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Finland Kari Eloranta
Pelicans / I-divisioona - 96/97
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time NL Champion 2
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
Date of Birth
Feb 29, 1956
Position
D
Age
68
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Lahden Reipas
Status
Retired
Team Staff profile of Kari Eloranta also available

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Kari Eloranta Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1972-73 Lahden Reipas U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 10* 10* 4* 14* 12* -* |
1973-74 Lahden Reipas U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 14* 7* 14* 21* 18* -* |
Finland U19 EJC-19 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Lahden Reipas Suomen sarja 12* 5* 8* 13* 2* -* |
1974-75 Lahden Reipas II-divisioona 19* 10* 12* 22* 24* -* | Qualification
Finland U19 EJC-19 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1975-76 Kiekkoreipas I-divisioona 35* 11* 9* 20* 17* -* | Qualification 6 3 3 6 6 -
Finland U20 WJC-20 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1976-77 Kiekkoreipas SM-liiga 36* 4* 6* 10* 34* -* |
1977-78 Kiekkoreipas SM-liiga 36* 6* 5* 11* 14* -11* |
1978-79 Leksands IF Elitserien 36* 7* 10* 17* 47* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Finland WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1979-80 Leksands IF Elitserien 33* 4* 5* 9* 26* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
Finland OG 7* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
Finland (all) International 7* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
1980-81 Leksands IF Elitserien 36* 2* 14* 16* 35* -* | Kvalserien SHL 6 1 2 3 8 -
Finland (all) International 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
Finland WC 8* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
1981-82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 39* 3* 27* 30* 31* -* |
Calgary Flames NHL 19* 0* 5* 5* 14* -14* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 12* 1* 7* 8* 6* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
1982-83 Calgary Flames NHL 80* 4* 40* 44* 43* 13* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 17 -
1983-84 Calgary Flames NHL 78* 5* 34* 39* 44* 12* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -
1984-85 Calgary Flames NHL 65* 2* 11* 13* 39* 1* |
1985-86 HV71 Elitserien 36* 4* 16* 20* 46* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Finland (all) International 10* 3* 1* 4* 2* -2* |
Finland WC 10* 3* 1* 4* 2* -2* |
1986-87 HV71 Elitserien 35* 3* 18* 21* 34* -* |
Calgary Flames NHL 13* 1* 6* 7* 9* 3* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 -
1987-88 HC Lugano NLA 35* 4* 26* 30* 30* -* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 8 -
Finland OG 8* 0* 6* 6* 2* 3* |
Finland (all) International 8* 0* 6* 6* 2* 3* |
1988-89 HC Lugano NLA 36* 11* 21* 32* 17* -* | Playoffs 10 2 6 8 28 -
Finland (all) International 10* 1* 3* 4* 12* 0* |
Finland WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 12* 0* |
1989-90 HC Lugano NLA 36* 8* 26* 34* 36* -* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 0 -
1990-91 Hockey Reipas SM-liiga 44* 7* 18* 25* 18* 3* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
1991-92 Rögle BK Division 1 35* 5* 17* 22* 22* -* | Qualification 5 0 0 0 12 -
Finland CC 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |
Finland “A” OG 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
1992-93 Rögle BK “A” Elitserien 38* 9* 8* 17* 44* -* |
1993-94 Rögle BK “C” Elitserien 40* 2* 13* 15* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1994-95 Rögle BK “C” Elitserien 17* 1* 3* 4* 8* -* |
Rögle BK “C” Allsvenskan D1 18* 2* 7* 9* 2* -* | Kvalserien SHL 11 0 4 4 4 -
1995-96 Reipas Lahti I-divisioona 44* 5* 25* 30* 34* 28* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 32 -1
1996-97 Pelicans I-divisioona 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Kari Eloranta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Finland II Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 Finland Izvestia Trophy 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Kari Eloranta Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan D1 1 18* 2* 7* 9* 0.50* 2* -* | 1 11 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.36 * 4 * - *
CC 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 1 39* 3* 27* 30* 0.77* 31* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 1 35* 5* 17* 22* 0.63* 22* -* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * - *
EJC-19 2 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 3 80* 16* 34* 50* 0.63* 51* 27* | 2 9 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.78 * 38 * -1 *
II-divisioona 1 19* 10* 12* 22* 1.16* 24* -* | 1 * * * * * *
International 8 63* 5* 19* 24* 0.38* 34* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 24* 17* 18* 35* 1.46* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 116* 17* 29* 46* 0.40* 66* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 267* 13* 103* 116* 0.43* 155* 20* | 4 26 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.31 * 19 * - *
NLA (NL) 3 107* 23* 73* 96* 0.90* 83* -* | 3 24 6 * 15 * 21 * 0.88 * 36 * - *
OG 3 23* 0* 12* 12* 0.52* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 8 271* 32* 87* 119* 0.44* 254* -* | 5 16 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.19 * 14 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomen sarja 1 12* 5* 8* 13* 1.08* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 34* 5* 6* 11* 0.32* 24* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 9* 0* 1* 1* 0.11* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kari Eloranta Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Pelicans

Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for HC Lugano

Cult/Star player for HV71

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Pelicans

Cult/Star player for Rögle BK

OTHER
- Pelicans of SM-Liiga retired #17 in honour of Eloranta