Jere Karjalainen

Jere Karjalainen
Born (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 32)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams		 Augsburger Panther
Jokerit
HPK
Tappara
HC Sochi
Dinamo Riga
Lukko
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present

Jere Karjalainen (born May 23, 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Karjalainen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1]

After eight seasons in the Liiga with Jokerit, HPK and Tappara, Karjalainen left Finland following the 2019–20 season to sign a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Sochi of the KHL, on 2 May 2020.[2]

Karjalainen left HC Sochi as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with fellow KHL club, Dinamo Riga, on 3 May 2021.[3]

After two seasons abroad, Karjalainen returned to Finland in signing a one-year contract with Lukko on 14 August 2022.[4]

Career statistics

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Latvia

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 3 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Sochi has signed a contract with Jere Karjalainen" (in Russian). HC Sochi. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Rīga, Dinamo. "Contract concluded with the Finnish forward Jere Karjalainen". Hokeja kluba Dinamo Rīga oficiālā mājaslapa (in Latvian). Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jere Karjalainen with a one-year contract" (in Finnish). Lukko. August 14, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.


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