Jari Torkki

Jari Kaarlo Torkki (born August 11, 1965 in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics with Team Finland.
==Career==
Jari Torkki played his entire SM-liiga career for Lukko, a team located in Rauma, Finland. Torkki along with Erik Hämäläinen has an iconic status in Lukko and is held in high regard by Lukko fans.
Despite having a good form in SM-liiga, Torkki did not have a great career in NHL. Torkki played two seasons in North America and played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. Torkki also played for IHL teams Saginaw Hawks and Indianapolis Ice during his two-season tenure in North America.
After his short NHL visit, Torkki returned to Lukko and played 6 more seasons for Lukko, totaling 13 seasons in Lukko.
After playing for Lukko, Torkki to play for Star Bulls Rosenheim, of DEL, HC Merano and HC Milano of Italian Serie A and finally, Bracknell Bees of the British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL).
Jari Torkki was also an Olympian as a member of Finland's team who took home Silver in Calgary 1988.
Jari Torkki retired in 2003.
==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
1981–82 	Lukko 	FIN Jr. 	 	8 	15 	10 	25 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Lukko 	FIN Jr. 	 	7 	8 	6 	14 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	34 	13 	17 	30 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Lukko 	FIN Jr. 	 	1 	3 	0 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Lukko 	FIN II 	 	36 	41 	25 	66 	70 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	36 	25 	21 	46 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	32 	22 	18 	40 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	44 	27 	8 	35 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	43 	23 	24 	47 	54 	 	8 	4 	3 	7 	12
1988–89 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Saginaw Hawks 	IHL 	 	72 	30 	42 	72 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 	 	66 	25 	29 	54 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	44 	23 	26 	49 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	44 	16 	19 	35 	34 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4
1992–93 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	48 	17 	14 	31 	38 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
1993–94 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	46 	14 	18 	32 	22 	 	9 	4 	1 	5 	8
1994–95 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	33 	14 	30 	44 	48 	 	9 	2 	0 	2 	4
1995–96 	Lukko 	Liiga 	 	48 	16 	20 	36 	50 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	10
1996–97 	Starbulls Rosenheim	DEL 	 	47 	17 	18 	35 	80 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	6
1997–98 	Starbulls Rosenheim	DEL 	 	41 	10 	14 	24 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	HC Merano 	Alp 	 	27 	7 	7 	14 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	HC Merano 	ITA 	 	16 	11 	12 	23 	10 	 	9 	2 	3 	5 	4
1999–2000 	HC Merano 	ITA 	 	21 	11 	24 	35 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	HC Milano 	ITA 	 	18 	14 	13 	27 	16 	 	10 	7 	15 	22 	12
2001–02 	HC Merano 	ITA 	 	11 	8 	2 	10 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Bracknell Bees 	GBR 	 	10 	1 	1 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals	 	453 	210 	215 	425 	454 	 	39 	11 	5 	16 	38
ITA totals 	ITA totals 	ITA totals 	 	66 	44 	51 	95 	66 	 	19 	9 	18 	27 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
1982 	Finland 	EJC 	 	— 	— 	—	— 	—
1983 	Finland 	EJC 	 	5 	6 	1	7 	10
1984 	Finland 	WJC 	 	7 	4 	2	6 	8
1987 	Finland 	WC 	 	10	5 	2	7 	12
1988 	Finland 	OG 	 	4 	1 	0	1 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	19	15	7	22 	26
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	14	6 	2	8 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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