Kari Eloranta
| Kari Eloranta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 29, 1956 Lahti, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Reipas Lahti Leksands IF Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues HV71 HC Lugano Rögle BK | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1997 | ||
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. 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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Reipas Lahti | Fin–3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Kiekkoreipas Lahti | Fin-2 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Kiekkoreipas Lahti | SM-liiga | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Kiekkoreipas Lahti | SM-liiga | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Leksands IF | Elitserien | 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 | Elitserien | 36 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | HV71 | Elitserien | 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 | Reipas Lahti | SM-liiga | 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 | Elitserien | 38 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Rögle BK | Elitserien | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Rögle BK | Elitserien | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 267 | 13 | 103 | 116 | 155 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | ||||
International
| 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 | Oly | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1986 | Finland | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | Finland | Oly | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 1989 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 1991 | Finland | CC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | Finland | Oly | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Senior totals | 63 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 34 | ||
References
External links
- Kari Eloranta's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Kari Eloranta profile at Eurohockey.com
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