Steve Kariya

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Steve Kariya

Kariya with HPK in December 2008
Born	(1977-12-22) December 22, 1977 North Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
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	1999–2010

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

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.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1995–96
All-Hockey East First Team	1998–99

Awarded the NCAA Hockey East Sportsmanship Award in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
Named to the NCAA All-America First Team in 1999.
NCAA Champion with University of Maine in 1999.
Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy (Most points in SM-liiga) in 2005.

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 Tampere	SM-liiga	55	24	35	59	32	7	3	2	5	4
2005–06	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga	56	22	27	49	61	9	3	3	6	10
2006–07	Frölunda HC	SEL	55	23	16	39	34	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Frölunda HC	SEL	41	1	17	18	18	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-liiga	58	21	33	54	26	6	1	2	3	4
2009–10	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-liiga	46	16	12	28	20	13	1	1	2	10
NHL totals			65	9	18	27	32	—	—	—	—	—
SM-liiga totals			215	83	107	190	139	35	8	8	16	28
SEL totals			96	24	33	57	52	—	—	—	—	—

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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

v t e Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey

Arenas	Alfond Arena (1977–present)

Conference	ECAC Hockey (1979–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)

Coaches	Jack Semler (1977–84) Shawn Walsh (1984–2001) Greg Cronin (1995–97) Tim Whitehead (2001–2013) Red Gendron (2013–present)

Rivalries	New Hampshire

Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic

NHLers	Dave Capuano Jimmy Howard Paul Kariya Steve Kariya Jim Montgomery Scott Pellerin Dustin Penner Garth Snow

Hobey Baker Award	Scott Pellerin (1992) Paul Kariya (1993)

Frozen Four appearances	1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2012

Persondata
Name	Kariya, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 22, 1977
Place of birth	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

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