Sanni Hakala

Sanni Hakala skated at two Olympic Winter Games, winning bronze medals in 2018 and 2022. She also won a World Championship silver medal in 2019 and bronze medals in 2017 and 2021. Domestically she played for HV71 from 2016-23.

Hakala was seriously injured in an HV71 match against Djurgården IF on 24 November 2023. She slid headfirst into a goalpost and sustained a cervical spine (neck) injury which paralyzed her from the chest down, also leaving her with some limitations in function in her hands and arms. She underwent neck surgery to stabilize her cervical spine but her hockey career was over.