| Jari Korpisalo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1966 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Ässät EV Landshut Munich Barons | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2005 | ||
Jari Korpisalo (born 17 February 1966) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player.
He played 575 games in the SM-liiga with Ässät Pori, scoring 213 goals and 231 assists for 444 points, while accumulating 893 penalty minutes.
Korpisalo competed in the 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Finland men's national ice hockey team. [1]
Korpisalo's son, Joonas, is a professional goaltender for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also has represented Team Finland in several international junior tournaments.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 60 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Karhu-Kissat | I-Divisioona | 44 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | SaPKo | I-divisioona | 29 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Karhu-Kissat | I-Divisioona | 43 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Karhu-Kissat | I-Divisioona | 43 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Ässät | Liiga | 43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Ässät | Liiga | 43 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Ässät | Liiga | 47 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 91 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Ässät | Liiga | 48 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Ässät | Liiga | 50 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Ässät | Liiga | 49 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Ässät | Liiga | 49 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | EV Landshut | DEL | 35 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | EV Landshut | DEL | 52 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | München Barons | DEL | 56 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ässät | Liiga | 50 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ässät | Liiga | 52 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ässät | Liiga | 56 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ässät | Liiga | 53 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | Liiga | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 575 | 213 | 231 | 444 | 891 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 24 | ||||
Ice hockey is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and shoot a vulcanized rubber hockey puck into the other team's net. Each goal is worth one point. The team with the highest score after an hour of playing time is declared the winner; ties are broken in overtime or a Shootout. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, including a goaltender. It is a full contact game and one of the more physically demanding team sports.
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to both the Canadian national men's and women's teams ever since.
The Sweden men's national ice hockey team is governed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and the United States.
The Russian men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Russia, overseen by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of 2021, they were rated third in the IIHF World Ranking. The team has competed internationally from 1992 until it was provisionally suspended in 2022, and is recognized by the IIHF as the successor to the Soviet Union team and CIS team. Russia has been one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six," the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. The European nations of the Big Six participate in the Euro Hockey Tour, which Russia won nine times since 2005. Since September 2021, the head coach is Alexei Zhamnov, who took over from Valeri Bragin.
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, nicknamed Leijonat / Lejonen, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the United States, Czechia, Russia, and Sweden.
The German men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Germany and is controlled by the German Ice Hockey Federation. It first participated in serious international competition at the 1911 European Hockey Championship. When Germany was split after World War II, a separate East Germany national ice hockey team existed until 1990. By 1991, the West and East German teams and players were merged into the United German team. The team's head coach is Harold Kreis.
The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. It was founded in 1949, and as of 2022, the Danish team was ranked 10th in the IIHF World Rankings. Denmark currently has 4,255 players. Their coach is Swedish Mikael Gath. Denmark once held the record for the largest loss when they were defeated by Canada in 1949, 47–0, only being surpassed by New Zealand who were defeated by Australia 58–0 in 1987.
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
The France men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5–1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Jorma Juhani Valtonen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the SM-liiga. He played on the Finland men's national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, and into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999. He later coached the Finland women's national ice hockey team, and was a goaltending coach in the Kontinental Hockey League.
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association is the governing body of ice hockey in Finland. Since the late 1980s, Finland has enjoyed a period of success on the international stage and, as of 2022, the men's national team is ranked first in the world and the women's national team is ranked third in the world by the IIHF.
The Finnish men's national inline hockey team is the national men's inline hockey team for Finland. Finland was one of the most successful teams at the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships, which were organized during 1996 to 2017 until the tournament was discontinued by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2019. The tournament was organized annually during 1996 to 2015, with the exception of the year 1999. Starting from 2017, the tournament was to be held every other year but, after being forced to cancel the 2019 edition due to lack of interested hosts, the IIHF voted in June 2019 to end its governance over inline hockey, ending the organization’s involvement in any future inline hockey tournaments. Finland won a total of thirteen medals in nineteen tournaments. At the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship in Bratislava, the final tournament organized by the IIHF, the team finished in second place.
Juhamatti Tapio Aaltonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, who currently plays for BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga. Known for his skill and skating speed, Aaltonen was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as the 248th selection overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 75th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2012 competition. Finland won the championship with a 6–1 win in the final game against Sweden.
Florian Hardy is a French professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with Ducs d'Angers of Ligue Magnus France. Hardy joined Dornbirner on June 24, 2015, after his first season in the DEL with EHC München.
Nicolas Besch is a professional French ice hockey defenceman of Polish descent who currently plays for Boxers de Bordeaux of the Ligue Magnus. Outside of France, he has also played professional hockey in the Swedish Allsvenskan, the Finnish Mestis, and the Polish PHL.
Joonas Korpisalo is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Ottawa Senators.
The Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Finland. The team is controlled by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Finland at the IIHF World U18 Championships.
Susanna Jenni "Suski" Tapani is a Finnish multi-sport athlete who competes in ice hockey, ringette, and in-line hockey. She plays professional ice hockey in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with the Boston Fleet and is a member of both the Finnish national ice hockey team and Finnish national ringette team.
Meeri Räisänen is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing with Gladiators HT in the II-divisioona (2-div.), the fourth-tier men's national league in Finland. With the Finnish national team, she has won two Olympic bronze medals, two World Championship bronze medals, and has twice been named to the World Championship All-Star Team.
 | This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey winger is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |