Jere Karalahti

#8 HV71 / SHL - 15/16

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

Jere Karalahti Facts

Player Type: AgitatorHeavy HitterPhysical Defenseman
Drafted: 1993 round 6 #146 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Brother: Keni Karalahti

Jere Karalahti Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1991-1992	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	4	2	1	3	2	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
1992-1993	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	3	1	4	4	-
1992-1993	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	2	13	15	49	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
1992-1993	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	2	2	4	8	-
1992-1993	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	4	2	6	16	-
1993-1994	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	3	0	0	0	0	-
1993-1994	HIFK	SM-liiga	46	1	10	11	36	11	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	-3
1993-1994	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	12	-
1993-1994	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	3	2	5	4	5
1993-1994	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	4	3	7	28	-
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	1	0	0	0	4	-
1993-1994	Finland II (all)	International	4	0	2	2	0	-
1994-1995	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	8	-
1994-1995	HIFK	SM-liiga	37	1	7	8	42	16	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1
1994-1995	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	4	6	8	-
1995-1996	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	1	2	3	2	-
1995-1996	HIFK	SM-liiga	36	4	6	10	102	-3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-3
1996-1997	HIFK	SM-liiga	18	3	5	8	20	1
1997-1998	HIFK	SM-liiga	43	14	16	30	59	15	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	8	9
1997-1998	Finland	WC	10	4	3	7	6	2
1997-1998	Finland (all)	International	23	6	6	12	14	-
1998-1999	HIFK	SM-liiga	49	11	22	33	65	22	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	10	3
1998-1999	Finland	WC	12	5	3	8	2	5
1999-2000	HIFK	SM-liiga	13	2	2	4	55	-3
1999-2000	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	48	6	10	16	18	3	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-3
1999-2000	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL	10	0	3	3	4	-4
1999-2000	Finland	WC	9	1	1	2	8	0
2000-2001	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	56	2	7	9	38	8	Playoffs	13	0	0	0	18	-7
2001-2002	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	30	0	1	1	29	-5
2001-2002	Nashville Predators	NHL	15	0	1	1	12	-1
2001-2002	Finland	WC	9	2	3	5	10	-4
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	11	2	3	5	14	-1
2002-2003	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	HIFK	SM-liiga	45	7	16	23	148	15	Playoffs	12	3	4	7	2	2
2003-2004	Finland	WC	7	0	0	0	4	2
2004-2005	HIFK "A"	SM-liiga	42	4	10	14	93	11	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	6	-4
2004-2005	Finland	WC	7	1	3	4	6	0
2005-2006	HIFK "C"	SM-liiga	20	4	11	15	43	7	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	2	1
2006-2007	HIFK	SM-liiga	51	5	9	14	132	11	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	27	0
2007-2008	Kärpät	SM-liiga	15	2	4	6	43	4
2008-2009	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	50	7	16	23	148	12	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	10	-5
2009-2010	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	47	5	14	19	193	-11
2010-2011	Blues	SM-liiga	53	11	19	30	147	-4	Playoffs	18	0	5	5	36	0
2011-2012	Dynamo Minsk	KHL	54	7	7	14	90	2	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	6	0
2012-2013	Dynamo Minsk "C"	KHL	45	1	9	10	96	-9
2013-2014	Jokerit	Liiga	56	8	27	35	76	11	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	14	-3
2013-2014	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	10	0
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	24	2	7	9	24	3
2014-2015	Jokerit	KHL	22	1	8	9	40	7
2014-2015	HV71	SHL	30	6	13	19	57	-9	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-1
2015-2016	HV71	SHL	36	3	9	12	72	1	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	6	-4

Jere Karalahti Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	Helsinki Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Finland U18	Macs Tournament	-	4	8	12	4	-
1998-1999	HIFK	Euro HL	6	2	1	3	2	3	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0	3
1999-2000	HIFK	Euro HL	4	1	2	3	0	3
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	8	1	1	2	10	-
2004-2005	HIFK	Spengler Cup	4	1	0	1	2	-
2004-2005	Finland	EHT	5	0	0	0	4	-
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	14	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	6	-1
2008-2009	Hamburg Freezers	DEB-Pokal	2	1	0	1	2	-
2010-2011	Finland "A"	EHT	6	0	3	3	12	-6
2012-2013	Dynamo Minsk	Nadezhda Cup	5	0	0	0	4	-4
2013-2014	Jokerit	ET	6	0	1	1	2	-
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	8	1	2	3	12	-1
2015-2016	HV71	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	4	0

Jere Karalahti Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Nadezhda Cup	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-4	0
NHL	3	149	8	19	27	0.18	97	5	2	17	0	1	1	0.06	20	-10
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jere Karalahti Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Blues	1	53	11	19	30	0.57	147	-4	1	18	0	5	5	0.28	36	0
Dynamo Minsk	2	104	8	16	24	0.23	190	-11	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	6	0
Finland	7	64	14	16	30	0.47	46	5	0
Finland (EHT)	6	36	2	7	9	0.25	58	-8*	0
Finland (all)	4	59	10	16	26	0.44	56	2*	0
Finland II (all)	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	0	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	2	2	4	0.67	8	-	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	-	4	8	12	-	4	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	12	4	2	6	0.50	16	-	0
Finland U19 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	12	-	0
Finland U20	2	14	5	6	11	0.79	12	5*	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	17	4	3	7	0.41	28	-	0
Hamburg Freezers	2	99	13	30	43	0.43	343	1*	1	9	2	2	4	0.44	10	-5
Helsinki Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
HIFK	11	414	60	117	177	0.43	799	109*	9	63	9	8	17	0.27	65	7
HIFK U18	1	7	3	1	4	0.57	4	-	0
HIFK U20	5	38	5	16	21	0.55	61	-	3	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
HV71	2	72	10	24	34	0.47	133	-8	2	12	1	2	3	0.25	8	-5
Jokerit	2	84	9	36	45	0.54	118	18*	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	14	-3
Kärpät	1	15	2	4	6	0.40	43	4	0
Long Beach Ice Dogs	1	10	0	3	3	0.30	4	-4	0
Los Angeles Kings	3	134	8	18	26	0.19	85	6	2	17	0	1	1	0.06	20	-10
Nashville Predators	1	15	0	1	1	0.07	12	-1	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jere Karalahti Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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

Date	Status	From	To
08/25/2016	Confirmed	HV71	Retired
11/21/2014	Confirmed	Jokerit	HV71
04/28/2014	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
08/06/2013	Confirmed	Dynamo Minsk	Jokerit
01/11/2012	Extension	Dynamo Minsk	Dynamo Minsk
09/02/2011	Confirmed	Blues	Dynamo Minsk
03/16/2010	Confirmed	Hamburg Freezers	Blues

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