Jarkko Varvio (April 28, 1972) is a Finnish former

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player who had a very brief stint in the

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. Varvio was drafted by

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in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He was the top scorer at the

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. However, his only two active seasons in the NHL were in 1993-94 and 1994-95 with the

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. In 13 career games, he notched three goals, four assists (for seven points), and had four

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. Jarkko scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game, which was also the first game Dallas Stars played as the Stars since leaving Minnesota. After his time with the Stars Varvio bounced around

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playing in various leagues. Varvio last played for Ravensburg EV in Germany's GerObL before retiring in 2005.

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* Living people 1972 births Ice hockey people from Tampere Dallas Stars players Finnish ice hockey right wingers HPK players Ilves players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Minnesota North Stars draft picks SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Finland-icehockey-winger-stub