# Kari Eloranta

Kari Pekka Eloranta (born February 29, 1956) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played over 20 years in numerous leagues throughout Europe and North America. Among top-level leagues, he played with Reipas Lahti in the Finnish SM-liiga, Leksands IF, HV71 and Rögle BK in the Swedish Elitserien, the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and HC Lugano in Switzerland. He played for HV71 in the 1985–86 season, he was awarded the Guldhjälmen. Eloranta was a frequent member of the Finnish national team. In addition to the Canada Cup and World Championships, he was a three-time Olympian and was a member of Finland's silver medal-winning squad at the 1988 Winter Games.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1972–73 | Lahden Reipas | FIN U20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Lahden Reipas | FIN U20 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Lahden Reipas | FIN.3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Lahden Reipas | FIN.3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Kiekkoreipas | FIN.2 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1976–77 | Kiekkoreipas | SM-l | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Kiekkoreipas | SM-l | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Leksands IF | SEL | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | Leksands IF | SEL | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1980–81 | Leksands IF | SEL | 36 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 39 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 1983–84 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | HV71 | SEL | 36 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | HV71 | SEL | 35 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | HC Lugano | NDA | 36 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1988–89 | HC Lugano | NDA | 36 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| 1989–90 | HC Lugano | NDA | 36 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990–91 | Hockey Reipas | SM-l | 44 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Rögle BK | SWE.2 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1992–93 | Rögle BK | SEL | 38 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Rögle BK | SEL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995–96 | Reipas Lahti | FIN.2 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 1996–97 | Lahti Pelicans | FIN.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SM-l totals | SM-l totals | SM-l totals | 116 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 271 | 32 | 87 | 119 | 254 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 267 | 13 | 103 | 116 | 155 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1975 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1975 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | Finland | WJC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1980 | Finland | OG | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1986 | Finland | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | Finland | OG | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 1989 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 1991 | Finland | CC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | Finland | OG | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 63 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 34 |