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Finland Jari Kauppila

#30 KooKoo / Mestis - 13/14

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Ziga Jeglic 16 7 14 21
2. Matthias Plachta 14 12 8 20
3. Cameron Brace 16 9 11 20
4. Marcel Noebels 16 8 12 20
5. Zach Boychuk 16 9 10 19
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Jari Kauppila Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
49
Height
179 cm / 5'10"
Place of Birth
Weight
84 kg / 185 lbs
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time SHL Champion 1

Kauppila was a smart center with a solid all-around game. Had a decent shot, but was more of a playmaker. Owned good hands and skating speed.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Jari Kauppila Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Hockey-Reipas U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 0 0 0 0 0 - | Relegation 4 0 0 0 0 -
1990-91 Reipas Lahti U20 U20 I-divisioona 23 7 15 22 18 - |
1991-92 Reipas Lahti U20 U20 I-divisioona 24 14 16 30 34 - |
Hockey Reipas SM-liiga 12 0 0 0 0 -3 |
PvUK Jr. A SM-sarja 11 3 5 8 16 - |
1992-93 Reipas Lahti U20 U20 I-divisioona 3 4 2 6 0 - |
Reipas Lahti SM-liiga 43 2 5 7 18 -22 | Relegation 6 2 1 3 8 -1
1993-94 Reipas Lahti U20 U20 I-divisioona 2 1 2 3 0 - | Qualification 10 8 9 17 54 -
Reipas Lahti SM-liiga 43 10 4 14 80 -49 | Relegation 6 3 0 3 6 -1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 6 -5 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17 5 5 10 10 - |
1994-95 HPK SM-liiga 48 4 11 15 40 -15 |
1995-96 HPK SM-liiga 49 10 8 18 111 1 | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 16 -3
1996-97 HPK SM-liiga 43 13 21 34 86 6 | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 2 1
1997-98 HPK SM-liiga 48 12 22 34 53 -6 |
Finland (all) International 4 2 1 3 2 - |
1998-99 Jokerit SM-liiga 51 11 33 44 64 4 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 6 -1
1999-00 Jokerit SM-liiga 49 9 15 24 58 0 | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 8 -4
2000-01 HIFK SM-liiga 38 8 9 17 50 -7 |
Luleå HF Elitserien 10 3 2 5 9 2 | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 16 -8
2001-02 Luleå HF Elitserien 50 11 6 17 34 2 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 6 -2
Finland (all) International 4 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2002-03 Pelicans “C” SM-liiga 37 9 20 29 38 -14 |
HIFK SM-liiga 14 3 5 8 6 -16 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -3
2003-04 Pelicans SM-liiga 45 13 15 28 32 -36 |
Leksands IF Elitserien 7 3 1 4 6 -6 | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 1 2 8 -3
2004-05 TPS SM-liiga 50 14 16 30 30 -3 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 12 -1
2005-06 TPS SM-liiga 56 10 19 29 80 3 | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 4 0
2006-07 HV71 Elitserien 55 10 13 23 22 -7 | Playoffs 14 3 5 8 10 1
2007-08 HV71 Elitserien 54 5 14 19 63 1 | Playoffs 17 2 4 6 6 5
2008-09 Pelicans SM-liiga 57 9 18 27 46 2 | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 10 0
2009-10 Pelicans SM-liiga 58 13 20 33 78 -7 |
2010-11 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 52 10 26 36 82 -7 | Kvalserien AS 10 1 7 8 4 -2
2011-12 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 47 0 18 18 36 -2 |
2012-13 Pelicans SM-liiga 28 0 6 6 36 -14 |
2013-14 KooKoo “C” Mestis 52 7 27 34 38 6 | Playoffs 16 4 9 13 16 7

Jari Kauppila Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 HPK Euro HL 6 2 0 2 2 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
1998-99 Jokerit Euro HL 6 3 1 4 2 1 | Playoffs 2 1 3 4 0 -2
2002-03 Finland EHT 4 1 0 1 2 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 KooKoo Mestis Asst. Coach
2015-16 KooKoo Liiga Asst. Coach
2016-17 KooKoo Liiga Asst. Coach
2017-18 KooKoo U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2018-19 KooKoo U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2019-20 KooKoo U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2020-21 Jukurit Liiga Asst. Coach
Jukurit Liiga Head Coach Replaced Marko Kauppinen on March 12
2022-23 Ilves U20 U20 SM-sarja Head Coach
2023-24 Ilves U20 U20 SM-sarja Head Coach

Jari Kauppila Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 1 4 1 0 1 0.25 2 - | 0
Euro HL 2 12 5 1 6 0.50 4 1 | 2 4 1 4 5 1.25 0 -2
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 99 10 44 54 0.55 118 -9 | 1 10 1 7 8 0.80 4 -2
International 2 8 2 1 3 0.38 2 -3 | 0
International-Jr 1 17 5 5 10 0.59 10 - | 0
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 11 3 5 8 0.73 16 - | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
SM-liiga (Liiga) 17 769 150 247 397 0.52 906 -176 | 10 62 10 14 24 0.39 74 -13
Mestis 1 52 7 27 34 0.65 38 6 | 1 16 4 9 13 0.81 16 7
Elitserien (SHL) 5 176 32 36 68 0.39 134 -8 | 5 59 7 11 18 0.31 46 -7
U20 I-divisioona 4 52 26 35 61 1.17 52 - | 1 10 8 9 17 1.70 54 -
WJC-20 1 7 1 0 1 0.14 6 -5 | 0
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Jari Kauppila Connections

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
14/04/2014
14/04/2014 Confirmed KooKoo Retired
03/06/2013
03/06/2013 Confirmed Pelicans KooKoo
20/08/2012
20/08/2012 Confirmed Tingsryds AIF Pelicans
30/04/2011
30/04/2011 Extension Tingsryds AIF Tingsryds AIF
15/05/2010
15/05/2010 Confirmed Pelicans Tingsryds AIF

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Jari Kauppila Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Pelicans

Career transactions
- 2014-04-14 • Announced his retirement
- 2013-06-03 • Signed by KooKoo
- 2012-08-20 • Signed by Pelicans
- 2010-05-15 • Signed to a one-year contract with a one-year option by Tingsryd
- 2008-04-30 • Signed to a two-year contract by Pelicans
- 2006-04-19 • Signed to a two-year contract by HV71
- 2005-04-04 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by TPS
- 2004-05-13 • Signed to a one-year contract by TPS
- 2004-01-30 • Signed by Leksand
- 2003-01-21 • Loaned to HIFK by Pelicans
- 2002-04-17 • Signed by Pelicans
- 2001-01-24 • Signed by Luleå

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