Kyösti Tapani Karjalainen (born June 19, 1967) is a Finnish former professional
ice hockey
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forward. He was drafted by the
Los Angeles Kings
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in the seventh round, 132nd overall, in the
1987 NHL Entry Draft.
He played 28 regular-season and three playoff
National Hockey League
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games with the Kings in the
1991–92 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2008, was mainly spent in the
Swedish Hockey League
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Augsburger Panther players
Brynäs IF players
Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Los Angeles Kings players
Luleå HF players
Modo Hockey players
Ice hockey people from Gävle
Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Södertälje SK players
Swedish ice hockey right wingers
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Swedish people of Finnish descent
Tierps HK players
Timrå IK players