Steve Kariya
| Steve Kariya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 22, 1977 North Vancouver, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SEL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1999–present | ||
Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977 in North Vancouver, BC) is a professional ice hockey forward. He is one of Paul Kariya's younger brothers.
Playing career
Like Paul, Steve led the University of Maine Black Bears to the NCAA title (in 1999); unlike Paul, however, he has had a rocky career. Having played several seasons of pro hockey in North America, including for the Vancouver Canucks, Kariya went to the Finnish SM-liiga after the 2003-04 season.
During the 2004-2005 season, he played for Ilves in the Finnish SM-liiga. He led the league in scoring during the regular season, earning the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy. For the 2005-2006 season, Kariya played with the Espoo Blues, but spent the 2006-2007 season with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien. On March 13, 2007, Kariya signed a one-year contract extension with Frölunda.
Kariya's sister Noriko is a professional boxer, and his brother Martin is also a pro hockey player.
Awards
- NCAA Hockey East All-Rookie in 1996.
- Awarded the NCAA Hockey East Sportsmanship Award in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
- Named to the NCAA All-America First Team in 1999.
- Named to the NCAA All-Star Team Hockey East in 1999.
- NCAA Champion with University of Maine in 1999.
- Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy (Most points in SM-liiga) in 2005.
Records
- SM-liiga 2005 regular season record for most assists (35)
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | University of Maine | HE | 39 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1996-97 | University of Maine | HE | 35 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1997-98 | University of Maine | HE | 35 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1998-99 | University of Maine | HE | 41 | 27 | 39 | 65 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1999-00 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 29 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 45 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2000-01 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 43 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2000-01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2001-02 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 67 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2001-02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2002-03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2002-03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 31 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003-04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 57 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2004-05 | Ilves | FIN | 55 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2005-06 | Espoo Blues | FIN | 56 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2006-07 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 55 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| FIN totals | 111 | 46 | 62 | 108 | 93 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 65 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Elitserien totals | 55 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
External links
- Kariya United Kariya United
- 1977 births
- Albany River Rats players
- Asian Canadian sportspeople
- British Columbia sportspeople
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadians of Japanese descent
- Canadians of Scottish descent
- Espoo Blues players
- Eurasians
- Frölunda HC players
- Ilves players
- Kansas City Blades players
- Living people
- Maine Black Bears ice hockey players
- Manitoba Moose players
- People from North Vancouver
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Eurasian sportspeople