Ari Vallin
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Birth place: Ylöjärvi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Birth place: Ylöjärvi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 11" (181 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1996 | Team Finland | U18 European Championship | Ufa, Russia | |
| 19 | 1998 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland | |
| 21 | 1999 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-Liiga | HPK Hämeenlinna defeated SaiPa Lappeenranta 7‑2 in the bronze medal game. | |
| 24 | 2002 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | Jokerit Helsinki defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 26 | 2004 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated TPS Turku 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 27 | 2005 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 28 | 2006 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated HIFK Helsinki 6‑2 in the bronze medal game. | |
| 31 | 2009 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | Färjestads BK defeated HV 71 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 33 | 2011 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | HIFK Helsinki defeated Blues Espoo 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 36 | 2014 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Tappara Tampere 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| 37 | 2015 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Tappara Tampere 4‑3 in a best of seven series. | |
| IIHF U18 European Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Swedish Championship Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 1994‑95 | Team Finland U17 | | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | ||||||
| 1995‑96 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | |||||
| 1996‑97 | KooVee Tampere | I-divisioona | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| 1996‑97 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| 1997‑98 | Hermes Kokkola | I-divisioona | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | |||||
| 1997‑98 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 19 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.091 | ||
| 1997‑98 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | ||
| 1998‑99 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-Liiga | 20 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.122 | 0.061 | 0.184 | ||
| 1999‑00 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 21 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.074 | 0.148 | 0.222 | 74 | 5.4 |
| 2000‑01 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-Liiga | 22 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 34 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.094 | 0.132 | 0.226 | 105 | 4.8 |
| 2001‑02 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 23 | 45 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.089 | 0.444 | 0.533 | 111 | 3.6 |
| 2001‑02 | Team Finland | | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.143 | |||||
| 2002‑03 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 24 | 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.094 | 0.208 | 0.302 | 130 | 3.8 |
| 2003‑04 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 25 | 54 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.130 | 0.185 | 0.315 | 104 | 6.7 |
| 2004‑05 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 26 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.036 | 0.273 | 0.309 | 141 | 1.4 |
| 2005‑06 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 27 | 50 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 84 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.140 | 0.460 | 0.600 | 98 | 7.1 |
| 2006‑07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 28 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 25 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 28 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.130 | 0.261 | 0.391 | 12 | 25.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Team Finland | | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 29 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 0.057 | 0.151 | 0.208 | ||||||
| 2008‑09 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | 30 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.077 | 0.231 | 0.308 | 37 | 8.1 |
| 2008‑09 | Team Finland | | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | 31 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 44 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.021 | 0.250 | 0.271 | 28 | 3.6 |
| 2010‑11 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| 2010‑11 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 32 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.021 | 0.292 | 0.313 | 95 | 1.1 |
| 2011‑12 | Blues Espoo | SM-Liiga | 33 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.104 | 0.125 | 0.229 | 70 | 7.1 |
| 2012‑13 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 34 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.226 | 0.226 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 35 | 58 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.017 | 0.276 | 0.293 | 62 | 1.6 |
| 2014‑15 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 36 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.049 | 0.024 | 0.073 | 43 | 4.7 |
| 2015‑16 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 37 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 45 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.050 | 0.075 | 0.125 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Liiga Totals | 713 | 53 | 139 | 192 | 519 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0.074 | 0.195 | 0.269 | 1079 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 119 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 102 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.059 | 0.235 | 0.294 | 82 | 8.5 | |||
| RSL Totals | 53 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 0.057 | 0.151 | 0.208 | |||||||||
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.226 | 0.226 | |||||
| AHL Totals | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 25 | 0.0 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.077 | 0.077 | |||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996‑97 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| 1997‑98 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.750 | 0.750 | ||
| 1998‑99 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-Liiga | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.125 | ||
| 1999‑00 | Tappara Tampere | SM-Liiga | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2001‑02 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.083 | 0.333 | 0.417 | 25 | 4.0 |
| 2002‑03 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 16 | 0.0 |
| 2003‑04 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.133 | 0.333 | 34 | 8.8 |
| 2004‑05 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 2005‑06 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 34 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 29 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||||||
| 2008‑09 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2009‑10 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Blues Espoo | SM-Liiga | 33 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.154 | 0.231 | 0.385 | 33 | 6.1 |
| 2012‑13 | Färjestad BK | Elitserien | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 35 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 36 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Liiga Totals | 132 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 125 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.061 | 0.189 | 0.250 | 190 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.037 | 0.074 | 0.111 | 26 | 3.8 | |||
| RSL Totals | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 European Championship 1996 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1998 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | ||
| U20 World Championship Totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | |||
| U18 European Championship Totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U17 4‑Nations 1995 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | ||||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2001 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | |||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Baltica Brewery Cup 2001 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ LG Hockey Games 2007 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2008 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Men Totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 2 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 |