78 Facts About Paul Kariya

Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya was born on October 16,1974 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League.

Paul Kariya then finished his career playing three seasons with the Blues.

Internationally, Paul Kariya represented Canada on numerous stages and at different levels.

Paul Kariya won gold at the 1993 World Junior Championships, his second appearance at the tournament.

Paul Kariya made his first appearance at the Winter Olympics in 1994 as an amateur, winning silver.

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Paul Kariya's father, a Japanese-Canadian born in a World War II concentration camp at Greenwood, British Columbia, worked as a math teacher.

Paul Kariya is one of four siblings who play professional sports.

Paul Kariya turned down major junior teams from the Western Hockey League.

Paul Kariya was named Hockey East's Rookie and Player of the Year, becoming the second player to receive both awards in the same year after Brian Leetch did so with Boston College in 1987.

Paul Kariya received Hockey East first All-Star team honours alongside teammates Jim Montgomery, Chris Imes and Mike Dunham.

Nationally, Paul Kariya was recognized with the Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA's top player, becoming the first freshman in history to earn the distinction.

Paul Kariya's efforts led Maine to a record of 42 wins, one loss and two ties, en route to the Lamoriello Trophy as the Hockey East's playoff champion and the NCAA title as the country's top college team.

Top prospect heading into the off-season, Paul Kariya was projected to be selected between second and fifth overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Paul Kariya went on to be chosen fourth overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, one of the NHL's two expansion teams.

Paul Kariya had been voted by his teammates for the role, along with defenceman Chris Imes.

Paul Kariya was committed to the Canadian national team in preparation for the 1994 Winter Olympics and left the Black Bears in December 1993.

Paul Kariya finished the season with seven goals and 41 points over 23 games with the national team, as well as 8 goals and 24 points over 12 games with Maine.

Five years after his tenure with the Black Bears, Paul Kariya was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame, in a ceremony on October 15,1999.

Paul Kariya later scored his first career NHL goal on January 21,1995, against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Tim Cheveldae.

Early in the campaign, Paul Kariya held the scoring lead amongst NHL rookies, but was later overtaken by Quebec Nordiques centre Peter Forsberg.

Paul Kariya later replaced the injured Pavel Bure of the Vancouver Canucks on the West's starting lineup.

Paul Kariya finished the season with 50 goals and 58 assists for 108 points, tying him with Selanne for seventh overall in NHL scoring.

Paul Kariya was chosen as the third captain in team history, following Ladouceur and Troy Loney.

Later in the season, Paul Kariya was voted in by fans to the West's starting lineup in the 1997 All-Star Game.

Paul Kariya finished the season with 44 goals and 55 assists, one point short of reaching the 100-point mark for the second consecutive year.

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Paul Kariya finished as a runner-up to Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL, and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy after recording six penalty minutes during the season.

Paul Kariya was named to the NHL first All-Star team once more, an honour he shared with Selanne.

Paul Kariya had scored a goal and was standing still at the side of the Blackhawks' net when Suter hit him.

Later in the season, prior to a game between the Blackhawks and Maple Leafs in April 1998, Suter received a death threat, presumably for his actions against Paul Kariya, forcing the NHL to position added security at the Blackhawks bench for the contest.

Paul Kariya was not permitted by doctors to begin training until May 1998.

Paul Kariya adopted a helmet with increased protection, featuring extra padding and a tighter chin strap.

Paul Kariya established several other Ducks records in the first half of the campaign, including a 17-game point-scoring streak on home ice that ended on January 15,1999.

Paul Kariya finished with the second 100-plus point season of his career with 39 goals and a personal best 62 assists.

Paul Kariya ranked third in point-scoring among NHL scorers, behind Selanne and leader Jaromir Jagr of the Pittsburgh Penguins, while ranking first in the NHL with 429 shots on goal.

In Game 3, Paul Kariya blocked a shot with his skate, breaking his right foot.

Paul Kariya was nominated for the League's Bill Masterton Trophy, awarded for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey; he lost to Tampa Bay Lightning forward John Cullen, who attempted to return to the NHL after missing the previous season with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Later in the season, Paul Kariya was speared by San Jose Sharks defenceman Bryan Marchment during a game in March 2000.

Paul Kariya finished the season with the third-highest goals total of his career with 42, though his points total dipped to 86.

At mid-season, Paul Kariya was selected as a reserve to his seventh and final NHL All-Star Game, held in February 2003.

Paul Kariya's efforts helped the Mighty Ducks to the seventh seed in the West, marking the team's return to the playoffs for the first time in four years.

Paul Kariya told reporters that after looking at replays that Stevens had used his elbow, while Ducks head coach Mike Babcock described it as a late hit.

Over 21 games, Paul Kariya finished third on the team in playoff scoring, scoring six goals and 12 points.

Paul Kariya, meanwhile, was often singled out for his lack of consistent impact throughout the playoffs.

Paul Kariya had played part of the post-season with a separated shoulder.

Paul Kariya returned to the Avalanche lineup in time for their next game against the Ducks on January 13,2004, at the Pepsi Center.

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Limited by injuries, Paul Kariya scored below his career pace with 11 goals and 36 points over 51 games.

Paul Kariya incorrectly predicted that the dispute would last "a year-and-a-half [or] two years, " as the players and owners agreed on a new collective agreement in July 2005.

Paul Kariya ultimately chose the Predators for their style of play emphasizing skating and speed.

Paul Kariya was one of many NHL players who had publicly spoken out regarding the NHL's failed attempts in the past to reduce obstruction.

Early in the game, Paul Kariya was routinely cheered by fans when he touched the puck.

Paul Kariya told reporters he felt "stronger than [he had]… since 1999".

On March 18,2010, Paul Kariya scored the 400th goal of his NHL career, against the New York Rangers.

Paul Kariya played his last NHL game on April 11,2010, against his former team, the Nashville Predators.

On December 27,2009, Paul Kariya received the sixth and last concussion of his NHL career, an elbow to the head delivered from behind by Buffalo Sabres' forward Patrick Kaleta.

Paul Kariya led all scorers with ten points in six games while being named to the Tournament All-Star team.

Paul Kariya was named to the Tournament All-Star team, alongside Canadian goaltender Manny Legace and defenceman Brent Tully.

Four months later, in April 1993, Paul Kariya debuted with the Canadian men's team in the IIHF World Championships, held in Germany.

Paul Kariya scored nine points in eight games as Canada finished in fourth place.

Later that year, in December 1993, Paul Kariya left his college team, the Maine Black Bears, to join the Canadian national team in preparation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Two months later, Paul Kariya joined Team Canada for the 1994 Men's World Championships in Italy.

Paul Kariya was the lone player on the team to have continued on from the Olympics, as well as the youngest, while playing on a line with Jason Arnott and Brendan Shanahan.

Paul Kariya finished the tournament with a team-high five goals and 12 points over eight games and received Best Forward and All-Star team honours on the latter, he was joined by Canadian goaltender Bill Ranford.

In January 1996, Paul Kariya finished as a runner-up to Wayne Gretzky for the inaugural Jean Beliveau Award, an annual distinction from Hockey Canada for players who have demonstrated "outstanding playing ability and international experience while maintaining the fundamentals of sportsmanship and fair play".

Paul Kariya finished the competition with four goals and seven points over eight games, earning him a spot as Canada's lone representative on the Tournament's first All-Star team.

Over three World Championship appearances, Paul Kariya recorded 28 points over 24 games, which at the time, ranked him at third all-time among Canadian scorers, behind Steve Yzerman's 39 points and Marcel Dionne's 32.

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However, Paul Kariya was kept from competing due to a groin inflammation.

Paul Kariya was replaced in the lineup by New York Rangers winger Adam Graves.

In June 1997, Paul Kariya was again nominated for the Jean Beliveau Award, alongside Gregg, but lost to Bobby Orr.

Paul Kariya was the youngest player named to the team, behind defenceman Chris Pronger, who was born six days earlier.

Paul Kariya again described the missed opportunity as the "biggest disappointment of [his] career, " adding that he was looking forward to playing in Japan, having family there.

Paul Kariya's second came against Belarus in the semi-final, qualifying Canada for the gold medal game.

Paul Kariya's omission was singled out by the media; general manager Wayne Gretzky, who selected the camp's participants, explained publicly, "Paul is a great player, but at some point you have to have a cutoff, " while asserting he had spoken to Kariya personally regarding the situation.

Paul Kariya was known for his skilled and entertaining style of play.

Paul Kariya's speed made him particularly adept in international competition, as games were played on a larger ice surface in comparison to the NHL.

Paul Kariya was recognized for his "hockey sense" and the cerebral aspect of his game, which included analyzing the game at a high level.

Nonetheless maintaining his passing ability, Paul Kariya was particularly adept at making plays from deep in the offensive zone and beside the opposing team's net.

Paul Kariya has maintained a close friendship with Teemu Selanne, and even attended Selanne's final regular season game at the Honda Center in 2014.

Paul Kariya was shown on the Jumbotron during the third period, which lead to a loud ovation from the home crowd.