# Sini Karjalainen

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.

## 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.
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. 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.
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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | Naisten Liiga totals | Naisten Liiga totals | 86 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| NCAA totals | NCAA totals | NCAA totals | 138 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – |
Sources: Elite Prospects, Hockey East

### 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 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Finland | OG | | 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Sources:

## 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 |
| Hockey East Rookie of the Month | December 2018 |
| NCAA D1 First Star of the Week | 28 October 2019 |
| Hockey East Player of the Week | 28 October 2019 |
| Hockey East Defender of the Week | 21 February 2023 |
| Hockey East Defender of the Year | 2022–23 |
| Hockey East First-Team All-Star | 2022–23 |
| Naisten Liiga ||
| Finnish Championship Bronze Medal | 2018 |
* ↑ Co-awarded with Megan Carter of the Northeastern Huskies