Ari Vallin

Date of Birth: Mar 21, 1978
Age: 48
Place of Birth: Ylöjärvi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Tappara
Position: D
Height: 181 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Ari Vallin Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman

A somewhat undersized defenseman with decent hockey sense and offensive skills. Mobile and a good skater. Vallin is strong on the puck, but could improve his defensive game somewhat, although being fairly reliable.

Ari Vallin Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja	32	18	18	36	28	-	Playoffs	7	5	1	6	6	-
1993-1994	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	3	5	8	-
1994-1995	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	9	16	25	42	-	Playoffs	5	3	3	6	2	-
1994-1995	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	8	1	1	2	12	-
1995-1996	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	7	5	12	53	-	Playoffs	6	5	3	8	4	-
1995-1996	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	13	2	8	10	22	-	Qualification	13	2	7	9	22	-
1995-1996	Finland U18 "A"	EJC-18	5	1	1	2	4	4
1995-1996	Finland U18 (all) "A"	International-Jr	17	2	6	8	18	-
1996-1997	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	0	0	0	0	0	-	Qualification	8	2	3	5	4	-
1996-1997	Tappara	SM-liiga	21	0	0	0	8	-4	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
1996-1997	KOOVEE Loan	I-divisioona	10	0	0	0	6	-3
1996-1997	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	2	1	0	1	4	-
1997-1998	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	1	2	3	10	-	Playoffs	1	1	0	1	2	-
1997-1998	Tappara	SM-liiga	44	2	2	4	16	-1	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	0	4
1997-1998	Hermes Loan	I-divisioona	2	0	1	1	0	1
1997-1998	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	8	5
1997-1998	Finland U20 (all) "A"	International-Jr	19	2	1	3	18	-
1998-1999	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	5	2	3	5	12	-
1998-1999	HPK	SM-liiga	49	6	3	9	24	10	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	8	-1
1999-2000	Tappara	SM-liiga	54	4	8	12	36	5	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	8	-2
2000-2001	HPK	SM-liiga	53	5	7	12	34	-7
2001-2002	Jokerit	SM-liiga	45	4	20	24	24	24	Playoffs	12	1	4	5	2	8
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	8	0	1	1	6	-2
2002-2003	Jokerit	SM-liiga	53	5	11	16	34	12	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	0
2003-2004	Kärpät	SM-liiga	54	7	10	17	36	6	Playoffs	15	3	2	5	8	-1
2004-2005	Kärpät	SM-liiga	55	2	15	17	40	22	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	10	8
2005-2006	Kärpät	SM-liiga	50	7	23	30	84	10	Playoffs	10	0	1	1	24	-2
2006-2007	Rochester Americans	AHL	24	0	7	7	20	-2
2006-2007	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	23	3	6	9	20	15
2006-2007	EHC Visp	NLB	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	6	0	7	7	4	-
2007-2008	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	53	3	7	10	68	3	Playoffs	16	0	4	4	22	3
2008-2009	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	39	3	9	12	30	2	Playoffs	10	1	1	2	22	4
2009-2010	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	48	1	12	13	44	-3	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	6	-2
2010-2011	HIFK	SM-liiga	48	1	14	15	46	4	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	8	2
2010-2011	Kiekko-Vantaa Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-2012	Blues	SM-liiga	48	5	6	11	26	9	Playoffs	13	2	3	5	22	2
2012-2013	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	31	0	7	7	54	-4
2012-2013	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	9	0	1	1	8	-3	Playoffs	10	0	1	1	6	-2
2013-2014	Kärpät	Liiga	58	1	16	17	44	10	Playoffs	16	0	3	3	4	1
2014-2015	Kärpät	Liiga	41	2	1	3	22	4	Playoffs	18	0	4	4	27	4
2015-2016	KooKoo "C"	Liiga	40	2	3	5	45	-1

Ari Vallin Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Finland U16	Nordic Cup	3	0	1	1	2	-1
2004-2005	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	0	0	12	-2
2005-2006	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	3	3	6	-1
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2010-2011	HIFK	ET	8	2	3	5	10	-
2012-2013	HC Sparta Praha	ET	7	2	3	5	2	-
2013-2014	Kärpät	ET	6	1	1	2	4	-
2014-2015	Kärpät	Champions HL	11	0	1	1	0	3

Ari Vallin Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	24	0	7	7	0.29	20	-2	0
Champions HL	1	11	0	1	1	0.09	0	3	0
Czechia	1	31	0	7	7	0.23	54	-4	0
ECC	2	6	0	3	3	0.50	18	-3	0
EHT	2	6	0	0	0	0.00	8	-2	0
EJC-18	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	4	4	0
Elitserien (SHL)	4	119	7	28	35	0.29	102	11	3	27	1	2	3	0.11	34	0
ET	3	21	5	7	12	0.57	16	-	0
I-divisioona	2	12	0	1	1	0.08	6	-2	0
International	1	8	0	1	1	0.13	6	-2	0
International-Jr	5	55	8	11	19	0.35	60	-	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	15	713	53	139	192	0.27	519	103	13	132	8	25	33	0.25	125	23
Mestis	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
NLB (SL)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	6	0	7	7	1.17	4	-
Nordic Cup	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-1	0
Russia	1	53	3	7	10	0.19	68	3	1	16	0	4	4	0.25	22	3
U16 SM-sarja	1	32	18	18	36	1.13	28	-	1	7	5	1	6	0.86	6	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	44	16	21	37	0.84	95	-	2	11	8	6	14	1.27	6	-
U20 I-divisioona	2	13	2	8	10	0.77	22	-	2	21	4	10	14	0.67	26	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	2	1	2	3	1.50	10	-	2	6	3	3	6	1.00	14	-
WJC-20	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	8	5	0

Ari Vallin Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Blues	1	48	5	6	11	0.23	26	9	1	13	2	3	5	0.38	22	2
EHC Visp	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	6	0	7	7	1.17	4	-
Färjestad BK	3	96	4	22	26	0.27	82	-4	3	27	1	2	3	0.11	34	0
Finland (EHT)	2	6	0	0	0	0.00	8	-2	0
Finland (all)	1	8	0	1	1	0.13	6	-2	0
Finland U16 (Cup)	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-1	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	9	2	3	5	0.56	8	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	8	1	1	2	0.25	12	-	0
Finland U18	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	4	4	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	17	2	6	8	0.47	18	-	0
Finland U19 (all)	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	4	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	8	5	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	19	2	1	3	0.16	18	-	0
Frölunda HC	1	23	3	6	9	0.39	20	15	0
HC Sparta Praha	1	38	2	10	12	0.32	56	-4*	0
Hermes	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	1	0
HIFK	1	56	3	17	20	0.36	56	4*	1	9	0	1	1	0.11	8	2
HPK	2	102	11	10	21	0.21	58	3	1	8	0	1	1	0.13	8	-1
HPK U20	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	12	-
Jokerit	2	98	9	31	40	0.41	58	36	2	20	1	5	6	0.30	6	8
Kärpät	5	281	20	70	90	0.32	248	52*	5	71	5	12	17	0.24	73	10
Kiekko-Vantaa	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
KooKoo	1	40	2	3	5	0.13	45	-1	0
KOOVEE	1	10	0	0	0	0.00	6	-3	0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	1	53	3	7	10	0.19	68	3	1	16	0	4	4	0.25	22	3
Rochester Americans	1	24	0	7	7	0.29	20	-2	0
Tappara	3	119	6	10	16	0.13	60	0	3	11	0	3	3	0.27	8	2
Tappara U16	1	32	18	18	36	1.13	28	-	1	7	5	1	6	0.86	6	-
Tappara U18	2	44	16	21	37	0.84	95	-	2	11	8	6	14	1.27	6	-
Tappara U20	3	15	3	10	13	0.87	32	-	3	22	5	10	15	0.68	28	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ari Vallin Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1994-1995	U18 SM-sarja Champion
1995-1996	U18 EJC Silver Medal U18 SM-sarja Champion
1997-1998	U20 SM-liiga Bronze Medal U20 WJC Gold Medal
1998-1999	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2001-2002	SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Playoffs Best Plus/Minus (+8)
2003-2004	SM-liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (3)
2004-2005	Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+22) SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2007-2008	RSL Silver Medal
2008-2009	Elitserien Champion
2010-2011	SM-liiga Champion
2013-2014	Liiga Champion
2014-2015	Liiga Champion
2015-2016	Liiga Most Entertaining Player

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/20/2016	Confirmed	KooKoo	Retired
05/06/2015	Confirmed	Kärpät	KooKoo
02/27/2014	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät
04/27/2013	Confirmed	Färjestad BK	Kärpät
01/30/2013	Confirmed	HC Sparta Praha	Färjestad BK
06/22/2012	Confirmed	Blues	HC Sparta Praha
09/05/2011	Confirmed	HIFK	Blues
10/02/2010	Loan	HIFK	Kiekko-Vantaa
07/24/2010	Confirmed	Färjestad BK	HIFK

Ari Vallin Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Hermes
Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Career transactions
- 2011-09-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by Blues
- 2010-07-24 • Signed to a one-year contract by HIFK
- 2008-06-27 • Signed to a two-year contract by Färjestad
- 2007-08-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2006-07-06 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2004-06-09 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Kärpät
- 2003-04-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by Kärpät
- 2001-04-26 • Signed to a two-year contract by Jokerit

Career assignments
- 2010-10-02 • Loaned to Kiekko-Vantaa by HIFK
- 2006-03-07 • Loaned to EHC Visp by Frölunda
- 2006-12-22 • Loaned to Frölunda by the Florida Panthers
- 2006-09-28 • Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL) by the Florida Panthers