Ari Sulander is a retired goaltender from Finland.

What was the last team Ari Sulander played for?

The last team Ari played for was GC Küsnacht Lions in the NLB.

How tall is Ari Sulander?

Ari Sulander is 187 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Ari Sulander weigh?

Ari Sulander weighs 100 kg (220 lbs).

When was Ari Sulander born?

Ari Sulander was born on 1969-01-06 in Helsinki, FIN.

What is Ari Sulander's nationality?

Ari Sulander holds nationality from Finland and Switzerland.

Ari Sulander

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Date of Birth: Jan 06, 1969
Age: 57
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland / Switzerland
Youth Team: Kojootit
Position: G
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

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Ari Sulander became the first goaltender in history to score a (empty net) goal in the Swiss NLA (2002-12-17, Ambri-Piotta vs. ZSC Lions 4:6).

Son: Santtu Sulander

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
86-87	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	-	-	-	-	-
87-88	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-
	Jokerit	I-divisioona	0	0.00	.000	-	-
88-89	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
	Jokerit	I-divisioona	1	5.03	.810	0	-
	PvUKLoan	Jr. A SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
89-90	Jokerit U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	7	4.47	.865	0	1-4-1
90-91	Jokerit	SM-liiga	20	4.46	.842	0	4-12-1
91-92	Jokerit	SM-liiga	12	3.88	.878	0	3-3-1	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
	Vantaa HTLoan	I-divisioona	1	3.00	.941	0	-
92-93	Jokerit	SM-liiga	16	2.47	.923	0	9-5-1	Playoffs	1	3.03	.900	0	0-1-0
	Vantaa HTLoan	I-divisioona	11	3.55	.904	-	-
	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland II (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-
93-94	Jokerit	SM-liiga	35	2.64	.901	3	17-14-3	Playoffs	12	1.39	.942	3	9-3-0
	Finland II (all)	International	2	-	-	-	-
94-95	Jokerit	SM-liiga	49	2.33	.911	2	33-10-6	Playoffs	11	2.00	.918	3	8-3-0
	Finland	WC	1	2.00	.875	0	-
95-96	Jokerit	SM-liiga	44	1.80	.928	5	27-7-10	Playoffs	11	1.03	.958	2	9-2-0
	Finland	WC	1	3.00	.824	0	-
96-97	Jokerit	SM-liiga	43	2.18	.924	4	30-11-2	Playoffs	9	1.75	.938	2	9-0-0
	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WC	2	2.53	.896	-	-
97-98	Jokerit	SM-liiga	33	2.47	.927	3	18-12-3	Playoffs	7	2.55	.917	2	4-2-0
	Finland Olympics	OG	2	2.00	.918	0	2-0-0
	Finland	WC	8	1.26	.956	-	-
	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-
98-99	ZSC Lions	NLA	42	2.46	.929	2	25-9-7	Playoffs	7	3.27	.910	0	3-4-0
	Finland	WC	8	1.94	.922	0	-
99-00	ZSC Lions	NLA	45	2.18	.933	5	26-15-4	Playoffs	15	2.19	.930	0	12-3-0
	Finland	WC	3	2.33	.881	1	-
00-01	ZSC Lions	NLA	42	2.25	.927	3	24-10-8	Playoffs	16	1.99	.936	3	12-4-0
01-02	ZSC Lions	NLA	40	2.44	-	2	20-15-4	Playoffs	15	2.94	-	0	7-8-0
	Finland (all)	International	2	6.00	.750	-	-
02-03	ZSC Lions	NLA	44	2.39	-	2	25-11-8	Playoffs	12	2.17	-	2	5-7-0
03-04	ZSC Lions	NLA	44	2.46	-	2	22-18-4	Playoffs	13	2.09	-	1	7-6-0
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	1	0.00	1.000	1	1-0-0
04-05	ZSC Lions	NLA	43	2.62	-	1	23-17-3	Playoffs	15	2.36	-	0	9-6-0
05-06	ZSC Lions	NLA	43	3.05	-	1	18-22-3	Relegation	10	2.34	-	2	6-4-0
06-07	ZSC Lions	NLA	43	2.72	-	2	21-19-3	Playoffs	4	1.82	-	0	3-1-0
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	1	1.95	-	0	0-0-0
07-08	ZSC Lions	NLA	49	2.33	-	4	27-16-6	Playoffs	17	2.04	-	1	12-3-2
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	1	1.82	-	0	0-0-0
08-09	ZSC Lions	NLA	27	3.22	-	0	18-7-2	Playoffs	2	2.51	-	0	0-2-0
09-10	ZSC Lions	NLA	25	2.81	-	1	13-10-2	Playoffs	7	3.16	-	0	3-4-0
10-11	ZSC Lions	NLA	9	2.80	.910	1	4-4-1	Playoffs	1	2.79	-	0	0-0-1
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	20	3.17	-	0	9-8-3
	PelicansLoan	SM-liiga	5	2.66	.904	0	0-5-0
11-12	ZSC Lions	NLA	14	2.77	.893	1	5-4-2	Playoffs	2	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	4	2.01	-	1	2-2-0

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
90-91	Finland	Universiade	-	-	-	-	-
94-95	Jokerit	European Cup	-	-	-	-	-
00-01	ZSC Lions	Continental Cup	-	-	-	-	-
02-03	Finland	EHT	2	1.92	.927	-	-
05-06	ZSC Lions	Continental Cup	2	1.01	.961	-	-
08-09	ZSC Lions	Champions HL	8	2.13	.930	1	6-1-1
09-10	ZSC Lions	Victoria Cup	1	1.00	.971	0	1-0-0
10-11	ZSC Lions	ET	3	3.63	.892	-	-

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League	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Champions HL	1	8	2.13	.930	1	6-1-1	0
Continental Cup	2	2*	1.01	.961	-	-	0
EHT	1	2	1.92	.927	-	-	0
EJC-18	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
ET	1	3	3.63	.892	-	-	0
European Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
I-divisioona	4	13	-	-	0	-	0
International	5	4*	6.00*	.750*	-	-	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
NLA (NL)	14	510	2.56	.893*	27	271-177-57	14	136	2.37	1.000*	9	79-52-3
NLB (SL)	5	27	2.82	1.000*	2	12-10-3	0
OG	1	2	2.00	.918	0	2-0-0	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	10	264	2.54	.910	17	142-83-28	7	51	1.69	.935	12	39-11-0
Universiade	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Victoria Cup	1	1	1.00	.971	0	1-0-0	0
WC	7	23	2.33*	.881*	1*	-	0

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Ari Sulander Career Totals

League

GAA

SV%

Champions HL

2.13

Continental Cup

1.01

EHT

1.92

EJC-18

3.63

European Cup

I-divisioona

International

6.00

Jr. A SM-sarja

NLA

510

2.56

NLB

2.82

2.00

SM-liiga

264

2.54

Universiade

Victoria Cup

1.00

2.33

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Ari Sulander Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
	Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame
1991-1992	SM-liiga Champion
1992-1993	SM-liiga Best GAA (2.47)
1993-1994	SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Champion
1994-1995	European Cup All-Star Team European Cup Champion SM-liiga Best GAA (2.33) SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship Gold Medal
1995-1996	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best GAA (1.80) SM-liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) SM-liiga Best SVS% (.928) SM-liiga Champion
1996-1997	SM-liiga Champion
1997-1998	SM-liiga Bronze Medal Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Best Goaltender World Championship Silver Medal
1998-1999	NLA Best GAA (2.46) NLA Goalie of the Year (Jacques Plante Trophy) World Championship Silver Medal
1999-2000	NLA Best GAA (2.20) NLA Champion (ZSC) World Championship Bronze Medal
2000-2001	NLA Best GAA (2.25) NLA Champion (ZSC) NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (3)
2002-2003	NL Scored a Goal as Goaltender
2003-2004	NL Media All-Star Team (Zürich) NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (1)
2007-2008	NLA Champion (ZSC) NLA Goalie of the Year (Jacques Plante Trophy) NL Most Minutes Played Playoffs (1086) NL Most Shutouts Playoffs (1) NL Most Wins Playoffs (12)
2008-2009	Champions Hockey League Champion
2011-2012	NLA Champion (ZSC) NL Most Popular Player Swiss Hockey Special Award
2013-2014	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#220)