Paul Kariya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Kariya at the 1994 Winter Olympics Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya Kariya Tetsuhiko , born October 16 ) in Vancouver British Columbia Canada is a professional ice hockey player for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League His father was born in an internment camp in Greenwood, Canada to Tetsuhiko Kariya, A Sansei Japanese, and Sharon Thomas, a Scottish. Tetsuhiko Kariya's parents, along with 23,000 other Japanese-Canadians, were deemed "enemy aliens" during World War II . He later played rugby for the University of British Columbia An outstanding amateur, Kariya scored 91 goals and 153 assists for 244 points in 94 games in high school. He was the first freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award - U.S. college hockey's premier individual honor - notching 25 goals and 75 assists for 100 points in 39 games, helping the University of Maine to a 42-1-2 record, and the 1993 NCAA and Hockey East titles in his only full season. His brother, Steven, captained Maine to the 1999 NCAA title. Their brother, Martin, helped Maine get to the 2002 " Frozen Four " finals. | |
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