Jarkko Varvio

Jarkko Varvio (April 28, 1972) is a Finnish former ice hockey player who had a very brief stint in the NHL. Varvio was drafted by Minnesota North Stars in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] He was the top scorer at the 1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Czechoslovakia. However, his only two active seasons in the NHL were in 1993-94 and 1994-95 with the Dallas Stars. In 13 career games, he notched three goals, four assists (for seven points), and had four penalty minutes.^[2] Jarkko scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game,^[3] which was also the first game Dallas Stars played as the Stars since leaving Minnesota.^[4] After his time with the Stars Varvio bounced around Europe playing in various leagues.^[1] Varvio last played for Ravensburg EV in Germany's GerObL before retiring in 2005.

Jarkko Varvio
Born	(1972-04-28) April 28, 1972 (age 53) Tampere, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Ilves Tampere Dallas Stars HPK Lukko Tappara HV71 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC TPS REV Bremerhaven EV Ravensburg
National team	Finland
NHL draft	34th overall, 1992 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1992–2005

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Ilves	FIN U18		20	32	27	59	44		5	7	2	9	0
1989–90	Ilves	FIN U20		31	34	14	48	10		3	4	1	5	0
1989–90	Ilves	SM-l		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Ilves	FIN U20		7	10	7	17	12		7	6	6	12	2
1990–91	Ilves	SM-l		37	10	7	17	6		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HPK	FIN U20		1	4	2	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HPK	SM-l		41	25	9	34	6		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HPK	FIN U20		2	3	2	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HPK	SM-l		40	29	19	48	16		12	3	2	5	8
1993–94	Dallas Stars	NHL		8	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		58	29	16	45	18		1	0	0	0	0
1994–95	HPK	SM-l		19	7	8	15	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Dallas Stars	NHL		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		7	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Lukko	SM-l		47	14	13	27	32		8	5	0	5	4
1996–97	Lukko	SM-l		40	9	11	20	40		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tappara	SM-l		47	19	13	32	22		4	0	2	2	4
1998–99	HV71	SEL		13	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	AIK	SEL		27	17	10	27	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	AIK	SEL		26	4	9	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NLA		12	7	6	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	TPS	SM-l		52	15	12	27	10		10	0	0	0	0
2001–02	REV Bremerhaven	GER.2		37	19	30	49	10		10	4	3	7	4
2002–03	Fischtown Penguins	GER.2		47	13	24	37	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Fischtown Penguins	GER.3		59	46	37	83	38		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	EV Ravensburg	GER.3		43	25	27	52	46		2	0	0	0	0
SM-l totals				324	128	92	220	136		34	8	4	12	16
NHL totals				13	3	4	7	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Finland	EJC		6	4	1	5	4
1991	Finland	WJC		7	5	4	9	4
1992	Finland	WJC		7	8	1	9	8
1992	Finland	WC		8	9	1	10	4
1993	Finland	WC		6	2	0	2	6
1997	Finland	WC		8	0	0	0	4
Junior totals				20	17	6	23	16
Senior totals				22	11	1	12	14