Karoliina Rantamäki

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Karoliina Rantamäki
Date of birth February 23, 1978
place of birth Espoo , Finland
size 163 cm
Weight 68 kg
position striker
number # 11
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 2007 Kiekko-Espoo / Espoo Blues
since 2007 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

Karoliina Stina Margaretha Rantamäki (born February 23, 1978 in Espoo ) is a Finnish ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Russian club SKIF Nizhny Novgorod since 2007 . She previously worked for her home club Espoo Blues . Rantamäki is one of the most successful Finnish ice hockey players ever and, alongside Emma Terho (née Laaksonen), is the only Finnish ice hockey player who has participated in five Olympic Winter Games with the Finnish national team . The bronze medal was won twice. In addition, Rantamäki took part in 13 world championships , where she landed eight times on the bronze rank . At club level, she won a total of eleven national championship titles in Finland and Russia, plus the IIHF European Women Champions Cup twice . Furthermore, numerous individual awards fill her vita.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2005 top scorer of the Super Final of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup
  • 2006 Best goalscorer for Naisten SM-sarja
  • 2006 top scorer of Naisten SM-sarja
  • 2007 Finnish champion with the Espoo Blues
  • 2007 best goalscorer of Naisten SM-sarja
  • 2007 top scorer of Naisten SM-sarja
  • 2007 Most valuable player in the Naisten SM sarja playoffs
  • 2007 Best striker of Naisten SM-sarja
  • 2007 All-Star-Team of Naisten SM-sarja
  • 2008 Russian champion with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2009 IIHF European Women Champions Cup win with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2009 Russian runner-up with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2010 Russian champion with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2011 Russian runner-up with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2012 Russian runner-up with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2013 Russian runner-up with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2014 Russian champion with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2015 IIHF European Women Champions Cup win with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2015 Russian runner-up with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
 1992/93 Kiekko-Espoo SM-sarja 14th 1 4th 5 0 3 0 0 0 0
 1993/94 Kiekko-Espoo SM-sarja 19th 11 8th 19th 6th 1 0 0 0 0
 1994/95 Kiekko-Espoo SM-sarja 22nd 11 8th 19th 0 - - - - -
 1995/96 Kiekko-Espoo SM-sarja 24 19th 15th 34 2 3 0 0 0 0
 1996/97 Kiekko-Espoo SM-sarja 24 20th 13 33 10 4th 3 1 4th 0
 1997/98 Kiekko-Espoo SM-sarja 24 38 22nd 60 6th 4th 6th 0 6th 0
 1998/99 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 23 18th 15th 33 4th 6th 4th 4th 8th 2
 1999/00 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 26th 32 21st 53 4th 6th 9 4th 13 2
 2000/01 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 26th 25th 29 54 6th 8th 8th 8th 16 0
 2001/02 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 24 31 24 55 10 7th 6th 5 11 2
 2002/03 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 24 39 31 70 8th 7th 4th 5 9 2
 2003/04 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 24 38 33 71 12 7th 9 4th 13 0
 2004/05 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 20th 21st 18th 39 2 5 5 4th 9 0
 2005/06 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 22nd 23 20th 43 6th 6th 2 1 3 0
 2006/07 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 22nd 28 23 51 4th 7th 14th 2 16 4th
 2007/08 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2008/09 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2009/10 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2009/10 Suomi NMJ C-Juniors SM-sarja 2 1 0 1 0
 2010/11 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2010/11 Suomi NMJ C-Juniors SM-sarja 7th 2 0 2 0
 2011/12 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2012/13 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2013/14 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship 32 53 35 88 14th
 2014/15 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Soot. championship
 2015/16 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Shenskaya Hockey League 22nd 16 18th 34 31
 2016/17 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Shenskaya Hockey League 36 21st 18th 39 32
 2017/18 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Shenskaya Hockey League
SM-Sarja overall 338 355 284 639 80 74 70 38 108 12

International

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM +/-
1997 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 5 1 2 3 2
1998 Finland Olympia 3rd place, bronze 6th 2 1 3 0 +5
1999 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 5 3 3 6th 2 +3
2000 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 5 1 3 4th 0 ± 0
2001 Finland WM 4th Place 5 1 2 3 0 −3
2002 Finland Olympia 4th Place 5 1 0 1 0 −1
2004 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 5 0 0 0 4th ± 0
2005 Finland WM 4th Place 5 2 3 5 4th −1
2006 Finland Olympia 4th Place 5 1 2 3 2 +1
2007 Finland WM 4th Place 5 0 1 1 0 −4
2008 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 5 0 4th 4th 6th +1
2009 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 5 0 5 5 4th +3
2010 Finland Olympia 3rd place, bronze 5 2 1 3 4th −1
2011 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 6th 4th 2 6th 4th +1
2012 Finland WM 4th Place 6th 5 0 5 2 −3
2013 Finland WM 4th Place 6th 0 1 1 0 ± 0
2014 Finland Olympia 5th place 6th 0 2 2 0 ± 0
2015 Finland WM 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 1 2 2 ± 0
Women overall 96 24 33 57 36

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Rantamäki, Karoliina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rantamäki, Karoliina Stina Margare
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Espoo , Finland