Steve Kariya
Kariya with HPK in December 2008
Born	(1977-12-22) December 22, 1977 (age 34) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Played for	NHL Vancouver Canucks SML Ilves Tampere Espoo Blues HPK Hämeenlinna JYP Jyväskylä SEL Frölunda Indians
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1999–present

Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and younger brother of retired National Hockey League player Paul Kariya.

Playing career[link]

After playing Junior A with the Nanaimo Clippers, he joined the college hockey ranks with the University of Maine Black Bears. In his senior year, he captained the Black Bears and led them to an NCAA title in 1999.

Having not been drafted by an NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks and played three-and-a-half years within the organization. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Kariya went overseas to play for Ilves Tampere of the Finnish SM-liiga and won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy as the league's top point-scorer. Remaining in Europe, he played one-season stints with the Espoo Blues, HPK, and JYP, with whom he last played during the 2009–10 season. He also played for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien for two seasons.

Personal[link]

Kariya's sister Noriko is a professional boxer and his brother Martin is also a professional hockey player. He and Martin are the first and only brothers to have won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy.

Awards[link]

• NCAA Hockey East All-Rookie in 1996.
• Awarded the NCAA Hockey East Sportsmanship Award in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
• Named to the NCAA All-America First Team in 1999.
• Named to the NCAA All-Star Team Hockey East in 1999.
• NCAA Champion with University of Maine in 1999.
• Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy (Most points in SM-liiga) in 2005.

Career statistics[link]

External links[link]

• Steve Kariya's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Steve Kariya's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Steve Kariya – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Kariya United

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Noriko Ann Kariya (born June 12, 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional female boxer.^[1][2]

Biography[link]

Noriko Kariya grew up interested in becoming a hockey player, her brothers being professional players Steve, Martin and Paul Kariya. As a child, Noriko looked up to her brothers, particularly Paul.^[1][2]

Kariya moved to the United States once she turned 18, to study at the University of Maine,^[3] where she became a member of the women's field hockey team. She intended to keep in shape, so she joined the local KO Boxing Gym.^[1][2][4]

Kariya's presence at the gym proved difficult for the gym's other patrons. Many at KO boxing Gym felt uncomfortable with having a woman train next to them. Kariya felt unwelcomed, but, after her first sparring session, she felt she loved boxing so much that she wanted to have a career in that sport.^[2]

Kariya had a difficult time letting her family know about her new sport of choice, but she found encouragement from them once she told them she would be dedicated to boxing, especially from Paul.^[1][2]

Noriko Kariya moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where she began training with Mike Skowronski and Teddy Cruz, who have also worked with Arturo Gatti.

On May 2006, Kariya, nicknamed "Lady Bang", had a photo of her which was taken by Al Bello of Getty Images appear on Ring Magazine. The nickname is a spin off from her brother Paul's achievement in the NHL when he won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in both 1996 and 1997 for the most gentlemanly player of the year.^[2]

Amateur career[link]

Noriko Kariya had ten amateur bouts, winning 9 and losing 1.^[1][2][5]

Professional career[link]

Kariya debuted as a bantamweight fighter on May 29, 2005, beating Cindy Christian by a four round decision at Hull, Quebec.^[1]

Her next fight took place on August 19 of the same year, in what was her first professional bout abroad. She defeated Camille Casson in Whippany, New Jersey by another four round decision.^[1]

On January 28, 2006, Kariya defeated Maria Contreras on points at Atlantic City.^[6]

On May 24, she had her most important test up until that date, meeting undefeated Amanda Knight in New York City. The pair, both undefeated, held on to their conditions as undefeated fighters when the bout was declared a draw (tie) after four rounds.

December 13, 2007, saw her up against Salina Jordan at the Roseland Ballroom with a third round referee decision of Kariya being the outright winner.^[7]

Kariya has 8 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with no knockout wins.^[2][5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• maxboxing.com
• Noriko Kariya Profile and results from boxrec.com
• "Noriko packs a punch" - Toronto Star

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Bologna F.C. profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Martin Kariya
Born	(1981-10-05) October 5, 1981 (age 30) Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
NLA team Former teams	HC Ambri-Piotta SCL Tigers AHL Portland Pirates Bridgeport Sound Tigers Peoria Rivermen SM-l Espoo Blues KHL Dinamo Riga
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–present

Martin Tetsuya Kariya (born October 5, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey right winger for HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss Hockey League.

Playing career[link]

Amateur[link]

Kariya had a standout NCAA college hockey career at the University of Maine from 1999 to 2003 while earning a degree in Mathematics. During his four years at the University of Maine, the team made 2 Frozen Four appearances. In Martin's junior college season the Black Bears reached the 2001–02 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship final game where they suffered a disappointing 4-3 OT loss to the University of Minnesota. Martin was the captain of the team in his senior year and was also the top scorer with 50 points in 39 games. Martin was awarded the Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award and named to Hockey East First All-Star Team. He finished his Black Bear career 11th in all-time scoring with 155 points and was subsequently named in Maine's All Decade Team.^[1]

Professional[link]

Kariya's outstanding college hockey career caught the attention of the Portland Pirates of the AHL, who offered him a contract to join their team for the 2002–03 playoffs. On July 22, 2003, Martin then signed with the New York Islanders affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the 2003–04 season.

The 2004 NHL Lockout was a bump in the road for Kariya. Rather than waiting for the NHL season to resume, Martin headed to Japan to play for the Nikko IceBucks in the Asian Hockey League where he was a favorite with Japanese hockey fans. Next he played in Fredrikstad Norway for Stjernen HC and recorded 52 points in 39 games. This caught the attention of hockey scouts from Europe's top leagues and led to Martin signing with the Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2006-2007 season. Martin's speed and skill helped him to dominate the Finnish league. He was the top scorer with 61 points in 51 games and was considered arguably the best forward in the league.

Having had so much success in Europe, Martin then signed his first NHL contract with the St. Louis Blues on June 1, 2007, for the following 2007–08 season.^[2] On October 1, 2007, Kariya was among the final cuts as he was assigned to affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.^[3] Kariya enjoyed his most successful season in the AHL recording 53 points in 71 games.

For the 2008–09 season he returned to Europe to play in the lucrative Swiss League where he finished 5th in the league's scoring standings and was a key player for the SCL Tigers. On July 15, 2009, Kariya signed with the Dinamo Riga of the KHL.^[4] In the 2009–10 season, Martin established himself as an integral part of Riga's offense scoring 22 points in 38 games.^[5] Kariya was limited to 38 games after suffering a well publicized concussion in which the KHL was criticized over the immediate medical protocol to his condition.^[6] Upon his return, Kariya helped Riga past the first round in the playoffs, leading the KHL with 5 points in 4 games against SKA St. Petersburg after the first round.^[7]

On May 3, 2010, Kariya returned to the NLA, signing a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta.^[8]

International play[link]

Kariya has had several opportunities to represent Canada in international ice hockey competition. These include the 2005 Loto Cup, the 2005, 2008 and 2010 Spengler Cup, the 2006 Deutschland Cup and the 2007 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Moscow.

Awards[link]

• 2002–03 HE Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award
• 2002–03 HE First All-Star Team
• 2006–07 SM-Liiga Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy

Career statistics[link]

Personal[link]

Martin is the younger brother of Steve and Noriko and the famous Paul Kariya. He is of Japanese and Scottish descent.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Martin Kariya's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database