Who is Jere Karalahti?

Jere Karalahti is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Jere Karalahti played for?

The last team Jere played for was HV71 in the SHL.

How tall is Jere Karalahti?

Jere Karalahti is 188 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Jere Karalahti weigh?

Jere Karalahti weighs 95 kg (209 lbs).

When was Jere Karalahti born?

Jere Karalahti was born on 1975-03-25 in Helsinki, FIN.

How old is Jere Karalahti?

Jere Karalahti is 51 years old.

What is Jere Karalahti's nationality?

Jere Karalahti is from Finland.

Jere Karalahti

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Jere Karalahti Facts

Date of Birth: Mar 25, 1975
Age: 51
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: HIFK
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Player Type: Agitator
Heavy Hitter
Physical Defenseman
Drafted: 1993 round 6 #146 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Highlights: 3
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Brother: Keni Karalahti

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
91-92	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	4	2	1	3	2	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
92-93	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	3	1	4	4	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	2	13	15	49	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	2	2	4	8	-
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	4	2	6	16	-
93-94	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	3	0	0	0	0	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	46	1	10	11	36	11	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	-3
	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	12	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	3	2	5	4	5
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	4	3	7	28	-
	Finland (all)	International	1	0	0	0	4	-
	Finland II (all)	International	4	0	2	2	0	-
94-95	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	8	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	37	1	7	8	42	16	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	4	6	8	-
95-96	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	1	2	3	2	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	36	4	6	10	102	-3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-3
96-97	HIFK	SM-liiga	18	3	5	8	20	1
97-98	HIFK	SM-liiga	43	14	16	30	59	15	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	8	9
	Finland	WC	10	4	3	7	6	2
	Finland (all)	International	23	6	6	12	14	-
98-99	HIFK	SM-liiga	49	11	22	33	65	22	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	10	3
	Finland	WC	12	5	3	8	2	5
99-00	HIFK	SM-liiga	13	2	2	4	55	-3
	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	48	6	10	16	18	3	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-3
	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL	10	0	3	3	4	-4
	Finland	WC	9	1	1	2	8	0
00-01	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	56	2	7	9	38	8	Playoffs	13	0	0	0	18	-7
01-02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	30	0	1	1	29	-5
	Nashville Predators	NHL	15	0	1	1	12	-1
	Finland	WC	9	2	3	5	10	-4
	Finland (all)	International	11	2	3	5	14	-1
02-03	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
03-04	HIFK	SM-liiga	45	7	16	23	148	15	Playoffs	12	3	4	7	2	2
	Finland	WC	7	0	0	0	4	2
04-05	HIFK"A"	SM-liiga	42	4	10	14	93	11	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	6	-4
	Finland	WC	7	1	3	4	6	0
05-06	HIFK"C"	SM-liiga	20	4	11	15	43	7	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	2	1
06-07	HIFK	SM-liiga	51	5	9	14	132	11	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	27	0
07-08	Kärpät	SM-liiga	15	2	4	6	43	4
08-09	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	50	7	16	23	148	12	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	10	-5
09-10	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	47	5	14	19	193	-11
10-11	Blues	SM-liiga	53	11	19	30	147	-4	Playoffs	18	0	5	5	36	0
11-12	Dynamo Minsk	KHL	54	7	7	14	90	2	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	6	0
12-13	Dynamo Minsk"C"	KHL	45	1	9	10	96	-9
13-14	Jokerit	Liiga	56	8	27	35	76	11	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	14	-3
	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	10	0
	Finland (all)	International	24	2	7	9	24	3
14-15	Jokerit	KHL	22	1	8	9	40	7
	HV71	SHL	30	6	13	19	57	-9	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-1
15-16	HV71	SHL	36	3	9	12	72	1	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	6	-4

Jere Karalahti Tournament Statistics

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
88-89	Helsinki Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
91-92	Finland U18	Macs Tournament	-	4	8	12	4	-
98-99	HIFK	Euro HL	6	2	1	3	2	3	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0	3
99-00	HIFK	Euro HL	4	1	2	3	0	3
03-04	Finland	EHT	8	1	1	2	10	-
04-05	HIFK	Spengler Cup	4	1	0	1	2	-
	Finland	EHT	5	0	0	0	4	-
05-06	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	14	-
06-07	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	6	-1
08-09	Hamburg Freezers	DEB-Pokal	2	1	0	1	2	-
10-11	Finland"A"	EHT	6	0	3	3	12	-6
12-13	Dynamo Minsk	Nadezhda Cup	5	0	0	0	4	-4
13-14	Jokerit	ET	6	0	1	1	2	-
	Finland	EHT	8	1	2	3	12	-1
15-16	HV71	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	4	0

Jere Karalahti Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	4	0	0
DEB-Pokal	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	2	-	0
DEL	2	97	12	30	42	0.43	341	1	1	9	2	2	4	0.44	10	-5
EHT	6	36	2	7	9	0.25	58	-8*	0
EJC-18	1	6	2	2	4	0.67	8	-	0
ET	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	2	-	0
Euro HL	2	10	3	3	6	0.60	2	6	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	0	3
IHL	1	10	0	3	3	0.30	4	-4	0
International	4	63	10	18	28	0.44	56	2*	0
International-Jr	2	32	8	5	13	0.41	56	-	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	1	4	2	1	3	0.75	2	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
KHL	3	121	9	24	33	0.27	226	0	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	6	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	14	524	77	164	241	0.46	1061	114	11	79	7	13	20	0.25	115	1
Macs Tournament (Circle K Classic)	1	-	4	8	12	-	4	-	0
NHL	3	149	8	19	27	0.18	97	5	2	17	0	1	1	0.06	20	-10
Nadezhda Cup	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-4	0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
SHL	2	66	9	22	31	0.47	129	-8	2	12	1	2	3	0.25	8	-5
Spengler Cup	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	1	7	3	1	4	0.57	4	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	34	3	15	18	0.53	59	-	2	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
WC	7	64	14	16	30	0.47	46	5	0
WJC-20	2	14	5	6	11	0.79	12	5*	0

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Jere Karalahti Career Totals

League

Champions HL

DEB-Pokal

DEL

EHT

EJC-18

Euro HL

IHL

International

International-Jr

Jr. A SM-sarja

KHL

121

Liiga

524

164

Macs Tournament

NHL

149

Nadezhda Cup

QC Int PW

SHL

Spengler Cup

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

WJC-20

Jere Karalahti Hockey Connections

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Jere Karalahti Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1997-1998	SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Power Play Goals (10) SM-liiga Player of the Month (March) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1998-1999	SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1999-2000	World Championship Bronze Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga Bronze Medal Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (3) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (7)
2009-2010	DEL Most Penalized Player (193)
2010-2011	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2011-2012	KHL All-Star Game
2013-2014	Liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (27) Liiga Most Points by Defenseman (35) World Championship Silver Medal
2014-2015	SHL Highest ATOI (24:37)

Transactions

08/25/2016

confirmed

HV71

Retired

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11/21/2014

confirmed

Jokerit

HV71

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04/28/2014

extension

Jokerit

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08/06/2013

confirmed

Dynamo Minsk

Jokerit

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01/11/2012

extension

Dynamo Minsk

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09/02/2011

confirmed

Blues

Dynamo Minsk

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03/16/2010

confirmed

Hamburg Freezers

Blues

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Jere Karalahti Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Hamburg Freezers
Cult/Star player for HIFK
Cult/Star player for HIFK U20
Cult/Star player for HV71

Career transactions
- 2016-08-25 • Announced his retirement
- 2014-11-21 • Signed by HV71
- 2014-04-28 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Jokerit
- 2013-08-06 • Signed to a one-year contract by Jokerit
- 2013-04-30 • Released by Dinamo Minsk
- 2011-09-02 • Signed by Dinamo Minsk
- 2010-03-16 • Signed by Blues
- 2009-05-29 • Signed by the Hamburg Freezers
- 2003-03-27 • Signed by HIFK
- 2002-03-16 • Traded to the Nashville Predators with a 2003 4th round pick (Teemu Lassila) for Cliff Ronning