Who is Kari Eloranta?

Kari Eloranta is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Kari Eloranta played for?

The last team Kari played for was Pelicans in the I-divisioona.

How tall is Kari Eloranta?

Kari Eloranta is 188 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Kari Eloranta weigh?

Kari Eloranta weighs 91 kg (201 lbs).

When was Kari Eloranta born?

Kari Eloranta was born on 1956-02-29 in Lahti, FIN.

Kari Eloranta

a.k.a. "Kari Pekka Eloranta"

Pelicans / I-divisioona - 96/97

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Date of Birth: Feb 29, 1956
Age: 70
Place of Birth: Lahti, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Lahden Reipas
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Leader
Two-Way Defenseman
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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
72-73	Lahden Reipas U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	10	10	4	14	12	-
73-74	Lahden Reipas U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	14	7	14	21	18	-
	Finland U19	EJC-19	5	0	1	1	0	-
	Lahden Reipas	Suomen sarja	12	5	8	13	2	-
74-75	Lahden Reipas	II-divisioona	19	10	12	22	24	-	Qualification	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland U19	EJC-19	5	0	0	0	2	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	0	0	0	4	-
75-76	Kiekkoreipas	I-divisioona	35	11	9	20	17	-	Qualification	6	3	3	6	6	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	4	0	1	1	2	-
76-77	Kiekkoreipas	SM-liiga	36	4	6	10	34	-
77-78	Kiekkoreipas	SM-liiga	36	6	5	11	14	-11
78-79	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	7	10	17	47	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	4	-
	Finland	WC	6	0	0	0	4	-
79-80	Leksands IF	Elitserien	33	4	5	9	26	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	4	-
	Finland Olympics	OG	7	0	4	4	0	-
	Finland (all)	International	7	0	4	4	0	-
80-81	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	2	14	16	35	-	Kvalserien SHL	6	1	2	3	8	-
	Finland (all)	International	8	1	2	3	6	-
	Finland	WC	8	1	2	3	6	-
81-82	Oklahoma City Stars	CenHL	39	3	27	30	31	-
	Calgary Flames	NHL	19	0	5	5	14	-14
	St. Louis Blues	NHL	12	1	7	8	6	5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-
82-83	Calgary Flames	NHL	80	4	40	44	43	13	Playoffs	9	1	3	4	17	-
83-84	Calgary Flames	NHL	78	5	34	39	44	12	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-
84-85	Calgary Flames	NHL	65	2	11	13	39	1
85-86	HV71	Elitserien	36	4	16	20	46	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland (all)	International	10	3	1	4	2	-2
	Finland	WC	10	3	1	4	2	-2
86-87	HV71	Elitserien	35	3	18	21	34	-
	Calgary Flames	NHL	13	1	6	7	9	3	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0	-
87-88	HC Lugano	NLA	35	4	26	30	30	-	Playoffs	7	2	5	7	8	-
	Finland Olympics	OG	8	0	6	6	2	3
	Finland (all)	International	8	0	6	6	2	3
88-89	HC Lugano	NLA	36	11	21	32	17	-	Playoffs	10	2	6	8	28	-
	Finland (all)	International	10	1	3	4	12	0
	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	12	0
89-90	HC Lugano	NLA	36	8	26	34	36	-	Playoffs	7	2	4	6	0	-
90-91	Hockey Reipas	SM-liiga	44	7	18	25	18	3
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	1	1	4	-
91-92	Rögle BK	Division 1	35	5	17	22	22	-	Qualification	5	0	0	0	12	-
	Finland	CC	6	0	1	1	4	-3
	Finland Olympics"A"	OG	8	0	2	2	4	4
	Finland (all)	International	8	0	2	2	4	4
92-93	Rögle BK"A"	Elitserien	38	9	8	17	44	-
93-94	Rögle BK"C"	Elitserien	40	2	13	15	14	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
94-95	Rögle BK"C"	Elitserien	17	1	3	4	8	-
	Rögle BK"C"	Allsvenskan D1	18	2	7	9	2	-	Kvalserien SHL	11	0	4	4	4	-
95-96	Reipas Lahti	I-divisioona	44	5	25	30	34	28	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	32	-1
96-97	Pelicans	I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0	-1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
76-77	Finland II	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
78-79	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	3	0	0	0	0	-

Kari Eloranta Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Allsvenskan D1	1	18	2	7	9	0.50	2	-	1	11	0	4	4	0.36	4	-
CC	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	-3	0
CenHL	1	39	3	27	30	0.77	31	-	0
Division 1	1	35	5	17	22	0.63	22	-	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	12	-
EJC-19	2	10	0	1	1	0.10	2	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	8	271	32	87	119	0.44	254	-	5	16	1	2	3	0.19	14	-
I-divisioona	3	80	16	34	50	0.63	51	27*	2	9	3	4	7	0.78	38	-1*
II-divisioona	1	19	10	12	22	1.16	24	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
International	8	63	5	19	24	0.38	34	5*	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	2	24	17	18	35	1.46	30	-	0
NHL	5	267	13	103	116	0.43	155	20	4	26	1	7	8	0.31	19	-
NLA (NL)	3	107	23	73	96	0.90	83	-	3	24	6	15	21	0.88	36	-
OG	3	23	0	12	12	0.52	6	7*	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	116	17	29	46	0.40	66	-8*	0
Spengler Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Suomen sarja	1	12	5	8	13	1.08	2	-	0
WC	4	34	5	6	11	0.32	24	-2*	0
WJC-20	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	6	-	0

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Kari Eloranta Career Totals

League

Allsvenskan D1

CenHL

Division 1

EJC-19

Elitserien

271

I-divisioona

II-divisioona

International

Izvestia Trophy

Jr. A SM-sarja

NHL

267

103

NLA

107

SM-liiga

116

Spengler Cup

Suomen sarja

WJC-20

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Kari Eloranta Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1973-1974	U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1985-1986	Elitserien Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen)
1987-1988	NLA Champion (Lugano) NLA Most Assists by Defenseman (26) Olympic Silver Medal
1989-1990	NLA All-Star Team NLA Champion (Lugano)
1991-1992	Division 1 to Elitserien Promotion (Rögle)
1995-1996	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#105)

Kari Eloranta Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Pelicans
Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for HV71
Cult/Star player for Leksands IF
Cult/Star player for Pelicans
Cult/Star player for Rögle BK

OTHER
- Pelicans of SM-Liiga retired #17 in honour of Eloranta