Petri Varis

Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969 in Varkaus, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
Starting his pro career with Karhu-Kissat in the Finnish first division, Varis played his first SM-liiga games with Ässät in the 1991-92 season. After two seasons with Ässät, Varis moved to Jokerit, where he finished his seventh full season in 2005.
With Jokerit Varis won 4 Finnish championships and 2 European Cup.
In 1997, Varis moved to North America, where he played a season with the Indianapolis Ice in the IHL, as well as a single NHL game with the Chicago Blackhawks. He has also played in the German ice hockey league and the Swiss first and second leagues.
Varis has also represented Finland in international play.
Varis scored 268 goals in SM-Liiga. He also scored 7 goals in 7 games in European Cup.
==Awards==
* Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as Best Rookie - 1992
* Matti Keinonen trophy for best +/- in the regular season - 1996
* Jari Kurri trophy for best player during the playoffs - 1996
* Aarne Honkavaara trophy for best goal scorer - 1997
* Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for most points scored - 1997 and 2001.
==Records==
* SM-liiga record for most goals scored in the playoffs (12).
* Jokerit all-time scoring leader in points and goals. Second in assists.
==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
1987–88 	Karhu-kissat 	Finnish 1st div.	 	42 	9 	15 	24 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	Karhu-kissat 	Finnish 1st div.	 	44 	18 	19 	37 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Karhu-kissat 	Finnish 1st div.	 	42 	30 	24 	54 	44 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Kookoo 	Finnish 1st div.	 	44 	20 	31 	51 	42 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Ässät 	SM-liiga 	 	36 	13 	23 	36 	24 	 	8 	2 	2 	4 	6
1992–93 	Ässät 	SM-liiga 	 	46 	14 	35 	49 	42 	 	8 	2 	2 	4 	12
1993–94 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	31 	14 	15 	29 	16 	 	11 	3 	4 	7 	6
1994–95 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	47 	21 	20 	41 	53 	 	11 	7 	2 	9 	10
1994–95 	Haukat 	Finnish 1st div.	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	50 	28 	28 	56 	22 	 	11 	12 	7 	19 	6
1996–97 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	50 	36 	23 	59 	38 	 	9 	7 	4 	11 	14
1997–98 	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 	 	77 	18 	54 	72 	32 	 	5 	3 	4 	7 	4
1998–99 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 	 	52 	10 	25 	35 	22 	 	5 	3 	0 	3 	4
1999–00 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	53 	21 	25 	46 	44 	 	10 	0 	5 	5 	14
2000–01 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	27 	43 	70 	38 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4
2001–02 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	6 	2 	0 	2 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	ZSC Lions 	Swiss 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	6 	 	10 	3 	1 	4 	4
2001–02 	GCK Lions 	Swiss-B 	 	16 	6 	15 	21 	29 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	8
2002–03 	GCK Lions 	Swiss-B 	 	28 	16 	21 	37 	16 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2003–04 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 	 	55 	9 	19 	28 	38 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0
2004–05 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	13 	17 	30 	28 	 	12 	3 	4 	7 	10
2005–06 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	18 	13 	31 	56 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2006–07 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	54 	17 	28 	45 	56 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
SM-liiga totals	SM-liiga totals 	SM-liiga totals 	 	596 	233 	289 	522 	455 	 	88 	37 	33 	70 	82
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
* Jatkoaika.com player profile
Category:Born in 1969
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:San Jose Sharks draft picks
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
Category:1994 Olympian
Category:Jokerit Helsinki players
Category:Ässät Pori players
Category:Indianapolis Ice players
Category:ZSC Lions players
Category:GCK Lions players
Category:Tappara Tampere players
Category:Retired in 2007