Martin Kariya

Martin Kariya
Date of birth	5th October 1981
place of birth	Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
size	175 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1999-2003	University of Maine
2003-2004	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2004-2005	Nikko Ice Bucks
2005-2006	Starry
2006-2007	Espoo Blues
2007-2008	Peoria Rivermen
2008-2009	SCL Tigers
2009-2010	Dinamo Riga
2010–2012	HC Ambrì-Piotta

Martin Tetsuya Kariya (born October 5, 1981 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (striker). He last played for HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League A . He is the younger brother of Paul and Steve Kariya .

Career

Like his older brothers, he plays as a left winger, but in contrast to them, he shoots with the right. His middle name Tetsuya comes from the fact that his father has Japanese ancestors. When he scored 14 goals in 39 games and made 50 points at the University of Maine , he was transferred to the Portland Pirates ( AHL ) and played three playoff games there. He did not score at that time and was transferred to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL). There he played 70 games and scored 8 goals and put forward 17 assists . The NHL scouts noticed him and he was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 2005/06 season .

During the lockout , Martin Kariya played in Japan for the Nikkō Ice Bucks and was able to achieve 18 points scorer in 15 games. In the following season, the management of Stjernen Hockey took him under contract. He made another step in the direction of the NHL with the change to the Espoo Blues , where he was top scorer of the SM-liiga 2006/07 .

For the 08/09 season the Canadians signed a one-year contract with the SCL Tigers in the National League A . After a season with the Latvian KHL team Dinamo Riga , Kariya returned to Switzerland in 2010, where he signed a two-year contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta . In 2011 he suffered a head injury that ultimately forced him to retire.

Achievements and Awards

• 2007 Veli Pekka Ketola Trophy

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1999/00	University of Maine	NCAA		35	8th	17th	25th	6th
2000/01	University of Maine	NCAA		39	12	24	36	10
2001/02	University of Maine	NCAA		43	16	28	44	14th
2002/03	University of Maine	NCAA		39	14th	36	50	6th
2002/03	Portland Pirates	AHL		-	-	-	-	-		3	0	0	0	0
2003/04	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		70	8th	17th	25th	16		7th	0	1	1	2
2004/05	Nikko Ice Bucks	ALIH		15th	6th	12	18th	20th		-	-	-	-	-
2005/06	Star hockey	NOR		39	15th	37	52	49		11	3	10	13	8th
2006/07	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga		51	18th	43	61	58		9	0	5	5	4th
2007/08	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		71	16	37	53	29		-	-	-	-	-
2008/09	SCL Tigers	NLA		50	15th	43	58	22nd		-	-	-	-	-
2009/10	Dinamo Riga	KHL		38	4th	18th	22nd	16		9	3	2	5	2
2010/11	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		38	5	21st	26th	8th		-	-	-	-	-
2011/12	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		14th	5	7th	12	2		-	-	-	-	-

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Martin Kariya at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung , Ambri-Piotta with a loss of 1.3 million francs ( ... a consequence of the serious head injuries suffered by Martin Kariya and Erik Westrum in the last five years ... )
2. ↑ Martin Kariya resigns. In: hockeyfans.ch. April 26, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Stephan Roth: Blaser foul on Ambühl: NLA sheriff has to make an example! In: blick.ch. October 24, 2012, accessed August 15, 2017 .