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Canada Paul Kariya

#9 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 09/10

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Paul Kariya Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
49
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NCAA Top Collegiate Player (Hobey Baker Award) 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
2-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 2
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
2-time World Championship All-Star Team 2
1-time World Championship Best Forward 1

Brothers: Martin Kariya & Steve Kariya

Kariya was a star from the get-go, drafted 4th overall in 1993 after scoring 100 points in 39 games in the NCAA. In just his 2nd NHL season, he set a career-high with 50 goals and 108 points. Kariya went on to record 402 goals and 989 points in 989 games, retiring in 2010 with 2 Lady Byng Trophies as well as Olympic, World Championship, and World Junior Championship gold.

Paul Kariya Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 54* 46* 66* 112* 8* -* |
Canada U18 (all) International-Jr 5* 4* 8* 12* 2* -* |
1991-92 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 41* 45* 87* 132* 16* -* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1992-93 Univ. of Maine NCAA 39* 25* 75* 100* 12* -* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 6* 8* 2* 5* |
Canada WC 8* 2* 7* 9* 0* 10* |
1993-94 Univ. of Maine “C” NCAA 12* 8* 16* 24* 4* -* |
Team Canada International 31* 10* 38* 48* 4* -* |
Canada OG 8* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |
Canada WC 8* 5* 7* 12* 2* 12* |
1994-95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 47* 18* 21* 39* 4* -17* |
1995-96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “A” NHL 82* 50* 58* 108* 20* 9* |
Canada WC 8* 4* 3* 7* 2* 2* |
1996-97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 69* 44* 55* 99* 6* 36* | Playoffs 11 7 6 13 4 -2
1997-98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 22* 17* 14* 31* 23* 12* |
1998-99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 82* 39* 62* 101* 40* 17* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 0 0
1999-00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 74* 42* 44* 86* 24* 22* |
2000-01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 66* 33* 34* 67* 20* -9* |
2001-02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 82* 32* 25* 57* 28* -15* |
Canada OG 6* 3* 1* 4* 0* 5* |
2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim “C” NHL 82* 25* 56* 81* 48* -3* | Playoffs 21 6 6 12 6 0
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 51* 11* 25* 36* 22* -5* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -1
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 82* 31* 54* 85* 40* -6* | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 0 0
2006-07 Nashville Predators NHL 82* 24* 52* 76* 36* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -4
2007-08 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 82* 16* 49* 65* 50* -10* |
2008-09 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 11* 2* 13* 15* 2* 1* |
2009-10 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 75* 18* 25* 43* 36* -7* |

Paul Kariya Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Canada U18 Phoenix Cup 6* 3* 7* 10* 4* -* |
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Paul Kariya Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCJHL (BCHL) 2 95* 91* 153* 244* 2.57* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Phoenix Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 6* 3* 7* 10* 1.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 31* 10* 38* 48* 1.55* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 5* 4* 8* 12* 2.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 51* 33* 91* 124* 2.43* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 989* 402* 587* 989* 1.00* 399* 31* | 6 46 16 * 23 * 39 * 0.85 * 12 * -7 *
OG 2 14* 6* 5* 11* 0.79* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 24* 11* 17* 28* 1.17* 4* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 3* 7* 10* 0.77* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/29/2011
06/29/2011 Confirmed No team Retired

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Paul Kariya Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for Nashville Predators

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Maine

Career transactions
- 2011-06-29 • Announced his retirement
- 2007-07-01 • Signed to a three-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2005-08-05 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Nashville Predators
- 2003-07-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2002-07-31 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 1999-06-27 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 1997-12-11 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim


His father, Tetsuhiko, played rugby for the Canadian National Team.

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