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Finland Sweden Kari Suoraniemi
Rögle BK / Allsvenskan D1 - 94/95
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Sep 29, 1960
Position
D
Age
63
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland / Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired

Brother: Seppo Suoraniemi, Sons: Niko Suoraniemi, Joel Suoraniemi

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Kari Suoraniemi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 22* 11* 13* 24* 30* -* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 9 -
1978-79 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 17* 11* 16* 27* 18* -* | Playoffs
Kärpät SM-liiga 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* | Relegation 6 1 5 6 6 -
1979-80 Kärpät SM-liiga 28* 1* 3* 4* 26* 13* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U20 WJC-20 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1980-81 Kärpät SM-liiga 31* 4* 8* 12* 30* 9* | Playoffs 12 5 6 11 4 -
Rochester Americans AHL 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1981-82 Rochester Americans AHL 61* 2* 29* 31* 32* -* |
1982-83 Rochester Americans AHL 72* 9* 28* 37* 64* -* |
1983-84 Kärpät SM-liiga 29* 4* 9* 13* 30* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
1984-85 Kärpät SM-liiga 35* 9* 10* 19* 67* -3* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 8 5
Finland (all) International 21* 4* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 8* 3* 1* 4* 6* 1* |
1985-86 JyP HT SM-liiga 35* 9* 11* 20* 54* 1* |
Finland WC 10* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
1986-87 JyP HT SM-liiga 42* 8* 18* 26* 36* 5* |
1987-88 Skellefteå HC Elitserien 22* 4* 9* 13* 32* -* |
1988-89 Skellefteå HC Elitserien 30* 7* 11* 18* 40* -* |
1989-90 Skellefteå HC Elitserien 22* 4* 6* 10* 22* -* |
Skellefteå HC Allsvenskan D1 18* 5* 5* 10* 12* -* | Qualification 3 0 0 0 2 -
1990-91 Jokerit SM-liiga 30* 1* 6* 7* 22* -12* |
1991-92 Rögle BK J20 Juniorserien 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Rögle BK Division 1 23* 5* 9* 14* 12* -* | Qualification 5 1 2 3 8 -
1992-93 Rögle BK Elitserien 33* 2* 5* 7* 39* -* |
1993-94 Rögle BK Elitserien 37* 7* 9* 16* 28* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -
1994-95 Rögle BK Elitserien 19* 0* 5* 5* 6* -* |
Rögle BK Allsvenskan D1 13* 1* 5* 6* 6* -* | Kvalserien SHL 11 0 0 0 0 -

Kari Suoraniemi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 137* 12* 58* 70* 0.51* 98* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Allsvenskan D1 2 31* 6* 10* 16* 0.52* 18* -* | 2 14 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
Division 1 1 23* 5* 9* 14* 0.61* 12* -* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 8 * - *
International 1 21* 4* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 39* 22* 29* 51* 1.31* 48* -* | 2 5 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.20 * 9 * - *
Juniorserien 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 8 235* 36* 66* 102* 0.43* 265* 14* | 5 32 6 * 14 * 20 * 0.63 * 18 * 5 *
Elitserien (SHL) 6 163* 24* 45* 69* 0.42* 167* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * - *
WC 2 18* 3* 1* 4* 0.22* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kari Suoraniemi Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Rögle BK