Paul Kariya
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Mighty Mouse, PK |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | October 16, 1974, Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1993 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Pro Career | 1993 – present |
Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the Nashville Predators. He is of half Scottish and half Japanese descent and was raised in North Vancouver British Columbia.
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[edit] Playing career
Paul Kariya scored 91 goals and 153 assists for 244 points in 94 games for the Penticton Panthers of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. He was the first freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award, notching 33 goals and 91 assists for 124 points in 51 games, helping the University of Maine to a 42-1-2 record, and the 0 C.E. NCAA and Hockey East titles in his only full season. His brother, Steve, captained Maine to the 1 C.E. NCAA title. Their brother, Martin, helped Maine get to the 2002 "Frozen Four" finals. Paul's sister, Noriko, is a professional boxer.
His miss in a shootout with Sweden cost Canada the 1994 Olympic gold medal, but he helped Canada win gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was picked by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now known as the Anaheim Ducks) 4th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
His best season statistically so far was 1995-96, scoring 50 goals and 58 assists for 108 points.
When Anaheim traded for Teemu Selänne with the Winnipeg Jets, Kariya was placed on a line with Selänne, and Steve Rucchin. The combinition of Paul and Teemu became a lethal force against their opponents becoming one of the best duos in the NHL.
Paul missed the 1998 Winter Olympics due to a concussion suffered from an on-ice crosscheck by Gary Suter.
In 2003, he and the Ducks reached their first Stanley Cup finals. Kariya was third on the team in playoff scoring (behind Adam Oates and Petr Sykora), scoring six goals and adding six assists. However he will best be remembered for a dramatic moment. During the second period in Game 6, Kariya took a hard check from the New Jersey Devils' Scott Stevens and laid on the ice for several minutes. He went to the locker room, but returned and 11 minutes later scored a goal to give the Ducks a 4-1 lead. Anaheim would win the game 5-2, but lose the series in 7 games. Many felt Kariya's equipment changes following his first concussion may have saved him from being rendered unconscious from the Stevens hit. [1]
At a team rally following the Ducks' Game 7 loss to the Devils, Kariya promised to bring the Cup to Anaheim in 2004. But, the Ducks failed to qualify the captain's $10 million contract, making him a free agent. Kariya took an $8.5 million paycut, ensuring himself unrestricted free agency at season's end, when he and former Ducks teammate Teemu Selänne, signed with the Colorado Avalanche on July 3, 2003. Due to Kariya's salary demand and Selänne's lack of points, Colorado did not re-sign them.
Kariya signed a two year contract with the Nashville Predators on August 5, 2005, as an unrestricted free agent.
Kariya, in the 2005-2006 NHL Season, tallied 31 goals and 54 assists, accumulating his most points since the 1999-2000 campaign. Paul played in all 82 games, joining Dan Hamhuis as the only Predators to do so. On April 18, 2006 , the last day of the regular season, Kariya scored a hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings in a 6-3 win. Kariya finished the year 4th in the NHL in shootout shot percentage, converting on 5 of 7 attempts.
On November 1st 2006, Kariya made it to the 800 point milestone against the Edmonton Oilers.
[edit] Records
- Anaheim Mighty Ducks franchise record for career points, 669
- Anaheim Mighty Ducks franchise record for career assists, 369
- Anaheim Mighty Ducks franchise record for assists in a season, 62 (1998-99)
- Nashville Predators franchise record for goals in a season, 31 (2005-06) -- (Tied with Steve Sullivan)
- Nashville Predators franchise record for assists in a season, 54 (2005-06)
- Nashville Predators franchise record for points in a season, 85 (2005-06)
[edit] Awards
- World Junior Championships All-Star Team - 1992
- NCAA Hockey East First All-Star Team - 1993
- Hobey Baker Memorial Award - 1993
- World Championships All-Star Team - 1994, 1996
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - 1996, 1997
- NHL All-Star Roster - 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
- NHL First All-Star Team - 1996, 1997, 1999
- NHL Second All-Star Team - 2000, 2003
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | University of Maine | HE | 39 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | University of Maine | HE | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 47 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 50 | 58 | 108 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 69 | 44 | 55 | 99 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1997-98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 22 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 74 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 66 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 51 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 73 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 812 | 365 | 496 | 861 | 305 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 10 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey |
Played for Canada in:
- 1991 World Junior Championships
- 1992 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
- 1994 Winter Olympics (silver medal)
- 1994 World Championships (gold medal)
- 1996 World Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Kariya United Kariya United
- magickariya.com - Unofficial site about Paul Kariya
- Paul Kariya at ESPN.com
[edit] References
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2003/story?id=1564873 Kariya shows character in Game 6
| Preceded by Scott Pellerin |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1993 |
Succeeded by Chris Marinucci |
| Preceded by Randy Ladouceur |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim captains 1996-2003 Teemu Selänne 1998 |
Succeeded by Steve Rucchin |
| Preceded by Ron Francis |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1996, 1997 |
Succeeded by Ron Francis |
Note: Teemu Selänne, served as captain during later-half of the 1997-98 season. Kariya was injured and out of the line-up.
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