Siiri Yrjola

Siiri Yrjölä (born 8 September 2004) is a Finnish college ice hockey player for St. Cloud State and a member of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for IFK Helsinki of the Naisten Liiga.

Playing career Yrjölä began her ice hockey career for IFK Helsinki of the Naisten Liiga. During the 2022–23 season, she led all defensemen in scoring with 16 goals and 26 assists in 31 regular season games. During the 2023 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs she led all defensemen in scoring with two goals and eight assists in eight playoff games, and helped Helsinki win the Aurora Borealis Cup for the first time in program history. Following the season she was named the Päivi Halonen Award winner, as the league's best defenseman, and named to the Naisten Liiga First All-Star team.

During the 2023–24 season, she recorded five goals and 28 assists in 27 regular season games. Her 28 assists led all defensemen in the league. During the 2024 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs she recorded one goal and seven assists in 11 games and won the Aurora Borealis Cup for the second consecutive season. Following the season she was again named the Päivi Halonen Award winner, and named to the Naisten Liiga First All-Star team.

Yrjölä began her collegiate career for St. Cloud State during the 2024–25 season. During her rookie year she recorded two goals and three assists in 32 games. She scored her first career collegiate goal on 17 January 2025, in a game against Bemidji State.

International play

Yrjölä represented Finland at the 2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded three assists in five games and won a bronze medal.

On 12 March 2024, she was named to the roster for Finland at the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship. During the tournament she was scoreless in seven games and won a bronze medal. On 26 March 2025, she was again selected to represent Finland at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship. During the tournament she was scoreless in six games and won a bronze medal.

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 2020–21 IFK Helsinki NSML 27 5 10 15 2 8 0 4 4 0 2021–22 IFK Helsinki NSML 29 1 9 10 4 12 2 4 6 2 2022–23 IFK Helsinki NSML 31 16 26 42 20 8 2 8 10 0 2023–24 IFK Helsinki NSML 27 5 28 33 6 11 1 7 8 0 2024–25 St. Cloud State University WCHA 32 2 3 5 6 — — — — —NSML totals 114 27 73 100 32 39 5 23 28 2

International

Awards and honors Award YearNaisten Liiga All-Star First Team 2023, 2024 Päivi Halonen Award 2023, 2024 Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2023, 2024