Ida Kuoppala

Ida Kuoppala (born 17 February 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and a member of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for Vaasan Sport Naiset. She played college ice hockey at Maine.

Playing career Kuoppala began her ice hockey career for Vaasan Sport. During the 2018–19 she recorded 18 goals and two assists in 18 regular season games and was named the Noora Räty Award winner as rookie of the year. She was then loaned to the Espoo Blues for the playoffs, where she recorded six goals and seven assists in six games to help the Blues win the Aurora Borealis Cup. She was subsequently named the Karoliina Rantamäki Award winner as playoffs MVP.

She began her collegiate career for Maine during the 2019–20 season. During her rookie year she led the team in scoring with 19 goals and 14 assists in 35 games. Following the season she was named a unanimous Hockey East All-Rookie team honoree, and named to the All-USCHO Rookie Team. Her 33 points were the fourth most points by a rookie in program history.

During the 2020–21 season, in her sophomore year, she led the team in scoring with ten goals and five assists in 16 games, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021–22 season, in her junior year, she led the team in scoring with ten goals and 14 assists in 35 games. During the 2022–23 season, in her senior year, she recorded seven goals and eight assists in 35 games. During the 2023–24 season, as a graduate student, she recorded 21 goals and 18 assists in 35 games. Following the season she was named to the Hockey East All-First team and Hockey East scoring champion.

She finished her collegiate career with 67 goals and 59 assists in 156 games. Her 126 career points are the second-most in program history, three points shy of Tereza Vanišová's record of 129 points. On 13 June 2024, she signed with Skellefteå AIK of the SDHL. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded 13 goals and 11 assists in 32 games.

International play On 26 March 2025, Kuoppala was selected to represent Finland at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.

On 2 January 2026, she was named to Finland's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2018–19 Vaasan Sport NSML 21 7 5 12 6 — — — — — 2018–19 Espoo Blues NSML — — — — — 6 6 7 13 12 2019–20 University of Maine Hockey East 35 19 14 33 6 — — — — — 2020–21 University of Maine Hockey East 16 10 5 15 0 — — — — — 2021–22 University of Maine Hockey East 35 10 14 24 4 — — — — — 2022–23 University of Maine Hockey East 35 7 8 15 4 — — — — — 2023–24 University of Maine Hockey East 35 21 18 39 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Skellefteå AIK SDHL 32 13 11 24 6 3 3 1 4 0SDHL totals 32 13 11 24 6 3 3 1 4 0

International

Awards and honors Award YearNaisten Liiga Noora Räty Award 2019 Karoliina Rantamäki Award 2019 Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2019 College Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2020 Hockey East All-Third Team 2020 Hockey East All-Second Team 2021 Hockey East All-First Team 2024