Sini Karjalainen
Sini Karjalainen (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Vermont Catamounts of Hockey East in the NCAA Division I.[1]
| Sini Karjalainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
30 January 1999 Posio, Lapland, Finland | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team Former teams |
Vermont Catamounts Team Kuortane Rovaniemen Kiekko | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
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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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| International | |
| World U18 Top-3 Player on Team | 2016, 2017 |
| Olympic Bronze Medal | 2022 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | 2022 |
| 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[lower-alpha 1][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
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