Career
Finland
In 2006-2007, she tallied three goals and four assists for seven points for her club team, Karpat Oulu. Tikkinen joined three fellow Western Collegiate Hockey Association players: two from Minnesota Duluth and one from Minnesota on the 2010 Olympic team roster. There was also one from Ohio State of the CCHA. Tikkinen also played with Finland in the 2013 Women"s World Championship.
Minnesota Mankato
In 2008-2009, Tikkinen played in 28 games for the Mavericks.
Her rookie season was 2007-2008, and she finished the season as the top freshman scorer with 5 goals, 6 assists and 11 points. Her first multi-point game was on February
9, 2008 (two assists) was the first of her collegiate career. The first goal of her National Collegiate Athletic Association career was scored on October 13, 2007 at Connecticut.
Tikkinen had three points on November 5.
The three points were all assists on Minnesota State's first three scores, including teammate Kathleen Rogan’s game-winning goal in the first period. The following day, Tikkinen gave the Mavericks a 2–0 lead midway through the second period. The two victories gave Moscow State University their first home ice series sweep since October
31-November
1, 2008 when they beat Bemidji State. Both of her goals tied the game (2–2 in the second period, 3–3 in the third). On November 13, she broke a 3–3 tie with a game-winning goal with only 3:45 left.
Tikkinen now has a four-game winning streak.
lieutenant also marked her second straight five-point weekend.