleå, sweden, has given her a boost in the hunt for new success with the national team.”
“– In Sweden, you must give everything in every match and at every training session. Clearly it develops, ” she says to the Ilta-Sanomat.”