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    Paul Kariya (B.C.)
    Hockey - 1991 Games in Prince Edward Island
    Results: 10th place with Team B.C., scoring nine points in five games


    Paul Kariya has represented Canada at two Olympic Games.
    (CP Photo)

    "It's really important -- every chance you have to represent your province or your country, I think that's the pinnacle of sports whether it's under-17s or world junior or anything like that. It's something you'll never forget."
    -- Paul Kariya

    Since then...

    • Won the Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate player in the NCAA while playing with the University of Maine
    • Captured a gold medal with Team Canada at the world junior hockey championships (1993)
    • Selected fourth overall (first round) by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
    • Seven-time NHL All-Star
    • Two-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy (1995-96 and 1996-97) as the NHL's most sportsmanlike player
    • Two-time Olypmian (1994 and 2002); won silver in Lillehammer 1994 and gold in Salt Lake City 2002

      with files from Canadian Press