Paul Kariya

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CanadaCanada  Paul Kariya Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 2017
Paul Kariya
Date of birth October 16, 1974
place of birth Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
size 178 cm
Weight 82 kg
position Left wing
number # 9
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1993 , 1st round, 4th position
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Career stations
1990-1992 Penticton Panthers
1992-1993 University of Maine
1993-1994 Hockey Canada
1994-2003 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2003-2004 Colorado Avalanche
2005-2007 Nashville Predators
2007-2010 St. Louis Blues

Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya ( IPA : [kəˈriːə] ; born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1035 games for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Colorado Avalanche between 1994 and 2010 , Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) on the left winger positionhas denied. In his 15 seasons NHL career, he was honored twice as the fairest player with the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy and appointed five times to an NHL All-Star team . At international level, he won gold medals with the Canadian national team at the 1994 World Cup and the 2002 Winter Olympics . In 2017 he was appointed to the Hockey Hall of Fame added before the Anaheim Ducks player's shirt number 9 in October 2018 locked .

Career

Early Years (1990-1994)

Paul Kariya was born on October 16, 1974 in Vancouver in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Between 1990 and 1992 he completed two seasons for the Penticton Panthers in the regional junior league British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). After his first season in the BCHL, he was honored by the league as rookie of the year as well as most valuable player in the Interior Conference . During his second BCHL season in 1991/92, he received invitations from Boston University and Harvard University to play for their respective ice hockey team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from the 1992/93 season . Kariya finally decided to go on the ice for the University of Maine's team , the Maine Black Bears , in the College and University Sports League Hockey East (HE) starting next season . Following the BCHL season in 1991/92, the winger was once again recognized as the most valuable player in the Interior Conference. In his two seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League, Paul Kariya scored 91 goals and 153 assists in 94 games for a total of 244 points .

In his first Hockey East season 1992/93, the Canadian set a new NCAA record with 100 scorer points. In addition to several internal league awards, he also received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award , which is given to the college player of the year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Kariya was the first rookie to be honored with this award. The Maine Black Bears won the Lamoriello Trophy as Hockey East champions and also won the NCAA championship after beating the team from Lake Superior State University .

Kariya was rated one of the fifth best young players ahead of the NHL Entry Draft , an annual event at which National Hockey League (NHL) teams can secure rights to promising young players. Paul Kariya was finally selected in the first round in fourth position overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . After the draft, he returned to his university team and was named team captain of the Black Bears at the beginning of the 1993/94 season . In December 1993 the striker left the team to prepare for the upcoming Olympic ice hockey tournament in 1994 with the Canadian national team . After the tournament, Kariya did not return to the University of Maine as he wanted to continue his career as a professional player.

In October 1999, Paul Kariya was inducted into the University of Maine Hall of Fame . Two years later, his number 9 was banned by the Maine Black Bears and has not been given to any other players since then.

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994-2003)

After the Olympic Games in 1994, Kariya took up contract negotiations with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , but was unable to agree on a contract with the team in time to be used in the already ongoing 1993/94 NHL season . On 1 September 1994, the winger eventually signed a three-year contract worth 6.5 million US dollars . The contract awarded him a signature bonus of $ 4.775 million and a fixed annual salary of $ 575,000. He played his first game in the National Hockey League on January 20, 1995 against the Edmonton Oilers , his first goal he scored a day later in a game of the Mighty Ducks against the Winnipeg Jets . Paul Kariya completed 47 games for the Mighty Ducks in the 1994/95 NHL season , achieving 18 goals and a total of 39 scorer points, making him the team's most successful player in both categories. Because of this performance, Kariya was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy , which is awarded annually by the NHL to the best new professionals.

Kariya was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the fairest player in the NHL in 1996 and 1997 .

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed right winger Teemu Selänne from the Winnipeg Jets in February 1996 . Kariya and Selänne then formed one of the strongest offensive duos in the National Hockey League. The Canadian scored his 50th goal of the season on the last day of the 1995/96 season and became the 14th youngest player in NHL history to reach the 50-goal mark. He finished this season with 108 points scorer as the seventh best points collector in the entire league. The Mighty Ducks did not qualify for the play-offs , as in the previous season . Following the season, he was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the fairest player in the NHL and nominated for the NHL First All-Star Team .

Paul Kariya was named team captain of the Mighty Ducks at the age of 21 prior to the start of the 1996/97 season . He scored 99 points this season, the third most in the entire NHL this season. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim qualified for the play-offs for the first time and were subject to the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, the Western Conference semi-finals, in the best-of-seven series after four games . With thirteen points in eleven play-off games, Kariya was the most successful point collector of his team. Kariya was honored again with the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy following the season for his fair play. In addition, he was also nominated as Most Valuable Player in the League for the Hart Memorial Trophy .

The player's contract expired at the end of the season and both sides could not agree on the duration and remuneration of a new contract. As a result, Kariya missed the first 32 games of the 1997–98 season before signing a two-year deal worth $ 14 million on December 11, 1997. The contract awarded him a fixed salary of $ 5.5 million for the first year and $ 8.5 million for the second year, making him the second-highest paid player in NHL history. On February 1, 1998, Paul Kariya suffered a traumatic brain injury after an illegal stick check on the head ; it was the fourth injury of its kind in three years. Due to this injury, Kariya failed for the rest of the NHL season 1997/98 and thus missed participation in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan .

Paul Kariya in the jersey of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003).

In the following season Paul Kariya completed all 82 games of the regular season and scored 39 goals and a total of 101 points scorer; the third most in the entire league. In the play-offs, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round . The expiring contract of Kariyas was extended on June 30, 1999 by three years and paid more than 10 million US dollars per season. In the following three years, the Mighty Ducks did not qualify for the play-offs, and Kariya's point yield decreased continuously per season. After Teemu Selänne was transferred to the San Jose Sharks in March 2001 , the Canadian had in the 2001/02 NHL season with 57 points scorer in 82 completed games, his statistically worst season.

Despite a lot of speculation about a change, especially from the Canadian media, Kariya signed a new one-year contract worth $ 10 million with the Mighty Ducks for the 2002/03 season . Thereupon the players Adam Oates and Petr Sýkora were committed to his efforts , with whom he acted in an attack row in the 2002/03 season. Kariya was able to improve his points yield from the previous season significantly and scored 81 points in 82 games. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim qualified for the play-offs for the first time in three years and met in the first round against the Detroit Red Wings , who had won the Stanley Cup last year. The Mighty Ducks defeated the Red Wings in the best-of-seven series with 4-0 wins. After further victories against the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild , Anaheim met the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup final . The Mighty Ducks finally lost to the Devils after seven games with 3: 4 wins. Kariya scored 12 scorer points in 21 play-off games for his team and was criticized for playing below his ability.

The winger's expiring contract was not renewed and Kariya left the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after nine seasons - the last seven as team captain - as the top scorer, template giver and point collector in franchise history.

Colorado, Nashville and St. Louis (2003-2010)

Kariya in the Nashville Predators jersey (2005).

Together with the also clubless Teemu Selänne, Paul Kariya signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 3, 2003 . Both players wanted to play together in one team again and agreed on the Avalanche as a potential new team. In the wake of this, Kariya accepted the largest pay cut in NHL history - from $ 10 million in Anaheim to $ 1.2 million in Colorado. Kariya played in an attack row with Selänne and Joe Sakic . In the 2003/04 season both Kariya and Selänne, as well as the Colorado Avalanche could not meet the high expectations placed on them. Due to injury, Kariya only got 51 games and 36 scorer points; Selänne even scored only 32 points in 78 games. The Avalanche was eliminated in the 2004 play-offs in the second round against the San Jose Sharks .

After the lockout of the 2004/05 NHL season , Kariya signed a two-year contract valued at $ 9 million with the Nashville Predators on August 5, 2005 , becoming the highest-paid player in the history of the Predators. Kariya set new franchise season records in the 2005/06 season with 31 goals scored, 54 assists and 85 points scorer . In the play-offs this season, Nashville was eliminated in the best-of-seven series after five games in the first round against the San Jose Sharks. Kariya was also in the following season Nashville's best points collector of the regular season, before the team lost to San Jose after five games, as in the previous season in the first play-off round. Following this season, the owner of the Nashville Predators, Craig Leipold , offered the franchise for sale, which would not have ruled out a possible move of the team to another city. Due to the uncertain future of the Predators, Paul Kariya decided not to renew his expiring contract.

On July 1, 2007, he signed a three-year contract worth $ 18 million with the St. Louis Blues. Kariya finished his first season with the Blues along with Brad Boyes as the team's top scorer; however, the team missed the play-offs. In the 2008/09 NHL season , the Canadian tore a hamstring and injuries to the acetabulum early in the season in a game against the Anaheim Ducks after an illegal body check and was out for the rest of the season.

End of career

After another season with the St. Louis Blues, Paul Kariya announced on August 27, 2010 that, on the advice of his doctors, he would suspend the entire 2010/11 NHL season due to long-term effects of a traumatic brain injury. A few weeks earlier, on Teemu Selänne's initiative, there had been contract negotiations between Kariya and the Anaheim Ducks about a possible return to the team. After the symptoms did not subside despite the break, Paul Kariya announced his retirement on June 29, 2011.

In 2017, Kariya was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . The following year, it honored the Anaheim Ducks by the player's shirt number 9 for further procurement locked .

International

Paul Kariya represented his home country Canada in a total of seven international competitions. The first use for the Canadian national team he had at the Junior World Championship in 1992 , in which the Canadians finished sixth. At the Junior World Championship the following year , the Canadians won the gold medal after beating the Swedish selection in the final . Kariya scored eight points in seven games and was the team's second-best point collector behind Martin Lapointe . With seven assists he was the best preparer of the competition together with Michael Nylander , Andrei Chomutow , Shayne Corson and Dave Manson . Following the tournament, he was appointed to the competition's all-star team.

Four months later, he took part in a men's world championship as Canada's youngest ever player . At the 1993 World Cup , the Canadian selection finished fourth after the team lost to the Czech national team in the third place match . At the 1994 Winter Olympics, he reached the final with the Canadian national team after victories over the Czech and Finnish selections . There he and his team lost to the Swedes after a shootout . Paul Kariya was the most successful player of the Canadian team in this competition with seven points scored in eight games played.

After the Winter Olympics, he was the only player from the Canadian Olympic squad to take part in the 1994 World Cup two months later . After play-off victories against the Czech Republic and Sweden, the Canadians faced the Finnish team in the final, which they defeated after a shootout. Kariya was the Canadians' top scorer with twelve points from eight games in this competition. Following the final, the winger was named the tournament's best striker and was appointed to the World Cup's all-star team.

At the 1996 World Cup , he and his team won the silver medal after losing to the Czechs in the final. Paul Kariya was also nominated by the Canadian Association for the World Cup of Hockey 1996 , but had to cancel participation in the competition due to a groin injury. He also had to cancel his participation in the 1998 Winter Olympics after suffering a traumatic brain injury a month before the start of the tournament. The left-handed shooter had his last appearance for the Canadian national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics , where he played in a series of attacks with Mario Lemieux and Joe Sakic . After beating the US national team in the final , the Canadians won the first Olympic gold medal in ice hockey in 50 years.

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM +/- Sp T V Pt SM +/-
1990/91 Penticton Panthers BCHL 54 45 67 112 8th - - - - - - -
1991/92 Penticton Panthers BCHL 40 46 86 132 18th - - - - - - -
1992/93 University of Maine Hockey East 39 25th 75 100 12
1993/94 University of Maine Hockey East 12 8th 16 24 4th
1993/94 Team Canada International 31 10 38 48 4th
1994/95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 47 18th 21st 39 4th −17 - - - - - -
1995/96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 50 58 108 20th +9 - - - - - -
1996/97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 69 44 55 99 6th +36 11 7th 6th 13 4th −2
1997/98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 22nd 17th 14th 31 23 +12 - - - - - -
1998/99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 39 62 101 40 +17 3 1 3 4th 0 ± 0
1999/00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 74 42 44 86 24 +22 - - - - - -
2000/01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 66 33 34 67 20th −9 - - - - - -
2001/02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 32 25th 57 28 −15 - - - - - -
2002/03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 25th 56 81 48 −3 21st 6th 6th 12 6th ± 0
2003/04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 51 11 25th 36 22nd −5 1 0 1 1 0 −1
2004/05 without a contract not played because of the lockout
2005/06 Nashville Predators NHL 82 31 54 85 40 −6 5 2 5 7th 0 ± 0
2006/07 Nashville Predators NHL 82 24 52 76 36 +6 5 0 2 2 2 −4
2007/08 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 16 49 65 50 −10 - - - - - -
2008/09 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 2 13 15th 2 +1 - - - - - -
2009/10 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 18th 25th 43 36 −7 - - - - - -
BCHL total 94 91 153 244 26th - - - - - - -
NCAA overall 51 33 91 124 16
NHL overall 989 402 587 989 399 +31 46 16 23 39 12 −7

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1992 Canada June World Cup 6th place 6th 1 1 2 2
1993 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 2 6th 8th 2
1993 Canada WM 4th Place 8th 2 7th 9 0
1994 Canada Olympia 2nd place, silver 8th 3 4th 7th 2
1994 Canada WM 1st place, gold 8th 5 7th 12 2
1996 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 8th 4th 3 7th 2
2002 Canada Olympia 1st place, gold 6th 3 1 4th 0
Juniors overall 13 3 7th 10 4th
Men overall 38 17th 22nd 39 6th

( 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 )

Play style and personal

Paul Kariya (2005).

Paul Kariya was considered a very fast player who had a good puck control and good passing game. Even before his career in the NHL, his style of play was compared to that of Wayne Gretzky . Tim Taylor , coach of the US national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, testified to Kariya's very good playmaking qualities, and his skating was also praised. Canada coach Tom Renney said Kariya combined speed with intelligent play like no other player. His fellow players awarded him a very good overview on the ice, and his shooting technique and hand-eye coordination also received recognition.

The winger was also considered a very fair player. In 1996 and 1997 he received the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy , which is awarded annually by the NHL to players who combine exemplary behavior on the ice with a high standard of sport. Kariya was also nominated for this trophy by the league in 1999 and 2000.

Kariya has Japanese ancestry. His father Tetsuhiko was a math teacher and was born in a Canadian internment camp during World War II . Tetsuhiko was a long-time member of Canada's national rugby team and died of a heart attack in December 2002 . His mother, Sharon, is of Scottish descent and also worked as a teacher. Paul Kariya has three siblings; his two brothers Martin and Steve Kariya are ice hockey players, his sister Noriko is a professional boxer .

Paul Kariya made a cameo in the 1996 film Mighty Ducks III - Now They 're Shaking Up High School .

Achievements and Awards

BCHL & NCAA

  • 1991 BCHL Interior Conference Most Sportsmanlike Player
  • 1991 BCHL Interior Conference Most Valuable Player
  • 1991 BCHL Interior Conference Rookie of the Year
  • 1992 BCHL Interior Conference Most Sportsmanlike Player
  • 1992 BCHL Interior Conference Most Valuable Player
  • 1992 Canadian Junior A Player of the Year
  • 1993 Hockey East Championship with the University of Maine
  • 1993 Hockey East Player of the Year
  • 1993 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
  • 1993 Hockey East First All-Star Team
  • 1993 Hockey East all-rookie team
  • 1993 NCAA Division I Championship with the University of Maine
  • 1993 NCAA East First All-American team
  • 1993 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 1993 Hobey Baker Memorial Award

National Hockey League

International

  • 1994 World Championship All-Star Team
  • 1996 silver medal at the world championship
  • 1996 best striker in the world championship
  • 1996 World Championship First All Star Team
  • 2002 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Others

Web links

Commons : Paul Kariya  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sportsillustrated.com, A Duck's Tale. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Record-Journal, April 3, 1993, Kariya catures Baker Award. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  3. ↑ nytimes.com, COLLEGE HOCKEY; As Maine Goes, So Goes Collegiate Championship. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  4. ^ Bangor Daily News, June 24, 1993, Kariya facing career choice. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  5. ^ Bangor Daily News, April 20, 1993, Imes, Kariya new UMaine captains. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Bangor Daily News, December 11-12, 1993, Maine wonders: End of a Kariya? Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  7. ↑ nytimes.com, SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Kariya Decides to Turn Pro. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  8. ^ Bangor Daily News, Sept. 8, 1999, NHL star Kariya leads UM hall inductees. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  9. ↑ bangordailynews.com, Kariya's remarkable ice hockey career ended too soon. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  10. ^ Sun Journal, Sept. 2, 1994, Ducks come up with the bucks. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  11. ^ Bangor Daily News, Jan. 23, 1995, Kariya scores 1st goal. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  12. ^ The News, May 31, 1995, Nominees announced for league awards. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  13. ^ Sun Journal, April 16, 1997, Ducks entering unfamiliar waters. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
  14. ↑ a b Sun-Journal, January 3, 1997, The Mightiest Duck of all. Retrieved September 27, 2011 (English).
  15. ↑ nytimes.com, NHL: LAST NIGHT; Kariya's Holdout Is Over. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  16. ↑ sportsillustrated.com, Goal Oriented - Paul Kariya's Storybook Return Buoyed The Ducks And May Boost The Fortunes Of Other Nhl Stars. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  17. ↑ NYDailyNews.com, Costly cheap shot Kariya Concussion Draws Ire. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  18. ↑ nytimes.com, PLUS: NHL - ANAHEIM; Kariya's New Deal: 3 Years, $ 32 Million. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  19. ↑ a b canoe.ca, Patience pays off for Kariya. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  20. ^ The Daily Gazette, Aug. 1, 2002, Kariya signs one-year deal. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  21. ↑ nytimes.com, HOCKEY; Quiet Series By Kariya Deafening For Ducks. Retrieved September 28, 2011 .
  22. ↑ sportsillustrated.com, NHL's remaining quartet full of intriguing stories. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008 ; accessed on September 28, 2011 (English).
  23. ↑ proicehockey.about.com, The Colorado Avalanche Get a Steal of a Deal. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  24. ↑ espn.com, NHL '03 -'04: Kariya, Selanne change Avalanche. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  25. ↑ sportsillustrated.com, scoring strike - Report: Kariya inks two-year deal with Predators. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012 ; accessed on October 15, 2011 (English).
  26. ↑ espn.com, A revived image in Nashville? Kariya, Preds hope so. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  27. ↑ nbcsports.com, Nashville to be 'fighting for its life' sans Kariya. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  28. ↑ usatoday.com, Blues pickup of Kariya brings buzz back to NHL franchise. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  29. ↑ usatoday.com, Teemu Selanne comes back to Ducks, lobbies for Paul Kariya. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  30. ↑ tsn.ca, Kariya announces his retirement after 15 seasons in NHL. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  31. ↑ hockeycanada.ca, Patrice Bergeron, Brendan Morrison and Glenn Muray named to Team Canada's roster for 2004 IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  32. ^ Nytimes.com, Kariya to Miss World Cup. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  33. ^ Sun-Journal, March 1, 1994, Ferreira wants Kariya for run. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  34. ^ Bangor Daily News, Feb.17, 1994, Hockey: The Showdown with The Next One. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
  35. ↑ a b Sun-Journal, September 21, 1994, Kariya is one loveable Duck. Retrieved October 16, 2011 .
  36. ↑ nytimes.com, COLLEGE HOCKEY; Freshman May Be Answer To Maine's Title Question. Retrieved October 16, 2011 .
  37. ↑ enquirer.com, Kariya plays despite death of father. Retrieved October 16, 2011 .
  38. ^ Predators.nhl.com, Paul Kariya: A Perfect Fit. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
  39. ↑ imdb.de, Mighty Ducks 3, cast and crew. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ The British Columbia Hockey League is divided into two conferences: Interior and Coastal Conference. The BCHL awards both awards to one player from each conference.
  2. ↑ The NHL season 1994/95 one began due lockout until mid-January 1995 instead of as originally planned, in early October 1,994th
  3. ↑ Behind Mario Lemieux , who received a salary of $ 11 million in the 1996/97 season .
  4. ↑ In the 1994/95 season he scored fewer points , but due to the fewer games he had played, he had a better average of points per game (0.83) than in 2001/02 (0.7).
  5. ↑ 300 goals and 369 assists for a total of 669 points scorer in 606 completed games for the Mighty Ducks.
  6. ↑ Together with Steve Sullivan , who also scored 31 goals.
  7. ↑ The four players were the Swedes Michael Nylander , the Russian Andrei Chomutow and the Canadians Shayne Corson and Dave Manson . All prepared seven hits each.
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personal data
SURNAME Kariya, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kariya, Paul Tetsuhiko (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , British Columbia