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Petri Varis

Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969, in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Starting his pro career with Karhu-Kissat in the Finnish first division, Varis played his first SM-liiga games with Ässät in the 1991-92 season. After two seasons with Ässät, Varis moved to Jokerit, where he finished his seventh full season in 2005. With Jokerit Varis won 4 Finnish championships and 2 European Cup.

In 1997, Varis moved to North America, where he played a season with the Indianapolis Ice in the IHL, as well as a single NHL game with the Chicago Blackhawks. He has also played in the German ice hockey league and the Swiss first and second leagues.

Varis has also represented Finland in international play.

Varis scored 268 goals in SM-Liiga. He also scored 7 goals in 7 games in European Cup.

Awards

Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as Best Rookie - 1992
Matti Keinonen trophy for best +/- in the regular season - 1996
Jari Kurri trophy for best player during the playoffs - 1996
Aarne Honkavaara trophy for best goal scorer - 1997
Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for most points scored - 1997 and 2001.

Records

SM-liiga record for most goals scored in the playoffs (12).
Jokerit all-time scoring leader in points and goals. Second in assists.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Karhu-kissat	Finnish 1st div.	42	9	15	24	21	--	--	--	--	--
1988–89	Karhu-kissat	Finnish 1st div.	44	18	19	37	26	--	--	--	--	--
1989–90	Karhu-kissat	Finnish 1st div.	42	30	24	54	44	--	--	--	--	--
1990–91	Kookoo	Finnish 1st div.	44	20	31	51	42	--	--	--	--	--
1991–92	Ässät	SM-liiga	36	13	23	36	24	8	2	2	4	6
1992–93	Ässät	SM-liiga	46	14	35	49	42	8	2	2	4	12
1993–94	Jokerit	SM-liiga	31	14	15	29	16	11http://www.nettby.no/	3	4	7	6
1994–95	Jokerit	SM-liiga	47	21	20	41	53	11	7	2	9	10
1994–95	Haukat	Finnish 1st div.	1	0http://www.nettby.no/	1	1	2	--	--	--	--	--
1995–96	Jokerit	SM-liiga	50	28	28	56	22	11	12	7	19	6
1996–97	Jokerit	SM-liiga	50	36	23	59	38	9	7	4	11	14
1997–98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	--	--	--	--	--
1997–98	Indianapolis Ice	IHL	77	18	54	72	32	5	3	4	7	4
1998–99	Kölner Haie	DEL	52	10	25	35	22	5	3	0	3	4
1999–00	Jokerit	SM-liiga	53	21	25	46	44	10	0	5	5	14
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	27	43	70	38	5	0	2	2	4
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-liiga	6	2	0	2	0	--	--	--	--	--
2001–02	ZSC Lions	Swiss	10	2	2	4	6	10	3	1	4	4
2001–02	GCK Lions	Swiss-B	16	6	15	21	29	2	0	0	0	8
2002–03	GCK Lions	Swiss-B	28	16	21	37	16	4	1	0	1	2
2003–04	Tappara	SM-liiga	55	9	19	28	38	3	1	1	2	0
2004–05	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	13	17	30	28	12	3	4	7	10
2005–06	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	18	13	31	56	--	--	--	--	--
2006–07	Jokerit	SM-liiga	54	17	28	45	56
NHL totals			1	0	0	0	0	--	--	--	--	--
SM-liiga totals			596	233	289	522	455	88	37	33	70	82