Sini Karjalainen

Sini Karjalainen (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with the Vermont Catamounts and with the Finnish national team.

Sini Karjalainen
Born (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999
Posio, Finland
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NCAA team
Former teams		 Vermont Catamounts
RoKi
Team Kuortane
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present

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 COVID-19.[1][2] The 2020 World Championship would have been Karjalainen's debut with the Finnish national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament; she has appeared on the national roster for various Euro Hockey Tour tournaments, first in 2016.[3][4][5]

Karjalainen played with the Finnish women's national U18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[6]

References
  1. Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 12.-14.12.2019, GER: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 20.-24.8.2019, FIN: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. "Euro Hockey Tour 11.-15.12.2018, FIN : Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "Player Profile: Sini Karjalainen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

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