Sini Karjalainen
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Born | (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) Posio, Finland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||
Shoots | Left | ||||||||||||||||
SDHL team Former teams | Skellefteå AIK
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National team | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sini Karjalainen (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. She plays in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Skellefteå AIK. Her college ice hockey career was played with the Vermont Catamounts of Hockey East in the NCAA Division I.[1]
International play
Karjalainen played with the Finnish women's national U18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[2]
She was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, before the tournament was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] The 2020 World Championship would have been Karjalainen's debut with the Finnish national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament; she appeared on the national roster for various Euro Hockey Tour tournaments, first in 2016.[5][6][7]
She ultimately debuted with the senior national at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship as an alternate defenseman on the 25-player roster and skated in five games.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | RoKi | N. Mestis | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | RoKi | N. Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Team Kuortane | NSMs | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Team Kuortane | NSMs | 28 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Team Kuortane | NSML | 30 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Vermont Catamounts | NCAA | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Vermont Catamounts | NCAA | 35 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Vermont Catamounts | NCAA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Vermont Catamounts | NCAA | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Vermont Catamounts | NCAA | 36 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Naisten Liiga totals | 86 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
NCAA totals | 138 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – |
Sources: Elite Prospects,[9] Hockey East[10]
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2016 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2017 | Finland U18 | WW18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2021 | Finland | WW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2022 | Finland | OG | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2022 | Finland | WW | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | Finland | WW | 5th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||
Senior totals | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Sources: [11][12]
Awards and honors
Award | Year |
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International | |
World U18 Top-3 Player on Team | 2016, 2017 |
Olympic Bronze Medal | 2022 |
World Championship Bronze Medal | 2021 |
Vermont Catamounts | |
Hockey East Rookie of the Week | 10 December 2018[13] |
Hockey East Rookie of the Month | December 2018[14] |
NCAA D1 First Star of the Week | 28 October 2019[15] |
Hockey East Player of the Week | 28 October 2019[16] |
Hockey East Defender of the Week | 21 February 2023[17] |
Hockey East Defender of the Year | 2022–23[a][18] |
Hockey East First-Team All-Star | 2022–23[19] |
Naisten Liiga | |
Finnish Championship Bronze Medal | 2018 |
- ^ Co-awarded with Megan Carter of the Northeastern Huskies
References
- ^ Blinder, Alan (24 February 2023). "A Title IX Legacy Beyond the United States: More Olympians For Canada and Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Sini Karjalainen". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 12.-14.12.2019, GER: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 20.-24.8.2019, FIN: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Euro Hockey Tour 11.-15.12.2018, FIN : Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". IIHF. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Tuokkola, Jarno. "Sini Karjalainen – Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Sini Karjalainen Career Statistics". Hockey East Association. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 650. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Boston University Extends Winning Streak to Five". Hockey East Association (Press release). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Jesse Compher Named Hockey East Player of the Month". Hockey East Association (Press release). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Bedics, Mark (29 October 2019). "Women's college hockey: Vermont's Sini Karajalainen leads 3 stars of the week". NCAA.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Vermont Duo Sets Program Records in Undefeated Weekend". Hockey East Association. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Women's Weekly Release: Hockey East Women's Tournament Begins Wednesday". Hockey East Association (Press release). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Seppä, Lassi (23 February 2023). "Sini Karjalainen valittiin sarjansa parhaaksi puolustajaksi Yhdysvalloissa". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Women's All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association (Press release). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Sini Karjalainen at Olympedia