Jari Kauppila (born February 23, 1974) is a Finnish

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply 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. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

centre playing with Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish

SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

. Kauppila made his

debut with

Hockey-Reipas The Lahti Pelicans are a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. Founded in 1996, they play in the city of Lahti at Isku Arena. The team is co-owned by (among others) former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Pasi Nurminen ...

during the

1991–92 SM-liiga season The 1991–92 SM-liiga season was the 17th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Jokerit Helsinki won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinals * Lukko - Ässät 0:2 (1: ...

.Eliteprospects.com - 1991–92 Lahti Pelicans player statistics
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Career statistics

Awards

''(1)'': 1996–97 *

''(1)'': 1999–00 *

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

Le Mat Trophy The Le Mat Trophy ( sv, Le Mat-pokalen, "Le Mat Cup") is the trophy awarded to Swedish champions in ice hockey, which since 1976 has been the winners of the SHL playoffs. The Le Mat is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in S ...

''(1)'': 2007–08 *

Mestis Mestis (from fi, Mestaruussarja, meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division'). ...

champion ''(1)'': 2013–14

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* 1974 births Living people Finnish ice hockey centres HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players Jokerit players KooKoo players Lahti Pelicans players Leksands IF players Luleå HF players Ice hockey people from Hämeenlinna Tingsryds AIF players {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub