Paul Kariya

Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Draft: Anaheim, 1st round (4th overall), 1993 NHL Entry

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Skater Rank: #72. Lanny McDonald… #73. Guy Lapointe… #74. Doug Wilson… #75. PAUL KARIYA… #76. Martin St. Louis… #77. Keith Tkachuk… #78. Eric Lindros…

Skater Rank: #72. Lanny McDonald… #73. Guy Lapointe… #74. Doug Wilson… #75. PAUL KARIYA… #76. Martin St. Louis… #77. Keith Tkachuk… #78. Eric Lindros…

NHL Standard

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					Scoring Stats						Goals				Assists					Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	SH	PP	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1994-95	20	MDA	NHL	47	18	21	39	15	-17	4	10	7	1	3	13	0	8	134	13.4
1995-96	21	MDA	NHL	82	50	58	108	42	9	20	27	20	3	9	34	3	21	349	14.3
1996-97	22	MDA	NHL	69	44	55	99	39	36	6	26	15	3	10	35	1	19	340	12.9
1997-98	23	MDA	NHL	22	17	14	31	14	12	23	14	3	0	2	12	0	2	103	16.5
1998-99	24	MDA	NHL	82	39	62	101	39	17	40	26	11	2	4	29	1	32	429	9.1	2094	25:32
1999-00	25	MDA	NHL	74	42	44	86	34	22	24	28	11	3	3	24	0	20	324	13.0	1803	24:22
2000-01	26	MDA	NHL	66	33	34	67	27	-9	20	12	18	3	3	18	0	16	230	14.3	1520	23:02
2001-02	27	MDA	NHL	82	32	25	57	24	-15	28	21	11	0	8	11	0	14	289	11.1	1822	22:13
2002-03	28	MDA	NHL	82	25	56	81	28	-3	48	13	11	1	2	32	0	24	257	9.7	1664	20:17
2003-04	29	COL	NHL	51	11	25	36	12	-5	22	5	5	1	1	15	1	9	110	10.0	950	18:37
2005-06	31	NSH	NHL	82	31	54	85	31	-6	40	17	14	0	3	22	0	32	245	12.7	1565	19:05
2006-07	32	NSH	NHL	82	24	52	76	26	6	36	19	5	0	2	32	0	20	224	10.7	1671	20:23
2007-08	33	STL	NHL	82	16	49	65	21	-10	50	11	5	0	1	33	0	16	223	7.2	1536	18:44
2008-09	34	STL	NHL	11	2	13	15	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	9	31	6.5	199	18:06
2009-10	35	STL	NHL	75	18	25	43	16	-7	36	15	3	0	2	16	0	9	221	8.1	1287	17:09
Career			NHL	989	402	587	989	375	31	399	246	139	17	53	330	6	251	3509	11.5	16109	20:57

NHL Miscellaneous

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					Per Game						Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	S	G	A	PTS	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
1994-95	20	MDA	NHL	47	0.38	0.45	0.83	0.33	0.09	2.85	31	36	67	27	50	22	51	6	-17	3.4	0.0	3.4
1995-96	21	MDA	NHL	82	0.61	0.71	1.32	0.52	0.24	4.26	48	56	104	41	132	52	87	16	9	10.3	1.3	11.6
1996-97	22	MDA	NHL	69	0.64	0.80	1.43	0.56	0.09	4.93	46	57	103	41	133	47	63	13	36	10.6	2.0	12.6
1997-98	23	MDA	NHL	22	0.77	0.64	1.41	0.61	1.05	4.68	19	16	35	15	41	8	25	4	12	4.3	0.7	5.0
1998-99	24	MDA	NHL	82	0.48	0.76	1.23	0.47	0.49	5.23	45	70	115	44	155	79	83	24	17	9.1	3.1	12.2
1999-00	25	MDA	NHL	74	0.57	0.59	1.16	0.46	0.32	4.38	46	48	94	38	124	42	79	19	22	8.1	2.8	10.9
2000-01	26	MDA	NHL	66	0.50	0.52	1.02	0.41	0.30	3.48	36	36	72	29	89	46	63	11	-9	6.0	1.7	7.7
2001-02	27	MDA	NHL	82	0.39	0.30	0.70	0.29	0.34	3.52	37	28	65	28	82	37	62	2	-15	4.6	1.9	6.5
2002-03	28	MDA	NHL	82	0.30	0.68	0.99	0.34	0.59	3.13	28	62	90	32	99	41	66	5	-3	6.6	2.2	8.8
2003-04	29	COL	NHL	51	0.22	0.49	0.71	0.24	0.43	2.16	13	29	42	15	51	23	43	10	-5	2.5	0.8	3.3
2005-06	31	NSH	NHL	82	0.38	0.66	1.04	0.38	0.49	2.99	31	52	83	31	122	71	61	4	-6	6.8	1.5	8.4
2006-07	32	NSH	NHL	82	0.29	0.63	0.93	0.32	0.44	2.73	25	52	77	28	106	39	61	0	6	5.4	1.8	7.2
2007-08	33	STL	NHL	82	0.20	0.60	0.79	0.26	0.61	2.72	18	52	70	24	90	32	69	1	-10	4.3	1.5	5.8
2008-09	34	STL	NHL	11	0.18	1.18	1.36	0.42	0.18	2.82	2	13	15	5	19	12	7	1	1	1.2	0.3	1.5
2009-10	35	STL	NHL	75	0.24	0.33	0.57	0.22	0.48	2.95	20	26	46	18	58	17	53	5	-7	2.9	1.3	4.3
Career			NHL	989	0.41	0.59	1.00	0.38	0.40	3.55	445	633	1078	415	1351	568	873	121	31	86.2	23.1	109.3

NHL Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1996-97	22	MDA	NHL	11	7	6	13	5	-2	4	3	4	0	1	61	11.5
1998-99	24	MDA	NHL	3	1	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	9.1	78	26:03
2002-03	28	MDA	NHL	21	6	6	12	5	0	6	6	0	0	1	53	11.3	446	21:15
2003-04	29	COL	NHL	1	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	16	16:00
2005-06	31	NSH	NHL	5	2	5	7	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	16.7	104	20:47
2006-07	32	NSH	NHL	5	0	2	2	1	-4	2	0	0	0	0	10	0.0	98	19:36
Career			NHL	46	16	23	39	15	-7	12	10	6	0	2	149	10.7	742	21:12

Other Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1990-91	16	Penticton Panthers	BCJHL	54	45	67	112			8
1990-91	16	Canada	U-18	5	4	8	12			2
1991-92	17	Penticton Panthers	BCJHL	40	46	86	132			18
1991-92	17	Canada	WJC-A	6	1	1	2			2
1992-93	18	University of Maine	H-East	39	25	75	100			12
1992-93	18	Canada	WJC-A	7	2	6	8			2
1992-93	18	Canada	WC-A	8	2	7	9			0
1993-94	19	University of Maine	H-East	12	8	16	24			4
1993-94	19	Canada	Nat-Tm	23	7	34	41			2
1993-94	19	Canada	Olympics	8	3	4	7			2
1993-94	19	Canada	WC-A	8	5	7	12			2
1995-96	21	Canada	WC-A	8	4	3	7			2
2001-02	27	Canada	Olympics	6	3	1	4		5	0	2	1	0	0
Career		2 Seasons	BCJHL	94	91	153	244			26
Career		2 Seasons	H-East	51	33	91	124			16
Career		1 Season	Nat-Tm	23	7	34	41			2
Career		2 Seasons	Olympics	14	6	5	11		5	2	2	1	0	0
Career		1 Season	U-18	5	4	8	12			2
Career		3 Seasons	WC-A	24	11	17	28			4
Career		2 Seasons	WJC-A	13	3	7	10			4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 15 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Paul Kariya		12.6	12.2	11.6	10.9	8.8	8.4	7.7	7.2	6.5	5.8	5.0	4.3	3.4	3.3	1.5
Alexander Mogilny	94.4	13.4	12.2	10.6	9.5	8.3	8.3	7.8	6.6	6.5	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.3	3.3	2.9
Theoren Fleury	94.3	11.7	11.2	11.1	9.2	8.9	8.1	8.0	6.9	6.8	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.4	3.0	2.7
Bryan Trottier	92.8	13.6	12.9	11.2	10.3	10.0	8.7	8.6	7.6	7.6	7.0	6.5	6.3	4.3	2.6	0.9
Jari Kurri	92.0	14.0	11.8	10.4	10.1	9.1	9.0	8.3	7.7	6.5	6.4	6.1	6.1	3.8	3.0	1.9
Peter Bondra	91.3	12.1	10.3	10.2	10.2	8.6	7.2	7.1	6.2	6.2	5.4	5.0	4.5	4.3	3.9	1.7
Jean Beliveau	90.5	13.0	11.0	10.2	10.0	9.3	8.7	8.4	7.7	6.8	5.9	4.3	4.3	4.3	1.1	0.3
Daniel Alfredsson	90.5	12.3	11.5	10.4	10.0	9.3	9.2	8.1	7.9	7.7	7.4	7.1	5.6	5.3	3.2	2.7
Patrik Elias	90.0	12.5	11.8	9.4	9.4	7.7	7.6	7.2	7.1	6.5	6.4	5.6	5.2	4.6	0.1	-0.1
Brendan Shanahan	90.0	11.6	10.7	10.5	10.3	9.5	8.9	8.9	6.9	6.7	5.9	5.7	5.6	4.4	3.4	0.3
Adam Oates	89.0	12.2	10.5	9.6	8.9	7.9	7.6	7.6	6.9	6.3	5.2	5.0	4.5	3.8	2.9	0.5

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Paul Kariya		12.6	12.2	11.6	10.9	8.8	8.4	7.7	7.2	6.5	5.8	5.0	4.3	3.4	3.3	1.5
Theoren Fleury	94.3	11.7	11.2	11.1	9.2	8.9	8.1	8.0	6.9	6.8	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.4	3.0	2.7
Alexander Mogilny	93.7	13.4	12.2	10.6	9.5	8.3	8.3	7.8	6.6	6.5	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.3	3.3	2.9	2.5
Bryan Trottier	92.5	13.6	12.9	11.2	10.3	10.0	8.7	8.6	7.6	7.6	7.0	6.5	6.3	4.3	2.6	1.5	0.9	0.9	0.1
Jari Kurri	91.2	14.0	11.8	10.4	10.1	9.1	9.0	8.3	7.7	6.5	6.4	6.1	6.1	3.8	3.0	1.9	1.7	1.2
Patrik Elias	91.1	12.5	11.8	9.4	9.4	9.1	7.7	7.6	7.2	7.1	6.5	6.4	5.6	5.2	4.8	4.6	0.1	-0.1
Peter Bondra	90.9	12.1	10.3	10.2	10.2	8.6	7.2	7.1	6.2	6.2	5.4	5.0	4.5	4.3	3.9	1.7	1.3
Bobby Clarke	88.8	11.7	11.2	10.3	9.4	9.1	8.3	8.1	6.4	6.1	5.1	4.9	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.4
Joe Thornton	88.5	13.3	12.2	12.1	11.9	9.6	9.5	8.8	8.4	8.3	7.8	7.2	5.7	4.4	4.3	-0.5
Daniel Alfredsson	87.7	12.3	11.5	10.4	10.0	9.3	9.2	8.1	7.9	7.7	7.5	7.4	7.1	5.6	5.3	3.2	2.7	2.7
Bernie Geoffrion	87.6	11.5	10.3	8.5	8.1	7.8	7.0	6.7	6.3	5.9	5.2	5.0	4.5	4.5	3.8	1.8	0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games 1996 NHL 1997 NHL 1999 NHL 2000 NHL 2001 NHL 2002 NHL 2003 NHL	Awards 1995-96 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1996-97 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Honors 1994-95 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st) 1995-96 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1996-97 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1998-99 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1999-00 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) 2002-03 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)	Games Played 1995-96 NHL 82 (3) 1998-99 NHL 82 (2) 2001-02 NHL 82 (2) 2002-03 NHL 82 (4) 2005-06 NHL 82 (3) 2006-07 NHL 82 (2) 2007-08 NHL 82 (3)
Goals 1995-96 NHL 50 (7) 1996-97 NHL 44 (9) 1998-99 NHL 39 (10) 1999-00 NHL 42 (4) Career NHL 402 (87)	Assists 1998-99 NHL 62 (3) 2002-03 NHL 56 (8) Career NHL 587 (81)	Points 1995-96 NHL 108 (7) 1996-97 NHL 99 (3) 1998-99 NHL 101 (3) 1999-00 NHL 86 (4) Career NHL 989 (80)	Goals Created 1995-96 NHL 42.5 (6) 1996-97 NHL 38.6 (5) 1998-99 NHL 38.6 (3) 1999-00 NHL 34.3 (5) Career NHL 374.7 (81)
Plus/Minus 1996-97 NHL 36 (6)	Even Strength Goals 1998-99 NHL 26 (9) 1999-00 NHL 28 (3)	Power Play Goals 1995-96 NHL 20 (2) 1996-97 NHL 15 (3) 2000-01 NHL 18 (5) Career NHL 139 (56)	Short-Handed Goals 2000-01 NHL 3 (10) Career NHL 17 (92)
Game-Winning Goals 1995-96 NHL 9 (5) 1996-97 NHL 10 (1) 2001-02 NHL 8 (4) Career NHL 53 (98)	Shots 1995-96 NHL 349 (4) 1996-97 NHL 340 (1) 1998-99 NHL 429 (1) 1999-00 NHL 324 (3) 2001-02 NHL 289 (6) Career NHL 3509 (43)	Goals Per Game 1996-97 NHL 0.64 (5) 1999-00 NHL 0.57 (3) Career NHL 0.41 (98)	Assists Per Game 1996-97 NHL 0.80 (6) 1998-99 NHL 0.76 (5) 2002-03 NHL 0.68 (9) Career NHL 0.59 (62)
Points Per Game 1996-97 NHL 1.43 (4) 1998-99 NHL 1.23 (7) 1999-00 NHL 1.16 (5) Career NHL 1.00 (52)	Goals Created Per Game 1995-96 NHL 0.52 (9) 1996-97 NHL 0.56 (4) 1998-99 NHL 0.47 (6) 1999-00 NHL 0.46 (5) Career NHL 0.38 (72)	Adjusted Goals 1995-96 NHL 48 (7) 1996-97 NHL 46 (9) 1998-99 NHL 45 (9) 1999-00 NHL 46 (4) Career NHL 445 (57)	Adjusted Assists 1998-99 NHL 70 (3) 2002-03 NHL 62 (8) Career NHL 633 (65)
Adjusted Points 1995-96 NHL 104 (7) 1996-97 NHL 103 (3) 1998-99 NHL 115 (3) 1999-00 NHL 94 (4) Career NHL 1078 (64)	Adjusted Goals Created 1995-96 NHL 41.5 (6) 1996-97 NHL 40.6 (4) 1998-99 NHL 43.6 (3) 1999-00 NHL 38.2 (3) Career NHL 415.4 (56)	Total Goals On-Ice For 1996-97 NHL 133 (7) 1998-99 NHL 155 (2) 1999-00 NHL 124 (7)	Power Play Goals On-Ice For 1996-97 NHL 47 (10) 1998-99 NHL 79 (1) Career NHL 568 (73)
Offensive Point Shares 1995-96 NHL 10.3 (6) 1996-97 NHL 10.6 (5) 1998-99 NHL 9.1 (6) 1999-00 NHL 8.1 (6) Career NHL 86.2 (58)	Point Shares 1996-97 NHL 12.6 (10)

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February 1, 1998: Missed majority of 1997-98 season after failing to come to contract terms with Anaheim and recovering from concussion vs. San Jose, February 1, 1998.

July 3, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 3, 2003.

August 5, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Nashville, August 5, 2005.

July 1, 2007: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 1, 2007.

November 5, 2008: Missed majority of 2008-09 due to lower body injury at Anaheim, November 5, 2008.

June 29, 2011: Officially announced his retirement, June 29, 2011.

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