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Paul Kariya - The King of Speed

I used to love to hate Paul... I mean it! It was almost a paying, part-time job of mine. My son loved him. I had friends who loved him... heck, who DIDN'T love the guy. He's fast, he's great at the game, he seems like a nice guy, and he played on a team owned by DISNEY for fairy tale's sakes. I'm not saying he wasn't great and all those things. I'm not even saying that I didn't respect the heck out of him... I'm just saying that he didn't have the one thing I needed:

He wasn't a Predator - he was a DUCK. How scary is that?! NOT. Then he was an Av. Not scary either.

...and now? Now, he is a PREDATOR.

So, what's a HockeyChic supposed to do when a long-time rival becomes a sudden teammate? Well, celebrate the good times - *glug*glug* WOOHOO!

I, for one , am willing to salt the heck out of the situation and eat crow because I am tickled blue and yellow that Paul is now a Pred...

...now if I can just get him to sign...

Accomplishments:

  • Anaheim Mighty Ducks franchise record for career points, 669
  • Anaheim Mighty Ducks franchise record for career assists, 369
  • Anaheim Mighty Ducks franchise record for assists in a season, 62 (1998-99)
  • Nashville Predators franchise record for goals in a season, 31 (2005-06) -- (Tied with Steve Sullivan) Forsberg mug, (C) NHL
  • Nashville Predators franchise record for assists in a season, 54 (2005-06)
  • Nashville Predators franchise record for points in a season, 85 (2005-06)
  • World Junior Championships All-Star Team - 1992
  • NCAA Hockey East First All-Star Team - 1993
  • Hobey Baker Memorial Award - 1993
  • World Championships All-Star Team - 1994, 1996
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - 1996, 1997
  • NHL All-Star Roster - 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
  • NHL First All-Star Team - 1996, 1997, 1999
  • NHL Second All-Star Team - 2000, 2003

Personal Info:

  • Full Name: Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya
  • Born: October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Paul is half Scotish and half Japanese... nice results!
  • I believe Paul's brother is the CEO of Nikon

For a full list of Paul's Stats:
The NHL's official page on Paul is the one consistent and correct resource for obtaining official stats.

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Top Ten Signs You've Been (or are!) Married to HockeyChic:

10.

Drinking the last Diet Mt. Dew gets you bodychecked into the fridge.

9.

She’s not very sensitive on the topic of "stick curvature."

8.

After going out, makes you line up and shake hands with all her ex-boyfriends.

7.

Bad enough she consummates lovemaking by shouting, "He Shoots - He scores!"-- was it really necessary to install the red light above the bed?

6.

During arguments she sends you to the penalty box for "2 minutes for pissing me off."

5.

She refuses to valet park the Zamboni or park it in possible door-ding situations

4.

For breakfast, she hands each kid a spoon and tosses an Eggo in the middle of the table.

3.

Demanded credit for an assist when she hooked her best friend up

2.

Favorite Food: Ice cream.

1.

Talks funny and likes to beat up people, but doesn't come from Alabama.

Top 10 Reasons that Hockey is better than Sex

10.

It's legal to play hockey professionally.

9.

The puck is always hard.

8.

The protective equipment is reusable and you don't even have to wash it.

7.

It lasts a full hour, longer if there’s questionable calls.

6.

You know you're finished when the horn goes off.

5.

Your parents cheer when you score.

4.

A two-on-one or three-on-one is not uncommon and is acceptable.

3.

Periods last only 20 minutes.

2.

You can count on it at least twice a week.

1.

You can tell all of your friends about it afterward.

Top Ten Reasons Kariya and Forsberg signed with Nashville

10.

“It’s Freezing!” means it might be below 50-degrees.

9.

They can walk around downtown and rarely be recognized.

8.

Cellblock 303

7.

Barbara Mandrell, Amy Grant, and Vince Gill are season ticket holders

6.

No worries about the significant other blowing the fortune at Tiffany’s or Bloomingdales

5.

Home of Jack Daniels, how can you go wrong?!

4.

It’s better than being a DUCK or an AV… how scary are they?!

3.

They don’t have to stick around in the summer when the humidity is high

2.

No one has ever seen Gordie or Wayne play, so there are no comparisons

1.

Cuz its HockeyChic’s town!