Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a
professional ice hockey player who plays for the St.
Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
Paul Kariya scored 91 goals and 153 assists for 244
points in 94 games for the Penticton Panthers of the
British Columbia Junior Hockey League. He was the
first freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award,
notching 33 goals and 91 assists for 124 points in
51 games, helping the University of Maine to a
42-1-2 record, and the 1992-93 NCAA and Hockey East
titles in his only full season. His brother, Steve,
captained Maine to the 1998-99 NCAA title. Their
brother, Martin, helped Maine get to the 2002
"Frozen Four" finals.
He failed to score as Canada's last shooter in a
shootout against Sweden in the 1994 Olympic Gold
Medal game, but he helped Canada win gold in the
2002 Winter Olympics. He was picked by the Mighty
Ducks of Anaheim (now known as the Anaheim Ducks)
4th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
