Steve Kariya

Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger and younger brother of retired National Hockey League player Paul Kariya. Kariya was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Steve Kariya
Kariya with HPK in December 2008
Born (1977-12-22) December 22, 1977
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for NHL
Vancouver Canucks
SML
Ilves Tampere
Espoo Blues
HPK Hämeenlinna
JYP Jyväskylä

SEL
Frölunda Indians
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19992010

Playing career

After playing Junior A with the Nanaimo Clippers, he joined the college hockey ranks with the University of Maine Black Bears. In his senior year, he captained the Black Bears and led them to an NCAA title in 1999.

Having not been drafted by an NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks and played three-and-a-half years within the organization. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Kariya went overseas to play for Ilves Tampere of the Finnish SM-liiga and won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy as the league's top point-scorer. Remaining in Europe, he played one-season stints with the Espoo Blues, HPK, and JYP, with whom he last played during the 2009–10 season. He also played for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien for two seasons.

On March 1, 2013, Kariya joined the Portland Winterhawks coaching staff

Personal

Kariya's sister Noriko is a professional boxer and his brother Martin is also a professional hockey player. He and Martin are the first and only brothers to have won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy. Steve is the brother of Paul Kariya.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1995–96
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1998 [1]
All-Hockey East First Team 1998–99
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1998–99

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 603960998
1995–96 University of Maine HE 39715228
1996–97 University of Maine HE 3519315010
1997–98 University of Maine HE 3525255022
1998–99 University of Maine HE 4127396524
1999–2000 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2918234122 42130
1999–2000 Vancouver Canucks NHL 458111922
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 4315294451
2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 171678
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 6725376248 71232
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30112
2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 3814142818
2002–03 Albany River Rats AHL 3112193120
2003–04 Albany River Rats AHL 5717314828
2004–05 Ilves Liiga 5524355932 73254
2005–06 Espoo Blues Liiga 5622274961 933610
2006–07 Frölunda HC SEL 5523163934
2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 411171818
2008–09 HPK Liiga 5821335426 61234
2009–10 JYP Liiga 4616122820 1311210
NHL totals 659182732
Liiga totals 21583107190139 35881628
SEL totals 9624335752

References

  1. "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Todd Hall
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
Succeeded by
Cory Larose
Preceded by
Timo Pärssinen
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy
2004–05
Succeeded by
Tony Salmelainen
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