Ari Sulander announces retirement (31 Jan 2012)
Ari Sulander
- Position: goalkeeper
- Player status: retired
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland
, Switzerland 
- Birth date: 06.01.1969 (56 years)
- Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
- Height: 187 cm / 6' 1"
- Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs
- Catch: left
- Trivia:
Best player SM-Liiga playoffs 1993-94
All-Star Team EC 1994-95
All-Star Team SM-Liiga 1995-96
Best player SM-Liiga 1995-96
Key player SM-Liiga 1995-96, 1996-97
All-Star Team Karjala Cup 1998-99
Best goalkeeper NLA 1998-99, 1999-00, 2007-08
All-Star Team NLA 2003-04
MPP NLA 2011-12
ZSC Lions retired his number 31
| Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off) | Goalie coach | ||||
| 2014-15 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | Goalie coach | ||||
| 2013-14 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | Goalie coach | ||||
| 2013-14 | Finland | WJC (U20) | Assistant Coach | ||||
| 2012-13 | Switzerland | WJC (U20) | Assistant Coach |
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | GD | MIN | AVG | PER | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Finland | WLHL | 3 | 3 | 89 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999-00 | Finland | World Championship | 31 | 3 | 5 | 180 | 2.33 | 0.881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Finland | World Championship | 9 | 12 | 463 | 1.94 | 0.922 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997-98 | Finland | World Championship | 8 | 10 | 477 | 1.26 | 0.956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997-98 | Finland | Olympics | 3 | 5 | 0.843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996-97 | Finland | World Championship | 2 | 8 | 118 | 2.53 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Finland | World Championship | 1 | 4 | 60 | 3.00 | 0.824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | Finland | World Championship | 1 | 3 | 60 | 2.00 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992-93 | Finland | World Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | GD | MIN | AVG | PER | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | GCK Lions | NLB | 4 | 4 | 239 | 2.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011-12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 14 | 50 | 645 | 2.79 | 0.872 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010-11 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 1 | 1 | 64 | 2.81 | 0.919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | ZSC Lions | European Trophy | 3 | 8 | 181 | 3.63 | 0.892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010-11 | Pelicans Lahti | SM-liiga | 5 | 2.66 | 0.903 | |||||||
| 2010-11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 9 | 9 | 494 | 2.79 | 0.910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | GCK Lions | NLB | 20 | 20 | 1213 | 3.17 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009-10 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 7 | 7 | 418 | 3.16 | 0.903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 25 | 26 | 1452 | 2.76 | 0.895 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008-09 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 2 | 2 | 119 | 2.52 | 0.909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 27 | 27 | 1600 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008-09 | ZSC Lions | CHL | 8 | 8 | 480 | 2.13 | 0.929 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 17 | 17 | 1087 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007-08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 49 | 49 | 2958 | 2.33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | GCK Lions | NLB | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 4 | 4 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006-07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 43 | 43 | 2614 | 2.71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006-07 | GCK Lions | NLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005-06 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-out) | 10 | 10 | 639 | 2.35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 43 | 43 | 2534 | 3.05 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 15 | 15 | 915 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 43 | 43 | 2585 | 2.62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 13 | 13 | 860 | 2.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003-04 | GCK Lions | NLB | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 44 | 2633 | 2.46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 12 | 12 | 716 | 2.18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 44 | 2684 | 2.39 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 15 | 15 | 961 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 40 | 2362 | 2.44 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 16 | 16 | 963 | 1.99 | 0.936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2000-01 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 43 | 2560 | 2.25 | 0.927 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999-00 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 15 | 15 | 903 | 2.20 | 0.930 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 45 | 45 | 2725 | 2.20 | 0.933 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1998-99 | ZSC Lions | NLA (Play-off) | 7 | 7 | 440 | 3.27 | 0.910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1998-99 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 42 | 2511 | 2.46 | 0.929 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997-98 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 7 | 8 | 376 | 2.55 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 33 | 48 | 1946 | 2.50 | 0.926 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | Jokerit | EHL | 4 | 6 | 241 | 1.74 | 0.933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 9 | 9 | 548 | 1.75 | 0.938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Jokerit | EHL (Play-off) | 2 | 2 | 119 | 1.50 | 0.897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 43 | 50 | 2567 | 2.17 | 0.924 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996-97 | Jokerit | EHL | 5 | 6 | 300 | 1.40 | 0.949 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995-96 | Jokerit | European Cup (Play-off) | 3 | 3 | 2.53 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995-96 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 11 | 11 | 638 | 1.03 | 0.958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 44 | 50 | 2667 | 1.80 | 0.928 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994-95 | Jokerit | European Cup (Play-off) | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 0.910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994-95 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 11 | 11 | 662 | 1.99 | 0.918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994-95 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 49 | 50 | 2970 | 2.34 | 0.910 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1993-94 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 12 | 12 | 737 | 1.38 | 0.942 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993-94 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 35 | 48 | 2034 | 2.62 | 0.901 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | Vantaa HT | Finland-liiga | 15 | 15 | 886 | 4.74 | 0.881 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1992-93 | Jokerit | European Cup (Play-off) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1992-93 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 1 | 3 | 59 | 3.03 | 0.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992-93 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 16 | 39 | 849 | 2.47 | 0.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991-92 | Vantaa HT | I divisioona | 1 | 1 | 60 | 3.00 | 0.941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991-92 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991-92 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 12 | 43 | 526 | 3.88 | 0.878 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990-91 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 20 | 44 | 1049 | 4.46 | 0.842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 8 | 27 | 389 | 4.47 | 0.865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 28 | 28 | 1678 | 3.83 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1988-89 | Urheilukoulu | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | Jokerit | Liigakarsinta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | Jokerit | I divisioona | 1 | 4 | 0.810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987-88 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1987-88 | Jokerit | I divisioona | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986-87 | Jokerit | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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