Karoliina Rantamäki

Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Karoliina Rantamäki

Rantamäki with the Finnish national team in 2008.

Born

(1978-02-23) 23 February 1978 (age 46)
Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland

Position

Forward

Shoots

Left

NSML team
Former teams

HIFK Helsinki
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Espoo Blues

National team

Finland

Playing career

1992–present

Medal record

Women's ice hockey

Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver	Team
	1998 Nagano	Team
World Championships
	2015 Sweden
	2011 Switzerland
	2009 Finland
	2008 China
	2004 Canada
	2000 Canada
	1999 Finland
	1997 Canada

Karoliina Stina Margaretha "Karo" Rantamäki (born 23 February 1978) is a Finnish ice hockey forward and captain of Stadin Gimmat (HIFK Naiset) of the Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland.^[1] She holds the all-time career record for games played with the Finnish women's national ice hockey team, having played in 256 top level international matches.

She represented Finland at five Olympic Games and won bronze medals in the women's ice hockey tournaments in 1998 and 2010.^[2] She has also represented Finland at thirteen IIHF World Women's Championships and has earned eight World Championship bronze medals (1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015). Rantamäki has played with national championship winning teams in both the Naisten Liiga in Finland and the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) in Russia and its predecessor, the Russian Women's Hockey League.

The Finnish Ice Hockey Association trophy for Most Valuable Player of the Naisten Liiga playoffs was renamed the Karoliina Rantamäki Award in the 2010–11 season and continues to be awarded seasonally.^[3]

Playing career

Rantamäki also played for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and won a second bronze medal. She also won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland. She scored at 2:49 overtime to give Finland the bronze medal at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.^[4] In addition, she played for SKIF Nizhny Novgorod.

Career statistics

Event	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
2010 Winter Olympics	2	0	2	6	3	−2

^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Uusitupa, Ismo (5 September 2019). "Karoliina Rantamäki kehuu venäläispelaajien taitoja ja ihmettelee laiskuutta: "Se on niin laiskaa eikä haluta tulla paremmiksi"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Jääkiekkoliitto uudisti palkinnot: Pokaaleihin nimet Selänne, Koivu, Räty, Javanainen..." MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ Podnieks, Andrew (25 April 2011). "Classic bronze goes to Finland". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Women's Preliminary Round - Group B - Game 4 - Finland". Vancouver2010.com. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Women's Preliminary Round - Group B - Game 8 - Finland". Vancouver2010.com. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Women's Preliminary Round - Group B - Game 11 - Finland". Vancouver2010.com. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Women's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 17 - Finland". Vancouver2010.com. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Women's Bronze Medal Game - Game 19 - Finland". Vancouver2010.com. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
Karoliina Rantamäki at Olympics.com
Karoliina Rantamäki at Olympedia