Jari Torkki

Jari Kaarlo Torkki (born August 11, 1965, in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics with Team Finland.

Jari Torkki
Born (1965-08-11) August 11, 1965
Rauma, FIN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Chicago Blackhawks
SM-liiga
Lukko
DEL
Star Bulls Rosenheim
Serie A
HC Merano
HC Milano
BISL
Bracknell Bees
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 115th overall, 1983
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 1981–2003

Career

Jari Torkki played his entire SM-liiga career for Lukko, a team located in Rauma, Finland. Torkki along with Erik Hämäläinen has an iconic status in Lukko and is held in high regard by Lukko fans.

Despite having a good form in SM-liiga, Torkki did not have a great career in NHL. Torkki played two seasons in North America and played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. Torkki also played for IHL teams Saginaw Hawks and Indianapolis Ice during his two-season tenure in North America.

After his short NHL visit, Torkki returned to Lukko and played 6 more seasons for Lukko, totaling 13 seasons in Lukko.

After playing for Lukko, Torkki to play for Star Bulls Rosenheim, of DEL, HC Merano and HC Milano of Italian Serie A and finally, Bracknell Bees of the British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL).

Jari Torkki was also an Olympian as a member of Finland's team who took home Silver in Calgary 1988.

Jari Torkki retired in 2003.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Lukko FIN Jr. 8 15 10 25 10 — — — — —
1981–82 Lukko Liiga 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1982–83 Lukko FIN Jr. 7 8 6 14 24 — — — — —
1982–83 Lukko Liiga 34 13 17 30 34 — — — — —
1983–84 Lukko FIN Jr. 1 3 0 3 2 — — — — —
1983–84 Lukko FIN II 36 41 25 66 70 — — — — —
1984–85 Lukko Liiga 36 25 21 46 40 — — — — —
1985–86 Lukko Liiga 32 22 18 40 40 — — — — —
1986–87 Lukko Liiga 44 27 8 35 42 — — — — —
1987–88 Lukko Liiga 43 23 24 47 54 8 4 3 7 12
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 72 30 42 72 22 — — — — —
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 66 25 29 54 50 — — — — —
1990–91 Lukko Liiga 44 23 26 49 52 — — — — —
1991–92 Lukko Liiga 44 16 19 35 34 2 0 0 0 4
1992–93 Lukko Liiga 48 17 14 31 38 3 1 0 1 0
1993–94 Lukko Liiga 46 14 18 32 22 9 4 1 5 8
1994–95 Lukko Liiga 33 14 30 44 48 9 2 0 2 4
1995–96 Lukko Liiga 48 16 20 36 50 8 0 1 1 10
1996–97 Starbulls Rosenheim DEL 47 17 18 35 80 3 0 1 1 6
1997–98 Starbulls Rosenheim DEL 41 10 14 24 20 — — — — —
1998–99 HC Merano Alp 27 7 7 14 18 — — — — —
1998–99 HC Merano ITA 16 11 12 23 10 9 2 3 5 4
1999–2000 HC Merano ITA 21 11 24 35 38 — — — — —
2000–01 HC Milano ITA 18 14 13 27 16 10 7 15 22 12
2001–02 HC Merano ITA 11 8 2 10 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Bracknell Bees GBR 10 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
Liiga totals 453 210 215 425 454 39 11 5 16 38
ITA totals 66 44 51 95 66 19 9 18 27 16

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1982 Finland EJC — — — — —
1983 Finland EJC 5 6 1 7 10
1984 Finland WJC 7 4 2 6 8
1987 Finland WC 10 5 2 7 12
1988 Finland OG 4 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 19 15 7 22 26
Senior totals 14 6 2 8 14
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