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Petri Varis

{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| played_for = SM-l
Ässät
Jokerit
Tappara
NHL
Chicago Blackhawks
DEL
Kölner Haie
NLA
ZSC Lions

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 200

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Varkaus, Finland

| ntl_team = FIN

| draft = 132nd overall

| draft_team = San Jose Sharks

| draft_year = 1993

| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 2009

|}}

Petri Johannes Varis (born May 13, 1969) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 6th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Starting his pro career with Karhu-Kissat in the Finnish first division, Varis played his first SM-liiga games with Ässät in the 1991–92 season. After two seasons with Ässät, Varis moved to Jokerit, where he finished his seventh full season in 2005.

With Jokerit, Varis won 4 Finnish championships and 2 European Cups.

In 1997, Varis moved to North America, where he played a season with the Indianapolis Ice in the IHL, as well as a single NHL game with the Chicago Blackhawks. He has also played in the German ice hockey league and the Swiss first and second leagues.

Varis has also represented Finland in international play.

Varis scored 268 goals in SM-Liiga. He also scored 7 goals in 7 games in European Cup.

Awards

Records

  • SM-liiga record for most goals scored in the playoffs (12).
  • Jokerit all-time scoring leader in points and goals. Second in assists.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1986–87

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN U18

| 16

| 9

| 15

| 24

| 24

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1986–87

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN U20

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1987–88

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN U20

| 8

| 7

| 3

| 10

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1987–88

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN.2

| 42

| 9

| 15

| 24

| 21

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1988–89

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN U20

| 7

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1988–89

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN.2

| 44

| 18

| 19

| 37

| 26

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1989–90

| Karhu-Kissat

| FIN.2

| 42

| 30

| 24

| 54

| 44

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| KooKoo

| FIN.2

| 44

| 20

| 31

| 51

| 42

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1991–92

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 13

| 23

| 36

| 24

| 8

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 46

| 14

| 35

| 49

| 42

| 8

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 12

1993–94

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 31

| 14

| 15

| 29

| 16

| 11

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 47

| 21

| 20

| 41

| 53

| 11

| 7

| 2

| 9

| 10

1994–95

| Haukat

| FIN.2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1995–96

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 50

| 28

| 28

| 56

| 22

| 11

| 12

| 7

| 19

| 6

1996–97

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 50

| 36

| 23

| 59

| 38

| 9

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 14

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| Chicago Blackhawks

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1997–98

| Indianapolis Ice

| IHL

| 77

| 18

| 54

| 72

| 32

| 5

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Kölner Haie

| DEL

| 52

| 10

| 25

| 35

| 22

| 5

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 4

1999–2000

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 53

| 21

| 25

| 46

| 44

| 10

| 0

| 5

| 5

| 14

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 56

| 27

| 43

| 70

| 38

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 4

2001–02

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 6

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| ZSC Lions

| NLA

| 9

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 4

2001–02

| GCK Lions

| CHE.2

| 16

| 6

| 15

| 21

| 29

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| GCK Lions

| CHE.2

| 28

| 16

| 21

| 37

| 16

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

2003–04

| Tappara

| SM-l

| 55

| 9

| 19

| 28

| 38

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 56

| 13

| 17

| 30

| 28

| 12

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 10

2005–06

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 56

| 18

| 13

| 31

| 56

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 54

| 17

| 28

| 45

| 56

| 10

| 0

| 4

| 4

| 4

2007–08

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 28

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 16

| 13

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Jokerit

| SM-l

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SM-l totals

! 638

! 236

! 297

! 533

! 475

! 114

! 40

! 39

! 79

! 88

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1994

| Finland

| OG

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997

| Finland

| WC

| 8

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 13

! 3

! 4

! 7

! 4

See also

External links

  • {{Ice hockey stats}}

{{S-start}}

{{succession box | before = Janne Grönvall | title = Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | years = 1991–92 | after = Juha Lind}}

{{succession box | before = Veli-Pekka Kautonen | title = Winner of the Matti Keinonen trophy | years = 1995–96 | after = Kimmo Timonen}}

{{succession box | before = Juha Riihijärvi | title = Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | years = 1996–97 | after = Peter Larsson}}

{{succession box | before = Kai Nurminen | title = Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | years = 2000–01 | after = Janne Ojanen}}

{{succession box | before = Juha Riihijärvi | title = Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy | years = 1996–97 | after = Dale McTavish}}

{{succession box | before = Saku Koivu | title = Winner of the Jari Kurri trophy | years = 1995–96 | after = Otakar Janecký}}

{{succession box | before = Juha Lind | title = Jokerit captains | years = September 2005 - November 2005 | after = Marko Jantunen}}

{{succession box | before = Marko Jantunen | title = Jokerit captains | years = December 2005 - | after = current}}

{{S-end}}

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Category:Finnish ice hockey left wingers

Category:GCK Lions players

Category:Ice hockey people from North Savo

Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Category:Indianapolis Ice players

Category:Jokerit players

Category:Karhu-Kissat players

Category:Kölner Haie players

Category:KooKoo players

Category:Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland

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Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey

Category:Sportspeople from Varkaus

Category:Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players

Category:San Jose Sharks draft picks

Category:Tappara players

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