MANKATO —
Set to begin her senior season of college hockey, Emmi Leinonen could be a player who has the ability to turn around the MSU’s goal-scoring woes, according to her coaches.
“She’s got the hockey sense,” head coach Eric Means said, “and she can shoot it. She’s got to score for us.”
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Valkeakoski, Finland, native Emmi Leinonen is about to embark on her senior season with the Minnesota State women’s hockey team. Over the years, the forward has played on several Finnish national teams, but she was left off the Olympic roster in 2010. John Cross
September 29, 2011
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