Career
She is a senior at the University of North Dakota majoring in graphic design and technology and plays for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux women"s ice hockey program She was the only European chosen for the All-Star team at the 2009 World Championships. National Collegiate Athletic Association She began playing hockey for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux women"s ice hockey program in 2010-2011.
From October 15–16, 2011, Karvinen produced five points, and earned a +5 plus/minus rating as the Fighting Sioux swept the Vermont Catamounts.
She assisted on Jocelyne Lamoureux’s game-winning goal at 2:58 of the first period. The following day, she accumulated two more assists in a 4–1 Triumph.
Foreign the second consecutive game, she assisted on the game-winning goal, as Monique Lamoureux scored at 15:11 of the second period.