Caption: | Vallin with the Rochester Americans in 2006 |
Position: | Defence |
Played For: | Tappara HPK Jokerit Oulun Kärpät Rochester Americans Frölunda HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Färjestad BK HIFK Espoo Blues HC Sparta Praha KooKoo |
Birth Date: | March 21, 1978 |
Birth Place: | Ylöjärvi, Finland |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 194 |
Ntl Team: | Finland |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 1996 |
Career End: | 2016 |
Ari Vallin (born March 21, 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.
In summer 2015, he was transferred from Oulun Kärpät to KooKoo.[1]
In the 2003–2004 SM-liiga playoff finals in Finland against TPS, Vallin was the player who scored the sudden death goal in overtime therefore making the Kärpät team the new champions.