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Comment by Espihir on October 2, 2009 at 2:47pm

"As a player, Miettinen capped nine times for the Finnish National Team as a goalkeeper before heading to Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire, where she converted to forward and was a three-year captain. She received All-America accolades on three occasions during her college career, compiling an NCAA record 309 points on 122 goals and 65 assists while leading the Ravens to three Division II National Championships. She also played seven seasons in the Finnish Premier League, where she helped HAK Helsinki to four national championships, four Finnish Cup championships and a UEFA Champions League semifinal.

After acquiring her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Psychology from Franklin Pierce College in 1999, Miettinen displayed her amazing versatility as a player by moving to defender and capped 17 more times for the Finnish National Team, becoming one of the only players in modern day soccer to play both on the field and in goal at the international level.

http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/ny/news/press_releases/090929-miettinenhire.aspx

Comment by Emily on October 1, 2009 at 6:35pm

OK thanks good to know that someone has some prior knowlege of her.

Comment by Nikki Thompson on October 1, 2009 at 1:10pm

Emily - she was the assistant coach at my alma mater for a few years while I was there. I think she did a good job while she was there but I was a jr/sr then and no longer worked in the athletic department so I don't have quite as much info on her as I had on the other teams and coaches. I think she will be good for the team though!

Comment by Emily on September 29, 2009 at 4:23pm

Does anyone know anything about the new coach or even heard of Pauliina Miettinen?

Comment by Mona<33 on September 11, 2009 at 7:24pm

ian, i kinda knew that...
i just wanna know who wins the mascot contest so i can buy my season tix now :) haha

Comment by Nikki Thompson on September 10, 2009 at 5:58pm

yeah I already knew that - hence my initial complaint plus for the level I bought at I am supposed to have a "center circle" t-shirt too

Comment by Ian Poshka on September 10, 2009 at 5:30pm

you guys arent gunna be happy with wut im gunna say...there now offering the signed lamp, the im in tshirt, AND the champ. tshirt for ppl who buy the tickets

Comment by Espihir on September 8, 2009 at 2:24pm

Yeah, I used twitter too...I will post if I hear anything else though!

Comment by P on September 8, 2009 at 2:06pm

Not sure if it will be televised or broadcast. Last year, I followed along on the wps twitter account.

Comment by Emily on September 7, 2009 at 8:58am

does anyone know if the draft is going to be televised or on the radio because the countdown clock is still going?

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