Kari Pekka Eloranta (born February 29, 1956) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played over 20 years in numerous leagues throughout Europe and North America. Among top-level leagues, he played with Reipas Lahti in the Finnish SM-liiga, Leksands IF, HV71 and Rögle BK in the Swedish Elitserien, the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and HC Lugano in Switzerland. Playing for HV71 during the 1985-1986 season, he was awarded Guldhjälmen.[1] Eloranta was a frequent member of the Finnish national team. In addition to the Canada Cup and World Championships, he was a three-time Olympian and was a member of Finland's silver medal-winning squad at the 1988 Winter Games.[2]
| Kari Eloranta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 29, 1956 Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Lahti Pelicans Leksands IF Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues HV71 HC Lugano Rögle BK | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1996 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Lahden Reipas | FIN U20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Lahden Reipas | FIN U20 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Lahden Reipas | FIN.3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Lahden Reipas | FIN.3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Kiekkoreipas | FIN.2 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kiekkoreipas | SM-l | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Kiekkoreipas | SM-l | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Leksands IF | SEL | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Leksands IF | SEL | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Leksands IF | SEL | 36 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 39 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 1983–84 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | HV71 | SEL | 36 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | HV71 | SEL | 35 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Lugano | NDA | 36 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Lugano | NDA | 36 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Lugano | NDA | 36 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Hockey Reipas | SM-l | 44 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Rögle BK | SWE.2 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | Rögle BK | SEL | 38 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Rögle BK | SEL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Reipas Lahti | FIN.2 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||
| 1996–97 | Lahti Pelicans | FIN.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 116 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SEL totals | 271 | 32 | 87 | 119 | 254 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 267 | 13 | 103 | 116 | 155 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1975 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976 | Finland | WJC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1979 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1980 | Finland | OG | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Finland | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Finland | OG | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1991 | Finland | CC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1992 | Finland | OG | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 63 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 34 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Kari Eloranta" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Jonas Andersson (18 March 2016). "Kari Eloranta" (in Swedish). Norrländska socialdemokraten. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database