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Michelle Karvinen

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Position
  
Forward

Playing career
  
2009–present

Siblings
  
Jannik Karvinen

National team
  
Finland

Height
  
1.66 m

SM team
  
Espoo Blues

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Shoots
  
Left

Name
  
Michelle Karvinen


Michelle Karvinen Michelle Karvinen Pictures Russia v Finland Zimbio

Born
  
March 27, 1990 (age 33) Rodovre, Denmark (
1990-03-27
)

Weight
  
152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)

Education
  
University of North Dakota

Parents
  
Hanne Olson, Heikki Karvinen

Current teams
  
North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey (#3 / Forward)

Similar People
  
Jenni Hiirikoski, Karoliina Rantamaki, Minttu Tuominen, Noora Raty, Venla Hovi

Interview with olympian michelle karvinen


Michelle Karvinen (born 27 March 1990) is a Danish-born Finnish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Finnish national team. Karvinen's father is Finnish and her mother is Danish.

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Michelle karvinen hyldes i arenaen efter ol bronze


Playing career

Michelle Karvinen Michelle Karvinen Photos 20100225 Vancouver CA

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

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

NCAA

She began playing hockey for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey program in 2010–11. From 15–16 October 2011, Karvinen produced five points, and earned a +5 plus/minus rating as the Fighting Sioux 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.

International

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

Awards and honors

  • Media All-Star team, 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 18 October 2011)
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 25 October 2011)
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 8 November 2011)
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 8 February 2012)
  • References

    Michelle Karvinen Wikipedia