Jere Karjalainen

Jere Karjalainen (born May 23, 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Jere Karjalainen
Born	(1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 33) Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Augsburger Panther Jokerit HPK Tappara HC Sochi Dinamo Riga Lukko
National team	Finland
Playing career	2013–present

Playing career

Karjalainen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.^[1]

After eight seasons in the Liiga with Jokerit, HPK and Tappara, Karjalainen left Finland following the 2019–20 season to sign a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Sochi of the KHL, on 2 May 2020.^[2]

Karjalainen left HC Sochi as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with fellow KHL club, Dinamo Riga, on 3 May 2021.^[3]

After two seasons abroad, Karjalainen returned to Finland in signing a one-year contract with Lukko on 14 August 2022.^[4]

Career statistics

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2021 Latvia

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2021	Finland	WC			3	0	0	0	0
Senior totals					3	0	0	0	0