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Sini Karjalainen

Sini Karjalainen
Born (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999
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 for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and a member of the Finnish national team. She played college ice hockey at Vermont.[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]

On 2 January 2026, she was named to Finland's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9]

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,[10] Hockey East[11]

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:[12][13]

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[14]
Hockey East Rookie of the Month December 2018[15]
NCAA D1 First Star of the Week 28 October 2019[16]
Hockey East Player of the Week 28 October 2019[17]
Hockey East Defender of the Week 21 February 2023[18]
Hockey East Defender of the Year 2022–23[a][19]
Hockey East First-Team All-Star 2022–23[20]
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. ^ "Naisleijonien olympiajoukkue valittu – Lehterä: "Meillä on mahdollisuus tehdä jotain erityistä"". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  10. ^ Tuokkola, Jarno. "Sini Karjalainen – Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Sini Karjalainen Career Statistics". Hockey East Association. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  12. ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 650. ISBN 9780986796470.
  13. ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Boston University Extends Winning Streak to Five". Hockey East Association (Press release). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Jesse Compher Named Hockey East Player of the Month". Hockey East Association (Press release). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Vermont Duo Sets Program Records in Undefeated Weekend". Hockey East Association. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Women's Weekly Release: Hockey East Women's Tournament Begins Wednesday". Hockey East Association (Press release). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  19. ^ Seppä, Lassi (23 February 2023). "Sini Karjalainen valittiin sarjansa parhaaksi puolustajaksi Yhdysvalloissa". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Women's All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association (Press release). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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