Michelle Karvinen

Michelle Karvinen (born 27 March 1990) is a Danish-born Finnish ice hockey player for Luleå HF.[1] She is a member of the Finnish national team.[2] Karvinen's father is Finnish and her mother is Danish.[3]

Michelle Karvinen
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990
Rødovre, Denmark
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SWHL team
Former teams		 Luleå HF
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Espoo Blues
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
National team  Finland
Playing career 2005–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverTeam
2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
2019 Finland
2009 Finland
2011 Switzerland
2015 Sweden
2017 United States

Playing career

She is a senior at the University of North Dakota majoring in graphic design and technology and plays for the North Dakota women's ice hockey program.[4]

She was the only European chosen for the All-Star team at the 2009 World Championships.[5]

NCAA

She began playing hockey for the North Dakota women's ice hockey program in 2010–11.[4] From 15–16 October 2011, Karvinen produced five points, and earned a +5 plus/minus rating as North Dakota swept the Vermont Catamounts. In a 9–1 win on 15 October 2011, Karvinen scored two goals and set up another for a three-point performance. She assisted on Jocelyne Lamoureux's game-winning goal at 2:58 of the first period. The following day, she accumulated two more assists in a 4–1 victory. For the second consecutive game, she assisted on the game-winning goal, as Monique Lamoureux scored at 15:11 of the second period.[6]

International

Michelle Karvinen scored the gold medal clinching goal against Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer in the championship game of the 2017 Nations Cup.[7]

Career statistics
EventGoalsAssistsPointsShotsPIM+/-
2010 Winter Olympics10166−1

[8][9][10][11][12]

Awards and honors
  • Media All-Star team, 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship[13]
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 18 October 2011)[6]
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 25 October 2011)[14]
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 8 November 2011)[15]
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 8 February 2012)[16]

References
  1. "Michelle Karvinen Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. Michelle Karvinen haastaa miehet Tanskan pääsarjassa (in Finnish) Ilta-Sanomat.
  4. "Sioux add three to 2010–11 roster".
  5. "Michelle Karvinen Bio".
  6. "Full Slate of Conference Games Set for Oct. 20–22 ... MSU at UM, SCSU at BSU, UW at UMD, League-Leading OSU at UND". WCHA.com. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  7. "Canada's National Women's Development Team Claims Silver at Nations Cup". Hockey Canada. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  9. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  11. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  12. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  13. "Tomcikova named MVP". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  14. "North Dakota's Lamoureux-Kolls, Wisconsin's Rigsby Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). Wcha.org. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  15. "North Dakota's Lamoureux and Karvinen, Minnesota's Raty Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). Wcha.org. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  16. "Minnesota's Kessel, North Dakota's Lamoureux-Kolls and Karvinen Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). Wcha.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012.


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