Only hours after Noora Räty signed in the PHF, another Finnish legend Susanna Tapani is set to join her former teammate with the Metropolitan Riveters.
Only hours after Noora Räty signed in the PHF, another Finnish legend Susanna Tapani is set to join her former teammate with the Metropolitan Riveters.
The PHF continues to add world class talent, as sources have confirmed that another Finnish legend, Susanna Tapani is headed to the league.
Sources confirm Tapani is set to join the recently signed Noora Räty with the PHF's Metropolitan Riveters next season.
Tapani's resume included five World Championship medals including a silver with Finland in 2019. She also has a pair of Olympic silver medals to her name.
The long time Finnish national team leader took last season away from hockey, but she stayed sharp on her skates captaining Finland's ringette team to a World Championship gold medal where she was named tournament MVP.
In 2022, Tapani scored eight points in seven games at the Olympics, and five in six at the World Championships while also leading the KRS Vanke Rays to a ZHL title scoring 22 points in 20 regular season and playoff games.
In total, Tapani has represented Finland at three Olympic Games, eight World Championships and three U-18 World Championships.
Tapani has been widely regarded as one of the top players in the World for more than a decade. She now joins her former Finnish national program teammates Noora Räty and Minnamari Tuominen with the Metropolitan Riveters.
Metropolitan kicked off their offseason re-signing longtime captain and PHF All-Star Madison Packer to a two year contract.
Metropolitan's head coach Venla Hovi is also a former Finland national program teammate of the trio.
The signing helps Metropolitan keep pace with the arms race happening across the PHF this offseason as teams continue to add top NCAA and European talent.