ProdigyChain Rankings
Joel Kariniemi
Kärpät U18 Akatemia · U18 Mestis
Current rank #4780 worldwide · #117 in Finland
- Position
- Forward
- Born
- 2009
- Country
- Finland
- Team
- Kärpät U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Joel Kariniemi is a 2009 forward from Finland, currently with Kärpät U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis). On ProdigyChain's youth hockey rankings, Joel ranks #3364 among 2009-born players worldwide and #83 in Finland.
ProdigyChain rating breakdown
Overall 42/99
- Performance
- 60
- Level
- 55
- Physical
- 58
- Achievements
- 0
- Trending
- 65
- Visibility
- 5
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Season stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 |
| 2025-2026 | Kärpät U18 Akatemia | U18 Mestis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 2024-2025 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 27 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0.78 |
Ranked near Joel Kariniemi
2009-born players around #4780 in the worldwide rankings.
- Theo Bourret Gauthier #4774 · É. Sec. Cap-Jeunesse M18 D1 · Canada
- Brady Silvernagle #4774 · Warman Wildcats U18 AA · Canada
- Mio Mårtendal #4775 · Trångsunds IF U18 · Sweden
- Anderson Lewis #4775 · Campbell River Storm · Canada
- Emil Gafarov #4776 · Yunior Troitsk U17 · Russia
- Sean Keenan #4776 · Boston College High · USA
- Kirill Shorskin #4777 · Admiral Vladivostok U17 · Russia
- Nixon Read #4777 · Yorkton Maulers U18 AAA · Canada
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