HELSINKI – Senior defenseman Sini Karjalainen has been named to the 2022 Finland Olympic Women's Hockey Team. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association made the announcement Thursday afternoon. She will miss UVM's remaining league games in January and make her Olympic debut in Beijing this February.
 
The 2022 Beijing Olympics will mark the first time UVM has more than one player in action in the women's hockey tournament. In 2010 Klara Myren '15 represented Sweden finishing fourth overall and at the 2018 Olympics Amanda Pelkey '15 became the first Catamount to earn a medal in women's hockey at the Olympics winning gold with the United States. Sammy Kolowrat '19, and Karjalainen's Czech teammates Natálie Mlynková and Tynka Pátková will also be making their Olympic debut.
 
The women's hockey tournament begins on February 3 (February 2 in the Eastern Time Zone), with the gold medal game set for February 17. Finland will compete in Group A along with Canada, USA, ROC and Switzerland. All five teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
 
Finland Preliminary Round Schedule
Thursday Feb. 3
8:10 AM EST Women's Hockey: USA vs. Finland
 
Friday, Feb. 4
11:10 PM EST Women's Hockey: Canada vs. Finland
 
Monday, Feb. 7
8:10 AM EST Women's Hockey: Finland vs. Switzerland
 
Tuesday, Feb. 8
8:10 AM EST Women's Hockey: Finland vs. ROC
 
The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program