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).

Playing career Karjalainen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.

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.

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

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

Career statistics

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