Emma Nuutinen (born 7 December 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. She plays in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with the Seattle Torrent.
As a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, she participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, 2018, and 2026, and won Olympic bronze at the 2018 Games.
Playing career Nuutinen began her NCAA Division I career in 2016–17, playing her freshman season with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference. Forced to transfer after the University of North Dakota (UND) abruptly ended its women's ice hockey program following the 2016–17 season, Nuutinen and teammates Vilma Tanskanen and Kennedy Blair joined the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program of the College Hockey America (CHA).
On 29 October 2020, the NHL shared a video across its social media platforms of Nuutinen performing a trick shot at the Käpylän urheilupuisto in Helsinki, which received a substantial and positive response. A day later, it was announced that Nuutinen had signed a contract with Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga through the end of January 2021. She appeared in six games during the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season, notching 7 goals and 5 assists (12).
In June 2026, Nuutinen signed a one-year standard player agreement with the Seattle Torrent for the 2026–27 PWHL season.
Association football In 2021, Nuutinen played football for the Fighting Knights of Lynn University, scoring two goals and recording one assist in seven appearances for the team.
International play Nuutinen made three appearances for the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in 2012. In 2013, she was named a Media All Star as one of the top forwards in the tournament.
Nuutinen was selected to the Finnish national team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was the youngest player on the team. She played in all six games of the women's ice hockey tournament, scoring one goal. In 2018, she also appeared in all six games notching one goal and one assist.
Between Olympic appearances, Nuutinen has represented Finland in IIHF competition as part of the national team, earning World Championship bronze medals in 2015 and 2017. In 2019, she was a member of the historic silver medal-winning Finnish national team at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, the first team to break the Canada-United States lock on World Championship gold and silver.
On 2 January 2026, she was named to Finland's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Personal life Nuutinen is one of five siblings. As of the 2024–25 season, her younger sister Sofia (born 2002) plays with the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program in the Atlantic Hockey America conference of the NCAA Division I. Her younger sister Ella (born 2000) played with the Espoo Blues and Espoo United of the Naisten SM-sarja before ending her hockey career after the 2016–17 season.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season PlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM2011–12Kiekko-Vantaa U16U16 I-div. Q50330 – – – – –2011–12Kiekko-Vantaa U16U16 II-div.81340 – – – – –2011–12Espoo BluesNSMs934729921182012–13Espoo BluesNSMs2014112569471162013–14Espoo Blues NSMs252430548843742014–15Espoo Blues NSMs1291625865490 2015–16 Espoo Blues NSMs 20 28 26 54 18 6 2 6 8 22016–17North Dakota Fighting HawksNCAA34109194 – – – – –2017–18Mercyhurst LakersNCAA23851314 – – – – –2018–19Mercyhurst LakersNCAA3016122834 – – – – –2019–20Mercyhurst LakersNCAA3421194012 – – – – – 2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 6 7 5 12 4 – – – – — 2022–23 Buffalo Beauts PHF 24 4 6 10 10 – – – – — 2023–24 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 31 28 35 63 24 10 6 9 15 2 2024–25 Kiekko-Espoo Auroraliiga 30 27 38 65 8 12 8 8 16 6 2025–26 Kiekko-Espoo Auroraliiga 28 27 36 63 16 13 13 12 25 6Auroraliiga totals 181 167 201 368 94 73 51 51 102 34NCAA totals 121 55 45 100 64 – – – – – Sources: Elite Prospects, Finnish Ice Hockey Association, USCHO
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Finland WC18 5th 5 1 1 2 4 2013 Finland WC18 5th 5 5 3 8 10 2014 Finland WC18 5th 5 3 4 7 2 2014 Finland OG 5th 6 1 0 1 4 2015 Finland WC 6 0 1 1 4 2017 Finland WC 6 0 0 0 0 2018 Finland OG 6 1 1 2 0 2019 Finland WC 6 0 0 0 2 2026 Finland OG 6th 5 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 15 9 8 17 16 Senior totals 35 2 2 4 10
Honours and achievements AwardYear InternationalWorld U18 Media All Star2013World U18 Top 3 Player on Team2013World Championship Bronze Medal20152017Olympic Bronze Medal2018World Championship Silver Medal2019Auroraliiga Aurora Borealis Cup champion 2013 2014 2015 2025 2026 Noora Räty Award 2012–13 Karoliina Rantamäki Award 2012–13Naisten SM-sarja All-Star 2013–14 2015–16Auroraliiga All-Star, First Team 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26Player of the Month February 2024 September 2025Marianne Ihalainen Award 2024–25 2025–26Kultainen kypärä 2024–25 2025–26Riikka Nieminen Award 2024–25 2025–26 Tiia Reima Award 2025–26Premier Hockey Federation All-Star Game 2023 (Team World)NCAAWCHA Rookie of the Week 18 October 2016 28 February 2017 CHA Tournament MVP 2017–18CHA Player of the Week 29 October 2018 7 January 2019 27 January 2020 24 February 2020CHA All-Conference First Team 2018–19 2019–20 NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week 8 January 2019 CHA Player of the Month January 2019 CHA All Academic 2019–20 CHA Player of the Year 2019–20
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External links
Emma Nuutinen at Milano Cortina 2026