Jari Torkki

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image=

| played_for = NHL
Chicago Blackhawks
SM-liiga
Lukko
DEL
Star Bulls Rosenheim
Serie A
HC Merano
HC Milano
BISL
Bracknell Bees

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 182

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|08|11}}

| birth_place = Rauma, FIN

| ntl_team = Finland

| draft = 115th overall

| draft_year = 1983

| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks

| career_start = 1981

| career_end = 2003

}}

Jari Kaarlo Torkki (born August 11, 1965, in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player{{Cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jari-torkki-8451932 | title=Jari Torkki #44 RW | website=www.nhl.com}} who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics with Team Finland.

Career

Jari Torkki played his entire SM-liiga career for Lukko, a team located in Rauma, Finland. Torkki along with Erik Hämäläinen has an iconic status in Lukko and is held in high regard by Lukko fans.

Despite having a good form in SM-liiga, Torkki did not have a great career in NHL. Torkki played two seasons in North America and played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. Torkki also played for IHL teams Saginaw Hawks and Indianapolis Ice during his two-season tenure in North America.

After his short NHL visit, Torkki returned to Lukko and played 6 more seasons for Lukko, totaling 13 seasons in Lukko.

After playing for Lukko, Torkki to play for Star Bulls Rosenheim, of DEL, HC Merano and HC Milano of Italian Serie A and finally, Bracknell Bees of the British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL).

Jari Torkki was also an Olympian as a member of Finland's team who took home Silver in Calgary 1988.

Jari Torkki retired in 2003.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1981–82

| Lukko

| FIN Jr.

| 8

| 15

| 10

| 25

| 10

| —

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| 1981–82

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 1

| 0

| —

1982–83

| Lukko

| FIN Jr.

| 7

| 8

| 6

| 14

| 24

| —

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| 1982–83

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 34

| 13

| 17

| 30

| 34

| —

1983–84

| Lukko

| FIN Jr.

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1983–84

| Lukko

| FIN II

| 36

| 41

| 25

| 66

| 70

| —

1984–85

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 36

| 25

| 21

| 46

| 40

| —

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| 1985–86

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 32

| 22

| 18

| 40

| —

1986–87

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 44

| 27

| 8

| 35

| 42

| —

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| 1987–88

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 43

| 23

| 24

| 47

| 54

| 8

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 12

1988–89

| Chicago Blackhawks

| NHL

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

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| 1988–89

| Saginaw Hawks

| IHL

| 72

| 30

| 42

| 72

| 22

| —

1989–90

| Indianapolis Ice

| IHL

| 66

| 25

| 29

| 54

| 50

| —

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| 1990–91

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 44

| 23

| 26

| 49

| 52

| —

1991–92

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 44

| 16

| 19

| 35

| 34

| 2

| 0

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 48

| 17

| 14

| 31

| 38

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

1993–94

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 46

| 14

| 18

| 32

| 22

| 9

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 8

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| 1994–95

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 33

| 14

| 30

| 44

| 48

| 9

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 4

1995–96

| Lukko

| Liiga

| 48

| 16

| 20

| 36

| 50

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 10

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| 1996–97

| Starbulls Rosenheim

| DEL

| 47

| 17

| 18

| 35

| 80

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 6

1997–98

| Starbulls Rosenheim

| DEL

| 41

| 10

| 14

| 24

| 20

| —

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| 1998–99

| HC Merano

| Alp

| 27

| 7

| 14

| 18

| —

1998–99

| HC Merano

| ITA

| 16

| 11

| 12

| 23

| 10

| 9

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 4

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| 1999–2000

| HC Merano

| ITA

| 21

| 11

| 24

| 35

| 38

| —

2000–01

| HC Milano

| ITA

| 18

| 14

| 13

| 27

| 16

| 10

| 7

| 15

| 22

| 12

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| 2001–02

| HC Merano

| ITA

| 11

| 8

| 2

| 10

| 2

| —

2001–02

| Bracknell Bees

| GBR

| 10

| 1

| 2

| —

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! colspan="3" | Liiga totals

! 453

! 210

! 215

! 425

! 454

! 39

! 11

! 5

! 16

! 38

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! colspan="3" | ITA totals

! 66

! 44

! 51

! 95

! 66

! 19

! 9

! 18

! 27

! 16

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1982

| Finland

| EJC

| —

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| 1983

| Finland

| EJC

| 5

| 6

| 1

| 7

| 10

1984

| Finland

| WJC

| 7

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 8

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| 1987

| Finland

| WC

| 10

| 5

| 2

| 7

| 12

1988

| Finland

| OG

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

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! colspan=3 | Junior totals

! 19

! 15

! 7

! 22

! 26

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! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 14

! 6

! 2

! 8

! 14

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks

Category:Chicago Blackhawks players

Category:Finnish ice hockey right wingers

Category:Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Category:Indianapolis Ice players

Category:Lukko players

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Finland

Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey

Category:Olympic silver medalists for Finland

Category:Ice hockey people from Rauma, Finland

Category:Saginaw Hawks players