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Born	December 22, 1977 (age 31),; North Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height; Weight	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m); 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Right
FEL team; F. teams	HPK; Ilves; Blues
Pro career	1999 – present

Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977) is a professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for JYP in SM-liiga. He is one of Paul Kariya's younger brothers.

[edit] Playing career

Like Paul, Steve led the University of Maine Black Bears to the NCAA title (in 1999); unlike Paul, however, he has had a rocky career. Having played several seasons of pro hockey in North America, including for the Vancouver Canucks, Kariya went to the Finnish SM-liiga after the 2003–04 season.

During the 2004–05 season, he played for Ilves in the Finnish SM-liiga. He led the league in scoring during the regular season, earning the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy. Kariya spent the following season with the Blues, then spent two years with Frölunda HC in Sweden before returning to Finland and HPK in 2008.

Kariya's sister Noriko is a professional boxer, and his brother Martin is also a professional hockey player. Steve and Martin Kariya are the first and only brothers to have won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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	FIN	55	24	35	59	32	7	3	2	5	4
2005–06	Espoo Blues	FIN	56	22	27	49	61	9	3	3	6	10
2006–07	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	55	23	16	39	34	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	41	1	17	18	18	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HPK	FIN	58	21	33	54	26	6	1	2	3	4
FIN totals			169	67	95	162	119	24	7	7	14	18
NHL totals			65	9	18	27	32	—	—	—	—	—
Elitserien totals			96	24	33	57	52	—	—	—	—	—

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Preceded by Timo Pärssinen	Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2004–05	Succeeded by Tony Salmelainen

Contents

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Awards

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] External links