Kari Eloranta

Pelicans / I-divisioona - 96/97

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

Kari Eloranta Facts

Player Type: LeaderTwo-Way Defenseman

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Kari Eloranta Statistics

									Post
1972-1973	Lahden Reipas U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	10	10	4	14	12	-
1973-1974	Lahden Reipas U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	14	7	14	21	18	-
1973-1974	Finland U19	EJC-19	5	0	1	1	0	-
1973-1974	Lahden Reipas	Suomen sarja	12	5	8	13	2	-
1974-1975	Lahden Reipas	II-divisioona	19	10	12	22	24	-	Qualification	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974-1975	Finland U19	EJC-19	5	0	0	0	2	-
1974-1975	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	0	0	0	4	-
1975-1976	Kiekkoreipas	I-divisioona	35	11	9	20	17	-	Qualification	6	3	3	6	6	-
1975-1976	Finland U20	WJC-20	4	0	1	1	2	-
1976-1977	Kiekkoreipas	SM-liiga	36	4	6	10	34	-
1977-1978	Kiekkoreipas	SM-liiga	36	6	5	11	14	-11
1978-1979	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	7	10	17	47	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
1978-1979	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	4	-
1978-1979	Finland	WC	6	0	0	0	4	-
1979-1980	Leksands IF	Elitserien	33	4	5	9	26	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	4	-
1979-1980	Finland Olympics	OG	7	0	4	4	0	-
1979-1980	Finland (all)	International	7	0	4	4	0	-
1980-1981	Leksands IF	Elitserien	36	2	14	16	35	-	Kvalserien SHL	6	1	2	3	8	-
1980-1981	Finland (all)	International	8	1	2	3	6	-
1980-1981	Finland	WC	8	1	2	3	6	-
1981-1982	Oklahoma City Stars	CenHL	39	3	27	30	31	-
1981-1982	Calgary Flames	NHL	19	0	5	5	14	-14
1981-1982	St. Louis Blues	NHL	12	1	7	8	6	5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-
1982-1983	Calgary Flames	NHL	80	4	40	44	43	13	Playoffs	9	1	3	4	17	-
1983-1984	Calgary Flames	NHL	78	5	34	39	44	12	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-
1984-1985	Calgary Flames	NHL	65	2	11	13	39	1
1985-1986	HV71	Elitserien	36	4	16	20	46	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
1985-1986	Finland (all)	International	10	3	1	4	2	-2
1985-1986	Finland	WC	10	3	1	4	2	-2
1986-1987	HV71	Elitserien	35	3	18	21	34	-
1986-1987	Calgary Flames	NHL	13	1	6	7	9	3	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0	-
1987-1988	HC Lugano	NLA	35	4	26	30	30	-	Playoffs	7	2	5	7	8	-
1987-1988	Finland Olympics	OG	8	0	6	6	2	3
1987-1988	Finland (all)	International	8	0	6	6	2	3
1988-1989	HC Lugano	NLA	36	11	21	32	17	-	Playoffs	10	2	6	8	28	-
1988-1989	Finland (all)	International	10	1	3	4	12	0
1988-1989	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	12	0
1989-1990	HC Lugano	NLA	36	8	26	34	36	-	Playoffs	7	2	4	6	0	-
1990-1991	Hockey Reipas	SM-liiga	44	7	18	25	18	3
1990-1991	Finland (all)	International	6	0	1	1	4	-
1991-1992	Rögle BK	Division 1	35	5	17	22	22	-	Qualification	5	0	0	0	12	-
1991-1992	Finland	CC	6	0	1	1	4	-3
1991-1992	Finland Olympics "A"	OG	8	0	2	2	4	4
1991-1992	Finland (all)	International	8	0	2	2	4	4
1992-1993	Rögle BK "A"	Elitserien	38	9	8	17	44	-
1993-1994	Rögle BK "C"	Elitserien	40	2	13	15	14	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
1994-1995	Rögle BK "C"	Elitserien	17	1	3	4	8	-
1994-1995	Rögle BK "C"	Allsvenskan D1	18	2	7	9	2	-	Kvalserien SHL	11	0	4	4	4	-
1995-1996	Reipas Lahti	I-divisioona	44	5	25	30	34	28	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	32	-1
1996-1997	Pelicans	I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0	-1

Kari Eloranta Tournament Statistics

									Post
1976-1977	Finland II	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978-1979	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	3	0	0	0	0	-

Kari Eloranta Career Totals by League


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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kari Eloranta Career Totals by Team


Calgary Flames	5	255	12	96	108	0.42	149	15	3	21	1	7	8	0.38	19	-
Finland	4	34	5	6	11	0.32	24	-2*	0
Finland (CC)	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	-3	0
Finland (Cup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Finland (all)	8	63	5	19	24	0.38	34	5*	0
Finland II (Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Finland Olympics	3	23	0	12	12	0.52	6	7*	0
Finland U19	2	10	0	1	1	0.10	2	-	0
Finland U20	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	6	-	0
HC Lugano	3	107	23	73	96	0.90	83	-	3	24	6	15	21	0.88	36	-
HV71	2	71	7	34	41	0.58	80	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Lahden Reipas U20	2	24	17	18	35	1.46	30	-	0
Leksands IF	3	105	13	29	42	0.40	108	-	3	11	1	2	3	0.27	14	-
Oklahoma City Stars	1	39	3	27	30	0.77	31	-	0
Pelicans	8	227	48	83	131	0.58	143	19*	3	9*	3*	4*	7*	0.78*	38*	-1*
Rögle BK	4	148	19	48	67	0.45	90	-	3	19	0	4	4	0.21	16	-
St. Louis Blues	1	12	1	7	8	0.67	6	5	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kari Eloranta Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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