Overview

• PWHL Vancouver announced Monday it signed Michelle Karvinen to a one-year standard player agreement for the franchise’s inaugural season.
• Karvinen, 35, was the club’s first-round choice in 2025 and its first-ever entry draft selection.
• The four-time Olympian owns three Olympic bronze medals and is Finland’s all-time Women’s Worlds scorer with 62 points (24 goals, 38 assists).
• She is coming off an SDHL championship with Frölunda HC after producing 21 goals and 35 points in 32 games, plus 12 points in 11 playoff games.
• General manager Cara Gardner Morey praised Karvinen as a proven winner and leader, and Vancouver opens at home against Seattle on Nov. 21 at the Pacific Coliseum.