Kyösti Tapani Karjalainen (born June 19, 1967) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round, 132nd overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He played 28 regular-season and three playoff National Hockey League games with the Kings in the 1991–92 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2008, was mainly spent in the Swedish Hockey League.
| Kyösti Karjalainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 19, 1967 Gävle, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF Augsburger Panther Södertälje SK MoDo Luleå HF Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
132nd overall, 1987 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2008 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 39 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 38 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 70 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 43 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Luleå HF | SEL | 39 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Luleå HF | SEL | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | MODO | SEL | 35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | MODO | SEL | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Timrå IK | SWE-2 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 45 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2000–01 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 48 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 48 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 43 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Skutskärs SK | SWE-2 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Tierps HK | SWE-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tierps HK | SWE-2 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EV Zeltweg | AUT-2 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tierp | SWE-2 | 37 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Alfta GIF | SWE-3 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 437 | 104 | 112 | 206 | 228 | 64 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 46 | ||||
| NHL totals | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Kyösti Karjalainen". Cloud Front. 13 June 1987. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database