Steve Kariya

Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977) is a 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 Frolunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien for two seasons.
==Personal==
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==
* NCAA Hockey East All-Rookie in 1996.
* Awarded the NCAA Hockey East Sportsmanship Award in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
* Named to the NCAA All-America First Team in 1999.
* Named to the NCAA All-Star Team Hockey East 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	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
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 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	65 	9 	18 	27 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SM-liiga totals	SM-liiga totals 	SM-liiga totals	 	215 	83 	107 	190 	139 	 	35 	8 	8 	16 	28
SEL totals 	SEL totals 	SEL totals 	 	96 	24 	33 	57 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:Frölunda HC players
Category:Ilves players
Category:Kansas City Blades players
Category:Maine Black Bears players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Undrafted
Category:1999 debut