Ari Vallin (born March 21, 1978) is a Finnish former professional

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. In summer 2015, he was transferred from

Oulun Kärpät Oulun Kärpät (Finnish language, Finnish for "Oulu Stoat, Ermines", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga. Kärpät have won the Finnish champion ...

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. In the 2003–2004

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playoff finals in Finland against

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, Vallin was the player who scored the sudden death goal in overtime therefore making the Kärpät team the new champions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vallin, Ari 1978 births Living people Espoo Blues players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Färjestad BK players Finnish ice hockey defencemen Frölunda HC players HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players Jokerit players Kiekko-Vantaa players Kokkolan Hermes players KooKoo players KOOVEE players Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Oulun Kärpät players Rochester Americans players HC Sparta Praha players Tappara players EHC Visp players Ice hockey people from Ylöjärvi