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Finland Jari Kauppila
#30 KooKoo / Mestis - 13/14
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 23, 1974
Position
C
Age
50
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Lammi, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Kiekkoreipas
Status
Retired

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* 8* 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* -* |

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* 133* -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.

Jari Kauppila Career Highlights

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