Jari Kaarela

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Jari Kaarela
Born (1958-08-08) 8 August 1958 (age 65)
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Colorado Rockies
Oulun Kärpät
HIFK
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1978–1986

Jari Kaarela (born 8 August 1958 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He played five games with the Colorado Rockies during the 1980–81 season and then two seasons with for HIFK of the SM-liiga between 1984 and 1986.

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1971–72 Ilves U16 FIN-U16
1972–73 Ilves U20 FIN-U20
1973–74 Ilves U16 FIN-U16
1976–77 Ilves U20 FIN-U20
1977–78 Ilves U20 FIN-U20
1978–79 SaPKo Savonlinna FIN-2
1979–80 SaPKo Savonlinna FIN-2
1980–81 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 2 2 0 0 120 4 1 2.00 .902
1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL 36 13 20 2 2093 133 1 3.81 .854
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 5 2 2 0 220 22 0 6.00 .809
1981–82 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 49 2682 219 1 4.90
1981–82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 2 0 2 0 120 13 0 6.50 .822
1982–83 Kiekko-Reipas Lahti FIN 3 13 .860
1983–84 Kärpät Oulu FIN 6 24 0 3.00 .863 1 1
1984–85 HIFK FIN 15 55 1 3.67 .864
1985–86 HIFK FIN 14 43 4.18 .883 2 7
1992–93 Karhu-Kissat FIN-2
NHL totals 5 2 2 0 220 115 0 6.00 .809

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