Aino Karppinen

Aino Karppinen (born 7 August 1997) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey Dam.[1]

Aino Karppinen
Born (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 AIK Hockey
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2021 Canada

Playing career

Karppinen developed in the youth department of Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi), an ice hockey club in her hometown of Rovaniemi. She debuted at the women's senior level with RoKi Naiset in the 2013–14 season of the Naisten Mestis, during which she played a total of six matches. Over the following seasons, she variously played with RoKi Naiset and the RoKi under-16 and under-18 men's teams. During the 2016–17 Naisten Mestis season, Karppinen served as RoKi Naiset's alternate captain.

In the 2018–19 season, she moved to Oulu to play with Kärpät Naiset of the Naisten Liiga. With Kärpät, she won Finnish Championship bronze in 2019 and the team qualified for the 2020 bronze medal game before the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After RoKi Naiset gained promotion to the Naisten Liiga at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Karppinen returned to her home club for the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season.[2] In addition to playing with RoKi Naiset, she also played 21 games with the RoKi U18 men's team in the 2020–21 U18 Mestis season.[3]

International play

Karppinen was a member of the Finnish national under-18 ice hockey team during the 2015–16 international season, which culminated with her participation in the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. At the World U18 Championship, Karppinen was Finland’s highest scoring defenseman, recording three points (1+2) in five games.

At the senior level, Karppinen has appeared with the Finnish national team at various tournaments in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 international seasons, including three of the four tournaments comprising the 2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour.[4] She participated in the national team training camp in preparation for the 2020 IIHF World Women's Championship but was not selected to the final roster. The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was her World Championship debut.[5] She was the first Rovaniemi-born product of the RoKi youth system to be selected to the Finnish women's national team.[6]

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 Naisten Mestis 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 3 4
2014–15 RoKi Naisten Mestis 2 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
2014–15 RoKi U16 U16 Suomi-sarja 17 3 5 8 8 – – – – –
2015–16 RoKi N. Suomi-sarja 2 1 3 4 6 – – – – –
2015–16 RoKi U16 Mestis 26 1 5 6 2 – – – – –
2016–17 RoKi Naisten Mestis 29 17 28 45 30 – – – – –
2017–18 RoKi Naisten Mestis 23 25 22 47 16 – – – – –
2017–18 RoKi U18 U18 Mestis 21 0 1 1 D – – – – –
2018–19 Kärpät Naisten Liiga 29 6 6 12 24 7 0 0 0 12
2019–20 Kärpät Naisten Liiga 30 3 12 15 30 8 0 1 1 4
2020–21 RoKi Naisten Liiga 16 4 5 9 2 – – – – –
2020–21 RoKi U18 U18 Mestis 21 1 1 2 6 – – – – –
2021–22 RoKi U16 U16 Mestis 5 1 10 11 0 2 1 2 3 0
2021–22 RoKi U16 U16 SM-sarja 8 0 2 2 2 – – – – –
2021–22 RoKi U18 U18 Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2021–22 Luleå (L) SDHL 9 1 3 4 0 – – – – –
2021–22 RoKi Naisten Liiga 6 2 2 4 14 – – – – –
U18 Mestis totals 43 1 2 3 12 – – – – –
Naisten Liiga totals 82 15 27 42 70 15 0 1 1 16

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Finland WW18 6th 5 1 2 3 2
2021 Finland WW 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 0 0 0 0

References
  1. "Maajoukkuepakki Aino Karppinen jatkaa RoKissa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. Torikka, Raimo (18 August 2020). "Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. "Aino Karppinen palaa Kärpistä Liiga-RoKiin". Kaleva (in Finnish). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. Kimmo, Siira (21 February 2020). "Aino Karppinen on Lapin lahja Suomi-kiekolle". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. Koivunen, Tommi (7 April 2021). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – mukana kahdeksan ensikertalaista". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. Viinikka, Pekka (17 May 2021). "Lappilaiset naisleijonat saivat vain 10 minuuttia ennen matkalle lähtöä tiedon MM-kisojen peruuntumisesta: "Kyllä siinä itku tuli"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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