Position Right Wing Name Steve Kariya Current team Frolunda HC Playing career | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.68 m Shot Right Role Ice hockey player | |
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) Played for NHLVancouver CanucksSMLIlves TampereEspoo BluesHPK HameenlinnaJYP JyvaskylaSELFrolunda Indians Parents Tetsuhiko Kariya, Sharon Kariya Siblings Paul Kariya, Noriko Kariya, Martin Kariya, Michiko Kariya Similar People | ||
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Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey winger and younger brother of retired National Hockey League player Paul Kariya. Kariya was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Steve Kariya's Hat trick 2/24 '07
Playing career
After playing Junior A with the Nanaimo Clippers, he joined the college hockey ranks with the University of Maine Black Bears. In his senior year, he captained the Black Bears and led them to an NCAA title in 1999.
Having not been drafted by an NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks and played three-and-a-half years within the organization. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Kariya went overseas to play for Ilves Tampere of the Finnish SM-liiga and won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy as the league's top point-scorer. Remaining in Europe, he played one-season stints with the Espoo Blues, HPK, and JYP, with whom he last played during the 2009–10 season. He also played for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien for two seasons.
On March 1, 2013, Kariya joined the Portland Winterhawks coaching staff
Personal
Kariya's sister Noriko is a professional boxer and his brother Martin is also a professional hockey player. He and Martin are the first and only brothers to have won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy. Steve is the brother of Paul Kariya.
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