Petri Varis

Petri Johannes Varis (born May 13, 1969) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 6th-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 Cups.

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 and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 Karhu-Kissat FIN U18 16 9 15 24 24 — — — — — 1986–87 Karhu-Kissat FIN U20 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1987–88 Karhu-Kissat FIN U20 8 7 3 10 6 — — — — — 1987–88 Karhu-Kissat FIN.2 42 9 15 24 21 — — — — — 1988–89 Karhu-Kissat FIN U20 7 4 5 9 10 — — — — — 1988–89 Karhu-Kissat FIN.2 44 18 19 37 26 — — — — — 1989–90 Karhu-Kissat FIN.2 42 30 24 54 44 — — — — — 1990–91 KooKoo FIN.2 44 20 31 51 42 — — — — — 1991–92 Ässät SM-l 36 13 23 36 24 8 2 2 4 6 1992–93 Ässät SM-l 46 14 35 49 42 8 2 2 4 12 1993–94 Jokerit SM-l 31 14 15 29 16 11 3 4 7 6 1994–95 Jokerit SM-l 47 21 20 41 53 11 7 2 9 10 1994–95 Haukat FIN.2 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Jokerit SM-l 50 28 28 56 22 11 12 7 19 6 1996–97 Jokerit SM-l 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 1999–2000 Jokerit SM-l 53 21 25 46 44 10 0 5 5 14 2000–01 Jokerit SM-l 56 27 43 70 38 5 0 2 2 4 2001–02 Jokerit SM-l 6 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2001–02 ZSC Lions NLA 9 2 2 4 6 10 3 1 4 4 2001–02 GCK Lions CHE.2 16 6 15 21 29 2 0 0 0 8 2002–03 GCK Lions CHE.2 28 16 21 37 16 4 1 0 1 2 2003–04 Tappara SM-l 55 9 19 28 38 3 1 1 2 0 2004–05 Jokerit SM-l 56 13 17 30 28 12 3 4 7 10 2005–06 Jokerit SM-l 56 18 13 31 56 — — — — — 2006–07 Jokerit SM-l 54 17 28 45 56 10 0 4 4 4 2007–08 Jokerit SM-l 28 3 8 11 16 13 3 2 5 0 2008–09 Jokerit SM-l 14 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 SM-l totals 638 236 297 533 475 114 40 39 79 88

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Finland OG 5 1 1 2 2 1997 Finland WC 8 2 3 5 2 Senior totals 13 3 4 7 4