Sini Karjalainen

Sini Karjalainen
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
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada

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
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
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 4
2022 Finland OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
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
  1. ^ Co-awarded with Megan Carter of the Northeastern Huskies

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Sini Karjalainen". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 12.-14.12.2019, GER: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 20.-24.8.2019, FIN: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Euro Hockey Tour 11.-15.12.2018, FIN : Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Tuokkola, Jarno. "Sini Karjalainen – Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Sini Karjalainen Career Statistics". Hockey East Association. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  11. ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 650. ISBN 9780986796470.
  12. ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Boston University Extends Winning Streak to Five". Hockey East Association (Press release). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Jesse Compher Named Hockey East Player of the Month". Hockey East Association (Press release). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Vermont Duo Sets Program Records in Undefeated Weekend". Hockey East Association. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Women's Weekly Release: Hockey East Women's Tournament Begins Wednesday". Hockey East Association (Press release). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  18. ^ Seppä, Lassi (23 February 2023). "Sini Karjalainen valittiin sarjansa parhaaksi puolustajaksi Yhdysvalloissa". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Women's All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association (Press release). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.