Paul Kariya 243727 224856230 2008-07-10T18:46:04Z Crimson667 2625622 /* Playing career */ Removed apostrophe abuse in last paragraph ("alternate captains" was entered as "alternate captain's") {{POV|date=April 2008}} {{Unreferenced|date=September 2006}} {{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | image =Paul Kariya.jpg | image_size=200px | name = Paul Kariya | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 180 | team = [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | former_teams = [[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim Mighty Ducks]] <br> [[Colorado Avalanche]] <br> [[Nashville Predators]] | nickname = Mighty Mouse<ref>[http://www.sportspundit.com/athlete/257/ Paul Kariya - Stats and other info about this player<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, P.K. | nationality = Canada | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|16}} | birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia|BC]], [[Canada|CAN]] | career_start = 1994 | draft = 4th overall | draft_year = 1993 | draft_team = [[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim Mighty Ducks]] }} '''Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya''' (born [[October 16]], [[1974]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]), is a professional [[ice hockey]] player who plays for the [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. ==Playing career== Paul Kariya scored 91 goals and 153 assists for 244 points in 94 games for the Penticton Panthers of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. He was the first freshman to win the [[Hobey Baker Award]], notching 33 goals and 91 assists for 124 points in 51 games, helping the [[University of Maine]] to a 42–1–2 record, and the 1992–93 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and [[Hockey East]] titles in his only full season. His brother, [[Steve Kariya|Steve]], captained Maine to the 1998–99 NCAA title. Their brother, [[Martin Kariya|Martin]], helped Maine get to the 2002 "[[Frozen Four]]" finals. He failed to score as Canada's last shooter in a shootout against [[Sweden]] in the 1994 Olympic Gold Medal game, but he helped Canada win gold in the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]. He was picked by the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] (now known as the Anaheim Ducks) 4th overall in the [[1993 NHL Entry Draft]]. His best season statistically so far was 1995–96, scoring 50 goals and 58 assists for 108 points. When Anaheim traded for [[Teemu Selänne]] with the [[Winnipeg Jets]], Kariya was placed on a line with Selänne, and [[Steve Rucchin]]. The combinition of Paul and Teemu became a lethal force against their opponents becoming one of the best duos in the NHL. Paul missed the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] due to a concussion suffered from an on-ice crosscheck by [[Gary Suter]]. In 2003, he and the Ducks reached their first [[Stanley Cup]] finals. Kariya was third on the team in playoff scoring (behind [[Adam Oates]] and [[Petr Sykora]]), scoring six goals and adding six assists. However he will best be remembered for a dramatic moment. During the second period in Game 6, Kariya took a hard check from the [[New Jersey Devils]]' [[Scott Stevens]] and lay on the ice for several minutes. He went to the locker room, but returned and 11 minutes later scored a goal to give the Ducks a 4–1 lead and that goal turned out to be the game winning goal. Anaheim would win the game 5–2, but lose the series in 7 games. Many felt Kariya's equipment changes following his first concussion may have saved him from being rendered unconscious from the Stevens hit. <ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2003/story?id=1564873 Kariya shows character in Game 6</ref> At a team rally following the Ducks' Game 7 loss to the Devils, Kariya promised to bring the Cup to Anaheim in 2004. But shortly after, Kariya broke the hearts of Anaheim fans everywhere. A verbal agreement with, then GM, Bryan Murray was broken by Kariya after his $10 Million a year contract was not qualified. It was Murray's intention (which is what Kariya had verbally agreed to do) to re-sign Kariya at a lower amount (believed to be in the $6–7 Mil range) and use the extra money to find the final piece to the cup puzzle via Free Agency. Instead, Kariya took an $8.5 million paycut, ensuring himself unrestricted free agency at season's end, when he and former Ducks teammate [[Teemu Selänne]] signed with the [[Colorado Avalanche]] on [[July 3]], [[2003]] where he believed he had a better chance at winning the cup. The result, however legal due to a non-binding agreement, left many Anaheim fans heart broken and angry, to this day Kariya receives loud boos every game on Anaheim Ice. Kariya signed a two-year contract with the [[Nashville Predators]] on [[August 5]], [[2005]], as an [[unrestricted free agent]]. Kariya, in the [[2005–2006 NHL Season]], tallied 31 goals and 54 assists, accumulating his most points since the 1999–2000 campaign. Paul played in all 82 games, joining [[Dan Hamhuis]] as the only Predators to do so. On April 18, 2006 , the last day of the regular season, Kariya scored a hat trick against the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in a 6–3 win. Kariya finished the year 4th in the NHL in shootout shot percentage, converting on 5 of 7 attempts. On [[November 1]], [[2006]], Kariya made it to the 800 point milestone against the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. During the [[2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs]], Kariya notched 2 assists. On [[July 1]], [[2007]], Kariya signed a three-year contract worth $18 million with the [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]]. Kariya was assigned as one of the alternate captains of the Blues organization. He, along with [[Keith Tkachuk]], and [[Barret Jackman]] will rotate the position throughout the season. Kariya leads the team with points this year and he also scored a hat trick against the Stars on December 29, 2007 recording his 900th career point. ==Awards== *[[Ice Hockey World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] All-Star Team - 1992 *NCAA Hockey East First All-Star Team - 1993 *NCAA Championship Title *[[Hobey Baker Memorial Award]] - 1993 *[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] All-Star Team - 1994, 1996 *[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] - 1996, 1997 *NHL All-Star Roster - 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000,2008 *NHL First All-Star Team - 1996, 1997, 1999 *NHL Second All-Star Team - 2000, 2003 *1999 Puck Control Competition Champion ==Records== *Anaheim Ducks franchise record for assists in a season, 62 (1998–99) *[[Nashville Predators]] franchise record for goals in a season, 31 (2005–06) -- (Tied with [[Steve Sullivan]]) *Nashville Predators franchise record for assists in a season, 54 (2005–06) *Nashville Predators franchise record for points in a season, 85 (2005–06) ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="75%" style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] ! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] ! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] ! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- |1992–93 |[[University of Maine]] |[[Hockey East|HE]] |39 |25 |75 |100 |12 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1993–94 |University of Maine |HE |12 |8 |16 |24 |4 | — | — | — | — | — |- |[[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]] |[[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] |[[National Hockey League|NHL]] |47 |18 |21 |39 |4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |82 |50 |58 |108 |20 | — | — | — | — | — |- |[[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |69 |44 |55 |99 |6 |11 |7 |6 |13 |4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |22 |17 |14 |31 |23 | — | — | — | — | — |- |[[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |82 |39 |62 |101 |40 |3 |1 |3 |4 |0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |74 |42 |44 |86 |24 | — | — | — | — | — |- |[[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |66 |33 |34 |67 |20 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |82 |32 |25 |57 |28 | — | — | — | — | — |- |[[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]] |Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |NHL |82 |25 |56 |81 |48 |21 |6 |6 |12 |6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]] |[[Colorado Avalanche]] |NHL |51 |11 |25 |36 |22 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |- | 2004–05 | ''Did not play'' | | colspan="11" | ''See [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]'' |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] |[[Nashville Predators]] |NHL |82 |31 |54 |85 |40 |5 |2 |5 |7 |0 |- |[[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]] |Nashville Predators |NHL |82 |24 |52 |76 |36 |5 |0 |2 |2 |2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |[[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] |[[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] |NHL |82 |16 |49 |65 |50 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL Totals !903 !382 !549 !931 !361 !46 !16 !23 !39 !12 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | HE Totals ! 51 !33 !91 !124 !16 | — | — | — | — | — |} ==International play== {{MedalTableTop|}} {{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Ice Hockey]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalSilver | [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994 Italy]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalSilver | [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996 Austria]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1993 Sweden]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalBottom}} Played for [[Canadian national men's hockey team|Canada]] in: *1992 [[Ice Hockey World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] *1993 World Junior Championships (gold medal) *1993 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] *[[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]] (silver medal) *1994 World Championships (gold medal) *1996 World Championships *[[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]] (gold medal) ===International statistics=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" width=40% |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- ALIGN="center" | 1992 | Canada | [[Ice Hockey World Junior Championships|WJC]] | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 1993 | Canada | [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]] | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994 | Canada | [[1994 Winter Olympics|Oly.]] | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 1994 | Canada | WC | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996 | Canada | WC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 2002 | Canada | [[2002 Winter Olympics|Oly.]] | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 | Int'l Totals ! 51 ! 20 ! 29 ! 49 ! 10 |} ==See also== *[[List of NHL players]] *[[List of NHL seasons]] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{hockeydb|2640}} *{{espn nhl|1000}} {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[Scott Pellerin]] | title = Winner of the [[Hobey Baker Award]] | years = 1993 | after = [[Chris Marinucci]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Randy Ladouceur]] | title = [[Anaheim Ducks#Team captains|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim captains]] | years = [[1996–97 NHL season|1996]]-[[2002–03 NHL season|2003]] <br /> [[Teemu Selänne]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1998]] | after = [[Steve Rucchin]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Ron Francis]] | title = Winner of the [[Lady Byng Trophy]] | years = [[1995–96 NHL season|1996]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]]| after = [[Ron Francis]]}} {{end box}} <small><center>Note: [[Teemu Selänne]] served as captain during later-half of the 1997–98 season. Kariya was injured and out of the line-up.</small></center> {{DucksFirstPick}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kariya, Paul}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Asian Canadian sportspeople]] [[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey people in the United States]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers]] [[Category:Canadians of Japanese descent]] [[Category:Canadians of Scottish descent]] [[Category:Colorado Avalanche players]] [[Category:Ice hockey personnel from British Columbia]] [[Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Lady Byng winners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Maine Black Bears ice hockey players]] [[Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim draft picks]] [[Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players]] [[Category:Nashville Predators players]] [[Category:National Hockey League players with 100 point seasons]] [[Category:National Hockey League players with 50 goal seasons]] [[Category:National Hockey League All-Stars]] [[Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Canada]] [[Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada]] [[Category:People from Vancouver]] [[Category:St. Louis Blues players]] [[Category:Winter Olympics medalists]] [[de:Paul Kariya]] [[fr:Paul Kariya]] [[it:Paul Kariya]] [[ja:ポール・カリヤ]] [[sk:Paul Kariya]] [[fi:Paul Kariya]] [[sv:Paul Kariya]]