Paul KariyaMaineYear: 1993See School Profile PagePaul Kariya is the first freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award He notched 25 goals and 75 assists for 100 points in 39 games during his only full season of college hockey helping the Black Bears to an impressive 42-1-2 record and the 1992-93 NCAA and Hockey East titles He won the 1992-93 Hockey East scoring title with 15 goals and 48 assists in conference play—a record for a freshman—and had a Hockey East record 23-game scoring streak and a school record 31-game scoring streak he helped Team Canada to a silver medal finish in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and a gold medal at the world hockey championships later that same year Picked fourth overall by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft the durable high-scoring forward completed 15 NHL seasons Kariya averaged a point per game in his pro career and won the Lady Byng Trophy twice as the NHL’s most gentlemanly player He retired after sitting out the 2010-11 season with post-concussion syndrome Sponsorships help make an insurmountable difference for kids of all ages as they start to understand the true meaning of sportsmanship the role model that the coveted Division I college hockey recipient plays in their lives as they follow and look up to them Our websites may use cookies to personalize and enhance your experience. 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For more information, please see our University Websites Privacy Notice This Thanksgiving season a grateful UConn Health patient shares how Vascular Surgeon Dr She is a survivor of multiple myeloma who has continued to defy the odds for the last 16 years for both her cancer and its treatment side-effects Since 2008 she has been battling the second most common blood cancer in the U.S and its painful and debilitating buildup of cancerous plasma cells inside her body’s bone marrow Her care has ranged from chemotherapy infusions to the need for radiation She is a former longtime ICU nurse who turns to UConn Health and its Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dr. Swarup Kumar for her multiple myeloma care management and frequent infusions Junghans’ career spanned over 50 years of active nursing she worked as a nurse in the fields of radiology I’m very happy to be cared for at UConn Health But that’s not all Junghans is grateful for at UConn Health While at the infusion center one day receiving care for her multiple myeloma she and the staff she loves noticed a swelling on the side of her neck but it was pulsating like a heartbeat,” she says she got the call from UConn Health to head straight to the emergency department on March 27 where she was put on a blood-thinner medication intravenously A large aneurysm had formed in her left carotid artery and needed immediate surgical intervention. The on-call vascular surgeon who came to Junghans’ rescue at the Emergency Department at UConn Health was Dr. Tina Kariya, who admitted her until surgery “My aneurysm blew during surgery,” Junghans recounts While UConn Health vascular surgeon Kariya was performing a minimally invasive aneurysm resection at UConn John Dempsey Hospital to remove it and reduce Junghans’ risk of a future bleed or potential stroke our surgical team were already using the TCAR system to reverse her blood flow and it prevented her from immediately bleeding out in the OR,” says the vascular surgeon who quickly created a large incision solution instead to perform an extensive open surgery to repair the burst carotid artery and save Junghans life The open procedure took 7 hours to complete and Junghans received blood transfusions during and after surgery and it’s very rewarding to see her great success and it’s a privilege to care for her,” Kariya says She did everything right to ensure I came out of surgery alive “My surgery scar from my ear to my clavicle isn’t even visible.” Alicia made a teddy bear named Benji for her vascular surgeon who performed the lifesaving procedure just a few months after having a baby The memorable toy is now a favorite of her now 10-month-old son Junghans after all these years is now looking forward to this Christmas and being home for the holiday in Connecticut with her daughter visiting from Germany “I never thought cancer or an aneurysm would ever happen to me as a nurse,” Junghans says “But I keep doing what needs to be done for my health I’m so happy to be at UConn Health for my care and to be where I am Her message to others battling cancer or experiencing another type of health setback: “Just keep fighting it is very important that every patient be their own advocate And Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UConn Health, Dr. Kwame Amankwah also applauds his team’s lifesaving work Kariya is an amazingly talented vascular surgeon She is compassionate and provides outstanding care to her patients  We are very fortunate to have her as member of our vascular surgery division as well as a member of the UConn Health care community,” Amankwah shared Kariya Park honours Mississauga’s sister city of Kariya Kariya Park is home to about 80 cherry blossom trees The park honours Mississauga’s sister city of Kariya this park near Toronto is set to give you a front-row seat to the flower-filled landscape as it turns into a pink wonderland is Japanese-inspired and located in the heart of the downtown core “Residents don’t need to travel to High Park or anywhere else when Mississauga is home to our own cherry blossom experience,” the City of Mississauga’s website reads “Cherry blossoms represent a time of renewal and optimism. Their pink pops of colour mark the beginning of spring,” it adds You will be able to find about 80 Japanese cherry blossom trees of different varieties and colours in the park and peak bloom is just around the corner Cherry blossoms in Mississauga are expected to reach their peak this month when temperatures hit at least 15 C for about a week consecutively This will then be your chance to take in the spring blossom stretch in full bloom To ensure you get to experience the urban oasis, the city suggests you “start making plans now to visit.” Guests are reminded to respect the trees by avoiding climbing on them or pulling at branches and that dogs are not permitted take a stroll on the zigzag boardwalk that crosses a marsh containing Japanese irises and admire the cascade waterfall with overhanging red Japanese maple For everything you need to know before you get out into nature, check out our list of tips to make sure you’re prepared to have the best blossom experience For all the spots in Toronto to check out the trees while avoiding the crowds at High Park, check out our list of the best places Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Kariya Park is transforming into a pink wonderland with approximately 80 stunning Japanese cherry blossom trees in full bloom in coming days. The park honours Mississauga’s sister city, Kariya, Japan and boasts different varieties and hues Residents don’t need to travel to High Park or anywhere else when Mississauga is home to our own cherry blossom experience The City’s cherry blossom trees should be in full bloom in coming days when the temperature reaches at least 15 degrees Celsius consecutively for about a week Try to enjoy these blooms while they last for up to a two-week period Wind or rain can knock the flowers off these delicate trees Start making plans now to visit Kariya Park Kariya Park is a stunning, Japanese-inspired park located in the heart of the city’s downtown core. It’s a great park where many families take photos or go on a walk just to enjoy the scenery. The park is named after our sister city in Japan, Kariya the City opened Kariya Park to honour our sister city partnership and several sculptures gifted to us by Kariya City You can find paid on-street parking on Kariya Drive or in Municipal Parking Lot #36 at the south-east corner of Burnhamthorpe Road and Kariya Drive You can also walk from Square One or take MiWay to get to the park Take advantage of the beautiful pink backgrounds and take memorable photos Here are some tips to capture your next favourite photo or screensaver Shoot wide or focus on the small things: Capture the entire tree or grove or zoom in for close-up details of the cherry blossom trees Try taking photos from both angles and get a variety of images No problem: If you visit during the latter half of cherry blossom season when the petals are falling – don’t worry Interested in professional photographs? Obtain a permit from the City As we enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossom trees let’s remember to treat our parks and other park visitors with respect Looking for other places to see cherry blossom tree blooms? You can find a few trees at Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens, St. Lawrence Park and Mississauga Valley Parks have positive social, health, economic and environmental benefits for cities They are an essential part of a complete community support healthy lifestyles and contribute to everyday quality of life Parks support Mississauga’s housing strategy by making meaningful contributions to the quality of neighbourhoods in a growth environment Parks provide opportunities to enjoy nature participate in recreational activities and be physically active For more information, please visit mississauga.ca/parks To find out when the blooms peak, follow @saugaparksrec and @citymississauga on X for updates Part of Mississauga’s downtown core is turning pink — and city officials couldn’t be more excited Colourful cherry blossoms are on the verge of blooming at Kariya Park and presenting their brilliant hues to visitors City of Mississauga officials said late Friday afternoon “Kariya Park is turning pink,” city officials announced in a post to social media that also contains a video of the colourful display (see below) “Around 80 gorgeous cherry blossom trees are about to bloom creating the perfect spot for stunning spring photos Don’t miss this magical moment — but please which usually arrives around mid-spring or so is best viewed within the borders of Canada’s seventh-largest city at Kariya Park the tranquil Japanese-style greenspace named for Mississauga’s sister city in Japan and located in the downtown core “The park honours Mississauga’s sister city and boasts different varieties and hues,” city officials said earlier “Residents don’t need to travel to High Park (in Toronto) or anywhere else when Mississauga is home to our own cherry blossom experience.” Around 80 gorgeous cherry blossom trees are about to bloom creating the perfect spot for stunning spring photos 📸 Don’t miss this magical moment — but please be kind to the trees Learn more https://t.co/vSYALT9fzP pic.twitter.com/2uOVH1hv2v — City of Mississauga (@citymississauga) May 2, 2025 they don’t stay around for very long “Try to enjoy these blooms while they last for up to a two-week period so don’t wait too long to visit.” in Toronto and other places across southern Ontario one of the surest and most colourful annual signs that spring is in full swing Depending on how warm the temperatures get, cherry blossoms can start to bloom in Mississauga and across the GTA anywhere from late April, as they did last year The blossoms and their ethereal beauty don’t last long they remain in that colourful pink state for only a week or two The cherry tree population at Kariya Park has remained steady over the years surviving a number of weather events including a severe 2013 ice storm “there was relatively minimal damage to the cherry blossoms at the time,” a city spokesperson told INsauga.com earlier “Most of the damage involved broken branches that were addressed through remedial pruning following the ice storm the city has removed and replaced the odd dead dying or diseased tree as needed as part of our regular maintenance.” Cherry blossoms have a celebrated history in Japanese art and culture adding many of the world’s cherry blossom tree varieties come from the Japanese cherry tree (Sakura) Outside of Mississauga people can catch cherry blossom season at High Park in Toronto Centennial Park in Etobicoke (near Mississauga’s border) Spencer Smith Park and Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington and Subscribe to INsauga – Ontario Headline News’ daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Toronto Eaton Centre OR Sherway Gardens Today's print edition Home Delivery The son of a victim in an abduction case involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wants perpetrators to continue feeling remorse 30 years on "There are two kinds of atonement," said Minoru Kariya "One is criminal punishment for breaking the law and the other is compensation to victims."googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Kiyoshi was abducted on a street in Tokyo by senior cult members seeking information about the whereabouts of his younger sister Then-Aum Shinrikyo leader Chizuo Matsumoto had ordered the abduction so that Kiyoshi's sister In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Jump Crypto ex-President Kanav Kariya (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk) Kanav Kariya who ascended from intern to the head of cryptocurrencies at Chicago-based trading heavyweight Jump Trading by the age of 25 The news follows a Fortune report last week that the U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating the company's crypto dealings "a moment I'm receiving with both a heavy heart and great excitement about the road ahead." Today marks the end of an incredible personal journey for me. It’s my last day at Jump, a moment I’m receiving with both a heavy heart and great excitement about the road ahead. I’m leaving with a set of awesome relationships and unique, invaluable and shaping experiences. It’s… He was just 25 when he got the president job at Jump Crypto. Now, in his late 20s, "I plan to stay engaged with the portfolio companies I've been most involved with and hopefully take some time to process the unbelievably eventful few years we've had," he said on X Monday. UPDATE (June 24, 2024, 14:55 UTC): Adds Fortune story on CFTC probe. The Ducks have the third pick in the draft and are hoping to have as much success in 2024 as they did in their first -ever draft.  In their inaugural draft in 1993, the Ducks selected right winger Paul Kariya with the fourth overall pick marking their first-ever first round selection Kariya went on to become a cornerstone player for the franchise showcasing dynamic skill and leadership on the ice Kariya was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.  Who will the Ducks take third overall? Russian Ivan Demidov from SKA St. Petersburg just may be the pick Here are the all-time Anaheim Ducks first round picks.  FloHockey is the streaming home to some of the best hockey leagues in North America, including the ECHL and more. Check out the broadcast schedule to watch more hockey. Get the most important Hockey stories delivered straight to your inbox hockey fans will probably mainly remember his time with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim or his last few seasons with the St For the 2005-06 and 2006-07 NHL seasons though Kariya was a member of the Nashville Predators While he was not with the Predators for a long time, Kariya was a veteran who led by his production on the ice. He was their best scorer while he donned their sweater. The Predators had a lot of talent on those two teams. Some of the names included J.P. Dumont, David Legwand, Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat, and Kimmo Timonen among others Kariya was drafted with the fourth overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks He spent the 1992-93 and 1993-94 campaigns developing his craft with the Maine Black Bears hockey team in the NCAA His first campaign with the Black Bears saw him hit the 100-point mark with 25 goals and 75 assists in 39 games His second season for Maine saw him get eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points in 12 games The 1994-95 NHL season was when Kariya made his debut with the Mighty Ducks He played in 47 games and tallied 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points Kariya posted superstar numbers in 1995-96 when he hit both the 50-goal and 100-point mark He accrued 108 points in 82 games (50 goals 58 assists) Related: Paul Kariya – The Original Mighty Duck As the Mighty Ducks gained more offensive pieces like Petr Sykora, they eventually produced better results as a team. As a result, Anaheim made it to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final The Mighty Ducks fell to the Devils in seven games Kariya during that run to the Cup Final had six goals and six assists for 12 points in 21 games Kariya suited up for Anaheim until he left in free agency prior to the 2003-04 campaign he totaled the following while donning the Mighty Ducks jersey: After just falling short of winning the Cup, Kariya moved on from Anaheim. Then-general manager Bryan Murray let him hit free agency, because the qualifying offer for him to remain with the Mighty Ducks was $10 million It was a tough situation for the organization to let him hit free agency Kariya left the Mighty Ducks and signed with the Colorado Avalanche. The idea of Kariya playing alongside other Avalanche forwards like Joe Sakic and Alex Tanguay sounded dangerous for opponents Kariya and Teemu Selanne reunited in Colorado as teammates There was firepower all throughout the 2003-04 Avalanche Kariya suited up for 51 games for them that campaign and put up 11 goals and 25 assists for 36 points Following his season in Denver, Kariya hit free agency again and inked a deal with the Predators. Adding a skilled talent like him to the mix was great, not just for the fans and organization, but for the younger teammates too. Nashville dressed Scott Hartnell, Martin Erat, Dan Hamhuis, Legwand, Ryan Suter and more who were all 25 years old or younger A lot of the Predators’ future was already playing games for the team Solid veterans like Kariya and Steve Sullivan had the experience that those players back then could model themselves after Kariya played in the postseason for Nashville in both seasons he was there he scored two goals and produced five assists for seven points in five games Kariya’s time in Nashville ended after two seasons. He made one more stop in his NHL career before officially hanging up the skates. He inked a deal with the St. Louis Blues for three years in July 2007 The Blues were a team that had the likes of Brad Boyes and David Perron on the offense heading into 2007-08 Louis never made the playoffs while he was with the club and eventually announced his retirement from the game in June 2011 Kariya was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2017 where he registered a total of 402 goals and 587 assists for 989 points He was a two-time winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy He also appeared in seven NHL All-Star Games (1996 Kariya was the captain of the Mighty Ducks from 1996-2003 Kariya will most be remembered for his time with the Mighty Ducks He also may be remembered for his last tenure before retirement in St His stints with the Avalanche and Predators can easily be forgotten Even though he was only in Nashville a short time his impact in the locker room made a difference There were a lot of successful Predators players who had stellar careers either while still in Nashville or after they left He played a solid role for the younger talents and was an offensive force whenever he was on the ice The Predators’ offense was in good hands with him at the helm The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide our articles are read millions of times every month When Jump Crypto president Kanav Kariya announced on X he would be leaving the high-speed trading firm it prompted the usual flurry of replies — industry luminaries wishing him luck in his next endeavour — and some that were not so usual At least two dozen people rejoiced: A great weight had been lifted from Lido’s LDO token rising more than 7% since Kariya’s announcement on Monday During the “crypto winter” set off by the collapse of Terra in May 2022 Jump Crypto sold more than 5 million LDO tokens according to data from Arkham Intelligence That two-year fire sale cemented Jump as a villain to LDO’s retail investors who came to view the firm’s constant selling as an albatross depressing the token’s price It is not clear whether Kariya was personally involved in Jump’s sale of LDO He didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment “It’s a mix of a joke and somewhat true,” Will Sheehan founder of crypto data firm Parsec Finance said of the tweets celebrating Kariya’s departure “Jump was selling Lido through 2022 and 2023 and sometimes in crypto a [crypto Twitter] joke becomes an actual negative narrative.” Lido is the largest protocol in decentralised finance The protocol simplifies the process of “staking” Ether Lido also issues derivative tokens that track the value of deposited Ether Those tokens are widely accepted in Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem and let users dodge the opportunity cost that comes with vanilla staking It was among the most profitable protocols tracked by DefiLlama generating $100 million in fees over the past 30 days — second only to Ethereum itself and it gives holders the right to propose and vote on changes to the Lido protocol But its performance has been underwhelming Uniswap’s UNI token has a market capitalization of $7 billion even though the protocol controls less than one-fifth the crypto deposited in Lido MakerDAO’s MKR token has a market capitalization of $2.2 billion while Aave’s AAVE token is worth $1.3 billion But LDO’s rally in the wake of Kariya’s departure can’t just be chalked up to a change in Jump’s top ranks “It’s coinciding with some relative strength from old-school DeFi coins,” he noted Sheehan said he wasn’t sure what sparked the rally in DeFi coins but proffered that it was a reaction to the memecoin fervour that took over the industry this year “It feels reactionary to memes and general alt bleeding,” he said “because these are real businesses that are much more countercyclical.” Union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, denied allegations of calling Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan "Kulla” HD Kumaraswamy (L), Zameer Ahmed Khan (R) Speaking to the media on Friday, Kumaraswamy expressed his dismay over the controversy He stated that Zameer had never referred to him as "Kariya" in the past “I have never referred to Zameer Ahmed Khan as ‘Kulla’ in my life nor has he ever addressed me as ‘Kariya.’ He has always spoken with great respect” He also swore before Goddess Chamundeshwari that Zameer’s accusation is false Kumaraswamy noted that his association with Zameer Ahmed was limited to politics “When Speaker Basavaraja Horatti called me Kumara This shows the respect he had for me earlier.” Zameer Ahmed Khan sparked controversy by referring to D Kumaraswamy as "Kaaliya," a derogatory term about his dark complexion Addressing an election rally in Ramanagara Khan explained that Congress candidate C P Yogeeshwara had previously joined the BJP due to limited options stemming from differences within the Congress "He (Yogeeshwara) wasn’t willing to join the JD(S) because ‘Kariya Kumaraswamy’ was seen as more dangerous than the BJP the JD(S) demanded that the Congress government remove Khan from the Cabinet for his remark (Also Read: Karnataka minister's 'affection' clarification on calling HD Kumaraswamy 'Kaalia') After backlash, Khan on Tuesday apologised for calling Kumaraswamy as “Kaalia”. Khan tried to clarify that on previous occasions he addressed Kumaraswamy in such a way out of affection, when the duo shared a good bonding. "If I had called him using such a word for the first time, I would have apologised....out of affection, he used to call me 'Kulla' (dwarf), I used to call him Kariyanna (black brother). If still he or anyone is pained by it, I apologise. What is there in that?" PTI quoted Khan. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Minoru Kariya, 65, revealed his father’s fears about the Aum Supreme Truth cult. His father Kiyoshi, then 68, the chief clerk of the Meguro Notary Office, was abducted by the cult’s followers in February 1995 and died after being given an anesthetic. Three weeks later, the sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system occurred. The following is excerpted from an interview by Yuri Ishihama, a Yomiuri Shimbun staff writer. To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page. This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies. Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. By Yuri Ishihama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Before the incident occurred, my father felt he was in danger. My father’s sister, who had donated tens of millions of yen to the cult, went into hiding, and the cult was looking for her, with an eye on her assets. My father handed me a note in an agitated state the day before he was abducted. It read: “I’m afraid [the cult] will do something to me and my entire family. If something happens, I ask you to report it to the police and have them look for me.” My father was abducted on a street in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 1995. My wife called me at work and said, “Your father was kidnapped.” My mind went blank, and I thought, “How could the cult go this far?” I always believed that he was still alive. However, that July, the Metropolitan Police Department informed me of his death, based on statements by the cult leaders. The police also told me his body had been burned and his ashes were dumped in Lake Motosu in Yamanashi Prefecture. I knew it was hopeless. I was so shocked that I cried all night. Instead of his ashes, we placed gravel, which we collected on the shore of the lake, and his favorite pair of glasses in an urn and held a funeral service. But because I never saw his body, I couldn’t believe that my father really died. I still feel that the truth surrounding my father’s death has not been revealed. The cult’s successors are still active, including the main group, Aleph. I’m terrified that if my statements are considered “hostile,” they might harm me and my family. I don’t want an organization that follows in the footsteps of the cult to exist. As long as the group exists, someone might be harmed again. It has been 30 years since the incident, but my fears have not disappeared. Kiyoshi Kariya’s death, which resulted from abduction and confinement, led to the Metropolitan Police Department investigating the facilities of the Aum Supreme Truth cult. Chizuo Matsumoto, also known as Shoko Asahara, the founder of the cult who was executed in 2018 at 63, ordered the members of the cult to kidnap Kariya. Asahara wanted to know the whereabouts of Kariya’s sister, so Kariya was given an anesthetic, putting him in a semiconscious state. The anesthetic was administered by Tomomasa Nakagawa and Ikuo Hayashi. Kariya died of heart failure due to an overdose of the anesthetic at around 11 a.m. on March 1, 1995. The police launched a simultaneous search of the cult’s facilities in the former village of Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on March 22, two days after the sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. Asahara was arrested two months later on May 16. Born in 1960, he joined the National Association of Crime Victims and Surviving Families, which was disbanded in 2018. He also worked to establish such systems as victim participation, which enables them to get involved in criminal proceedings. 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All rights reserved 2024 President of Jump Crypto steps down Kanav Kariya announced his resignation amid reports of a pending investigation into Jump Crypto’s activities and several incidents dating back to 2022 News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDKanav Kariya the head of Jump Trading’s digital asset subsidiary announced he is stepping down from his role as the president of Jump Crypto amid widespread reports of a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation the now-former president of the crypto trading firm wrote that he intends to focus on personal relationships and reading while he searches for his next venture Kariya also reflected on the last several years at Jump Crypto Jump Crypto’s troubles began in February 2022 when hackers exploited the Wormhole bridge and fraudulently minted 120,000 wrapped Ethereum tokens (wETH), which were then redeemed for Ether (ETH) and other tokens on the Solana blockchain which owned the developer behind the Wormhole bridge assumed responsibility for the damages by depositing an equal number of Ether tokens valued at $321 million at the time of the hack Related: Crypto Super PAC raises $169M following $10M donation from Jump Crypto In May 2022, the infamous collapse of the Terra ecosystem impacted the trading firm, spawning an investor lawsuit alleging that Jump Crypto reaped $1.3 billion in profits by coordinating with Terra founder Do Kwon to manipulate the price of Terra’s UST with the goal of maintaining the algorithmic stablecoin's U.S The lawsuit also alleged that Jump Crypto benefited from receiving LUNA tokens at a steep discount sometimes at a 99% markdown from the market price as a reward for propping up UST and the Terra ecosystem Later that same year, concerns surrounding Jump Crypto’s exposure to FTX began to surface company spokespeople assuaged investor fears explaining that the trading firm was "one of the most well-capitalized and liquid firms in crypto" while reassuring the public that Jump Crypto was not shutting down Though the exact scope of the pending CFTC investigation into Jump Crypto has not yet been revealed the probe may encompass the trading activities raised in the investor lawsuit and cited as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Terraform Labs It is important to note that the CFTC investigation into Jump Crypto is not an indication of guilt or wrongdoing as the regulator has yet to many any findings Magazine: Mystery of Polygon’s missing MATIC: Everyone’s doing it, says ChainArgos. To wrap this article up I wanted to share a little personal note is my all-time favorite player in NHL history and is the reason I started cheering for the team I started following this team when I was five years old and have had my fair share of Kariya posters along with my prized 2003 Stanley Cup Finals jersey it is not the easiest cheering for the Anaheim Ducks most of their games start around the time I go to bed In addition to that being a Western Conference team means they do not play teams in my area (Leafs The only time I ever got to see them live was actually in Anaheim for two games at New Years’ of 2010-11 I was super excited to finally see the team live and reality surpassed the expectations The team beat my dad’s Flyers on New Year’s eve then Hiller stood on his head defeating the defending Cup Champion Blackhawks two nights later The reason I am telling you this is because I look back on it now to think I was so close to seeing my all-time favorite player play his final season in an Anaheim Ducks jersey I remember the excitement about the idea of Kariya going back to the Ducks for 2011 being disappointed that he was taking that season off and even more disappointed that he was forced to retire the next offseason and was rightfully inducted into the Hall of Fame Kariya returning for one more season with the Anaheim Ducks would have closed the book on his great career with the team that adored him for so long While he still may not have won his Stanley Cup it still would have been the fairy tale ending that started the day he was drafted by the Disney-owned franchise Are you a passionate Anaheim Ducks fan that loves reading Pucks of a Feather? 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Just follow this link for more information on how to join the crew © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER there was once a time when fans were hopeful he might return there may not have been that awkward stage between PK9 and the Ducks organization after his retirement While Fowler is a heavily debated player amongst the fanbase the team should still be happy that the draft went as it did as Fowler has been close to as advertised over the years who signed a one-year pact to the joy of Ducks fans everywhere While everyone was excited to have the Finish Flash back his work off the ice was what could have made a lot of Ducks fans over the moon was the first superstar in the history of the team after being the first-ever draft pick back in 1993 After making his debut in the shortened 1994-95 season he was excellent for the next nine years in Southern California In 606 games Kariya put up 669 points, topping 25 goals in every year with the Mighty Ducks with the exception of his rookie year and 1997-98 season after a cheap shot from Gary Suter Selanne joined Kariya in 1996 and the two became one of the most dynamic duos in the NHL combining for 830 points between 1997-2001 Selanne was moved to the San Jose Sharks midway through the 2001 season and Kariya played through the 2003 season when the Mighty Ducks lost game 7 to the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals Kariya left after a lengthy dispute on his contract Former GM Bryan Murray was required to offer a $10 million qualifying offer to Kariya in order to prevent the star from hitting unrestricted free agency the league had yet to implement a salary cap and revenue sharing that really hampered teams based on their market The Mighty Ducks being a small market team with a small budget made it difficult to commit such a dollar figure to one player as the late Murray recounted While Selanne opted out of his final year with the San Jose Shark his priority was to return to the place that he considered his home and sign with the Mighty Ducks While I mentioned there was no salary cap at this time having so many high payroll players still needed the two to reduce their annual figures In order to chase a cup on an already loaded team Selanne signed for one year at $5.8 million and Kariya taking an $8.8 million pay cut by signing for $1.2 million for the year While leaving the Mighty Ducks on the terms he did ruffled fans in the wrong way, leaving and taking the pay cut he did in comparison really soured Kariya to the Mighty Ducks fans. As seen on the 2004 Colorado Avalanche season documentary fans most definitely did not welcome him back with open arms (42:00 minute mark) injuries played a major factor for both of them in different ways It is well documented how bad Teemu’s knee was at that point in his career and while he was able to play in 78 games that season he was relatively ineffective by his standards putting up 16 goals and 32 points Kariya dealt with a nagging wrist and ankle injury only getting into 51 games putting up 11 goals and 36 points The Avalanche would be knocked out by the Sharks in the second round After the disappointing 2003-04 season the NHL went into a season-long lockout Kariya took the time to get healthy from the injuries that had been bothering him over his year with the Avs Once the lockout came to an end he signed a two-year $9 million contract with the Nashville Predators making him the highest-paid player in team history He showed that he was healthy and back to his productive self putting up 161 points without missing a game in his two years and with the unknown ownership situation at the time with the Preds Louis Blues for three years and $18 million dollars his production dipped putting up 16 goals and 65 points on the season and in the final two seasons of the contract he was only able to play a combined 86 games while registering 58 points While Kariya did have a chance to celebrate scoring his 400th career goal in his final season with the Blues, the most noteworthy part of that final year was a cheap shot at the hands of Patrick Kaleta was the end of Kariya’s career as this concussion had doctors saying it was time to hang them up In addition to the aforementioned hits by Suter and Kaleta, many fans of the game remember the shot Kariya took from Scott Stevens in Game 6 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals on the board” still gives me goosebumps watching to this day the fact the most memorable part of his career was getting knocked out on the ice to the point of memory loss is a bit sad as a fan While health should always be a person’s priority Anaheim Ducks fans could have gotten the send-off they always wanted to see for their long-time captain That is why it still makes me think “what could have been” when it comes to Kariya playing that last season in 2010-11 it would have been very different seeing him play in the black and orange after exclusively wearing the eggplant and jade for all the year with the Mighty Ducks Bobby Ryan would have changed his number at some point as he is the only other player to don number 9 in franchise history would the Ducks have selected Ryan Getzlaf to be their captain or would they potentially of gave it back to Paul for potentially his last year maybe he would have decided to postpone his retirement to play one more season with his long-time friend and former Olympic teammate The forgotten piece in all of this is that the Anaheim Ducks were actually pretty good back in 2010-11 They finished 4th in the Western Conference with 99 points This was the year that Corey Perry put up his 50 goal Hart Trophy campaign along with Jonas Hiller playing lights out making the All-Star team but losing the end of his season to vertigo (honestly that prevented the team from an extended playoff run Lubomir Visnovsky led the league for points by a defenseman that year with 68 Ryan Getzlaf missed a handful of games due to a facial fracture but still managed 76 points in 67 games Bobby Ryan had another fantastic season with 34 goals and 71 points Teemu Selanne put up one of his best seasons with 80 points in 73 games While the team was good they were very top-heavy Visnovsky finished fifth on the team in points with Saku Koivu’s 45 and rookie Cam Fowler’s 40 being the next highest Their depth scoring included 26 games of Joffrey Lupul and young promising forward Brandon McMillian he still likely could have helped this team with more scoring depth as most of his issues over the years were his health Kariya is still healthy enough to rejoin his former partner in crime in Selanne With Teemu scoring 80 points playing mainly with Koivu (45 points) and Blake (32) potentially bringing the opportunity to bring some of the old magic back with Kariya could have provided the Ducks with that extra scoring punch while bringing much nostalgia as well Kariya retiring as a Duck would have also immediately quashed any ill-will that may have been present at the time It has been well documented about Kariya’s disappearance from the game of hockey once he retired because of how he was unable to leave on his own terms From his retirement the only time Kariya returned to Honda Center was for his friend Selanne’s final regular-season game where he attended with Joe Sakic Back in 2015 when the Anaheim Ducks retired Selanne’s number 8 While rumors were he did not was to direct any negative attention during the ceremony the video clip he did for his former teammate received a standing ovation clearly showing that the fans were happy to see Paul again the relationship with the fans has clearly been healed Kariya has done a handful of work with the Ducks social media was honored for his induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame back in 2017 While Kariya is clearly still not a big fan of the spotlight he knows that whenever he returns to Honda Center it is always in open arms Are you a passionate Anaheim Ducks fan that loves reading Pucks of a Feather? 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Just follow this link for more information on how to join the crew It’s only the beginning of April and a bout of freezing rain may hit Mississauga and other parts of the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday temperatures appear set to hit double digits above zero and stay there for five to six months the Toronto Blue Jays have begun playing ball again though it’s still at least a few weeks away the annual blooming of cherry blossoms is on the near horizon they remain in that colourful pink state for only a week or two (see video below) Kariya Park in Mississauga transforms into a pink wonderland with approximately 80 stunning Japanese cherry blossom trees in full bloom,” the City of Mississauga said in a news release last spring a gift from Mississauga’s sister city “These beautiful blooms only last for a short time unless wind or rain knock the flowers off the trees.” cherry blossoms begin to flower when temperatures reach at least 15 degrees Celsius for a continuous period of seven to 10 days In 606 games Kariya put up 669 points, topping 25 goals in every year with the Mighty Ducks with the exception of his rookie year and 1997-98 season after a cheap shot from Gary Suter While leaving the Mighty Ducks on the terms he did ruffled fans in the wrong way, leaving and taking the pay cut he did in comparison really soured Kariya to the Mighty Ducks fans. As seen on the 2004 Colorado Avalanche season documentary Brave Kings Kariya defeated Osaki Osor Saitama to regain the lead in Japan's men's handball league H Brave Kings defeated Osaki Osor 34-24 in the 19th round of the 2024-25 Japanese Men's Handball League H at Isle Arena Wing Hat Kasukabe in Japan on the 5th 1 draw and 1 loss (35 points) in the season beating Ziegster Tokyo (34 points) to the top of the league fell three places to 11th place with six wins Brave Kings took the center stage of the team's attack with Ituki Yoshino scoring seven goals while Naoki Sugioka and Shoma Okamoto scored four goals each Goalkeeper Daisuke Okamoto also showed stability in defense with seven saves and goalkeeper Miki Sakai also made seven saves but it was not enough to prevent the opponent's firepower Osaki Osor's Yukiya Suzuki scored the first goal but the Brave Kings immediately scored three consecutive goals who have widened the gap due to Sugioka's consecutive scores have taken full control of the lead from the first half making a 12-6 double score around the 17th minute who scored another three goals in three minutes then went on a 15-7 run and added two goals at the end of the first half to finish the first half 20-11 and the game was virtually in a mood of victory Osaki Osor also followed 28-20 with consecutive points by Sueoka and Yuma Yamazaki in the middle of the second half but the Brave Kings added points with an unshakable game operation afterwards finishing the game with a 34-24 and 10-goal victory ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No Every Monday through Saturday until February we’ll unveil new members of the list TUSTIN, Calif. — Wyatt is a 10-year-old Maltese and at the moment, he is cradled in Paul Kariya’s lap and Kariya is feeding him snacks from a small bowl on the dinner table. We are sitting outdoors at Barolo’s, an Italian restaurant, popular with current and former Anaheim Ducks players — a one-stop destination for pregame meals because chicken parmigiana is always on the menu and portions are massive even ones with Kariya’s dietary specificities Sitting beside Kariya is his longtime partner To really understand the current life and times of Kariya 58 on The Athletic’s list of the 100 greatest players of the post-expansion era you need to understand the role that Wyatt plays in his life The couple has a long list of dog-friendly hotels and restaurants that they patronize When Wyatt attended Hall of Fame ceremonies in Toronto a few years back he had his own seat on the plane that Kariya and Teemu Selanne chartered Wyatt travels with Paul and Val wherever they go “We’ve never left him with anyone else,” said Kariya When I go on a ski trip alone or visit my family in Vancouver and he’s not around it’s difficult to sleep because I’m so used to having him around.” We couldn’t imagine our lives now without Wyatt Kariya is 48 but he could pass for a 25-year-old and naturally blends in with the lunchtime crowd a young fan recognizes him and asks — not for an autograph — but for a selfie because it is 2022 exchanges a few pleasantries and then returns to the table One of the things Kariya likes about life in Southern California is how he can mostly live his life in virtual anonymity Never mind that he or long-time teammate Selanne are arguably the two most popular players in Ducks history the only two to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame primarily because of their time spent playing together in Anaheim Kariya played 15 seasons for four NHL teams — Anaheim, Colorado, Nashville and St. Louis — and scored 989 points in 989 regular-season games He won the Lady Byng Trophy twice for sportsmanship He made three end-of-season first All-Star teams and two end-of-season second All-Star teams He won a world hockey championship for Canada in 1994 and an Olympic gold medal in 2002 Much of his backstory is well-documented: How he was drafted by the Ducks in 1993 with the No. 4 pick. How the team slowly got better and, in 2003, made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, only to lose to the New Jersey Devils in seven games That was the year Scott Stevens leveled Kariya with a hit to the head so vicious that it knocked him unconscious Kariya endured his share of concussions and ultimately retired because of their lingering It took two years for the fog to lift and for life to get back to normal, and Kariya put as much effort, research and diligence into his recovery as he did into his NHL career He took up ballroom dancing because learning the intricate sequence of steps challenged his brain in ways that other more traditional activities didn’t he juggled to improve eye-to-hand coordination He became an avid surfer and gets out on the water According to longtime Ducks executive David McNab Kariya was the perfect player at the perfect time for a new franchise — back when they were the Mighty Ducks and were named after a Disney movie he brought respect and credibility to the franchise,” said McNab In a place — Southern California — where there’s a star system For the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to get someone like Paul was a phenomenal break He brought speed and talent in an era when people mostly respected size and toughness Everybody loved Paul because of what he was I don’t know if this franchise succeeds the way it did without that perfect player.” Kariya is private and lives a low-key life occasionally dabbling in hockey matters when asked by Ducks owner Henry Samueli with Kariya joining the Ducks’ search committee for a new general manager Kariya invested two months into the project and made it a priority Many of Kariya’s surfing buddies and friends — from Rob Blake to Joe Sakic — run NHL teams but that job has no specific appeal to Kariya Nor does joining the NHL in what a lot of people believe would be the perfect role for him — director of player safety The possibility that Kariya would have the perfect blend of smarts and experience to run player safety gets raised constantly on social media and website threads “That’s not something I’d be interested in,” said Kariya Fifty percent of the people are going to disagree with you strongly every single time you’re in a controversial position every time you act — and that’s not me Whether I get more or less involved in hockey is a different issue than that.” And when I raised the possibility of helping the team in a consulting capacity if making a full-time commitment doesn’t work in his life Because it has to be 100 percent — and then Wyatt and Val wouldn’t be happy with me director of player personnel — you have to invest more time in it than you did as a player to do that job properly “Players have the easiest job — by far — and the most enjoyable I consider that I never worked a day in my life I enjoyed all the things that some guys didn’t enjoy — like the off-ice training But if you’re going to be a coach and watch six or seven hours of video after a game Kariya grew up in a household of five children the family getting a chance to dog-sit for a neighbor and everyone was enchanted by the experience Sharon Kariya took caring to a new level — buying and then frying up chicken livers for their temporary pet But when the kids gently asked if there was any chance that they could get a dog of their own that adopting a dog of their own was a real possibility “When I turned pro and you’re living by yourself it’s impossible to look after a dog,” said Kariya “But Val’s sister had a Maltese and whenever Val walked in the room the dog would follow Val out the door and didn’t want anything to do with anyone else They are kind of bred to be a single person’s dog the dog basically adopted Val and eventually we adopted the dog and she passed away because of some health issues We waited another year and then we got Wyatt.” Kariya took Japanese lessons but eventually convinced his parents to let him drop out of classes since they took place on weekends when he was otherwise occupied with sports It would have been important to learn a second language and your parents are doing the right thing there that’s the last thing you want to be doing on a Saturday morning.” But while his parents let the Japanese lessons slide they mostly ran a strict household — and Kariya says he wouldn’t have had it any other way He learned a lot of life lessons from the disciplined way in which he was raised ‘No is the most underused and important word in the English language.’ I like no,’” said Kariya “We never had any junk food or desserts in the house When those came out and my friends would have them for snacks we’ll go on a streak where we have cereal and buy Fruity Pebbles.” A typical day for Kariya begins with breakfast and an early morning workout six out of every seven days he’s spent a lot of time studying investment and handles the finances for family members he’ll spend an hour or two looking at investment papers and stock apps something that he started learning during the 2004-05 NHL lockout The NHL eventually lost that entire season because of the labor dispute we were still hoping to play,” said Kariya “so we’d rent ice for maybe three days a week and on the off days There were probably 15 or 16 NHL players doing it It’s one of those sports you could do for the rest of your life and never call yourself a master Some guys can do it blindfolded but when you’re beginning The ocean’s constantly moving and constantly changing it was just a very appealing sport to try.” Kariya learned to surf mostly by trial and error Surfing’s not like golf or a sport where you get an instructor and you work on your swing It’s an amazing experience to be sitting in the ocean and have dolphins swim by you that you can touch — or see a shark serene atmosphere — and different from a sport where you’re trying to reach a goal We’d have as much fun going out for breakfast after Kariya is careful to stipulate that he is not “Riding Giants” or otherwise trying to catch the forbidding waves you see in some surfing documentaries “California’s waves are much smaller than what you’re thinking about,” he said “Where we learned and where we surf would be like a beginner’s surf Your forearms and your shoulders and your core get really strong and I don’t have to worry about getting injured It’s not about trying to get the biggest wave It’s about being in nature and getting good exercise It’s like running and getting that runner’s high Most surfers will tell you they’re a better person coming out of the water than they were before going in.” Kariya calls the 2002 Olympic gold medal in Salt Lake City “one of the greatest experiences of my life ‘You’re going to play on a line with Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman,’ I’d be like ‘No chance.’ It was just an incredible experience to be part of that team.” What else about his hockey career does he remember fondly “I don’t often think about things in my past unless I’m asked about them,” he answered I’m more grateful for all the experiences I had — what I’ve been able to see and do To make a great living playing a game I loved “If I could go back to when I was 6 or 7 years old and someone had told me ‘This is going to be your life,’ there’s no way I would have believed it.” We have discussed numerous times the importance Paul Kariya has played in the Anaheim Ducks franchise Copyright ©2025. All Rights Reserved. Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishingCookie Settings it wouldn’t be appropriate for us to move forward without tipping out hats to one of the great To most, October 16, 1974, might seem like an insignificant date. However, it marks the beginning of a legendary tale for the Anaheim Ducks. On that day, 46 years ago, Paul Kariya was born and his achievements are to be commended and revered there is only one place that will truly ever be his home He will not only be remembered as a franchise cornerstone for moments that no single word can describe Forever memorialized in the rafters of Honda Center generations will look up and remember the legend that once graced the ice we look back with fondness at his career with the Anaheim Ducks Kariya’s career with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim spanned 1994-2003. Within his first few years in the league, Kariya was paired with his forever best friend, Teemu Selanne Kariya and Selanne formed what is probably one of the best scoring duos to play for the Anaheim Ducks franchise Kariya’s star shone brighter amongst the elite Nothing seemed to stop what would become one of the best players this game had ever seen One of his finest moments was leading the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to the Stanely Cup Playoffs in 1997 the Ducks were finally making their first playoff appearance the Anaheim Ducks were on the brink of elimination the 22-year-old Kariya led the way and saved his team from elimination but he scored the overtime winner that would force the series to Game 7 and back to the Pond Although they would lose in the second round to the Detroit Red Wings the Mighty Ducks made an even deeper run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Kariya showed his overtime scoring prowess in what would remain one of the most unlikely upsets in Stanley Cup Playoffs history During Game 1 against the Detroit Red Wings He would also go on to score the opening goal in Game 4 The Ducks had swept one of their biggest rivals The road through Minnesota was rather easy the Anaheim Ducks advanced to the Stanley Cup Final Finally reaching the greatest stage in the NHL it seemed as if nothing would stand in Paul Kariya’s way of finally winning the coveted Stanley Cup something extremely critical would come into play stopping Kariya from reaching that summit: concussions none of them left as big of an impact as the concussion he received in Game 6 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils After a reckless hit from Scott Stevens everyone feared the worse when Kariya went down it would be several seconds before he would finally breathe Although I did not know who Paul Kariya was at the time the unfamiliarity with the player didn’t stop me from feeling fear in my heart Kariya came back to the game with a little less than 10 minutes left to play shocked that our captain was coming back to the ice The Anaheim Ducks already had the advantage over the New Jersey Devils it looked like the Devils might find a way to end the miracle run His presence on the bench along would have been enough to say that the Ducks were back in it that gives the rest of the team an incentive to step up and force the series to a Game 7 there are no words adequate enough to describe the end of this story With under three minutes remaining in Game 6 Everyone was hoping he would score a goal that would bring down the house As Kariya was about to enter the Devils’ zone, I could imagine everyone was thinking that he would pull off a dipsy-do type goal, the one where he goes between his legs, or behind the back and just undresses Martin Brodeur it would’ve been reminiscent of his early days Kariya unleashed every ounce of anger in one heavy slap-shot that easily could’ve brought the house down everyone who saw the telecast should remember the famous line coined by the great Gary Thorne and all the greats who have and will play this game no goal will have the same reverberating impact as Kariya’s infamous goal feels the awe-inspiring emotion of watching our beloved captain rise from the ashes and do the unthinkable We never want to see a player go through that ordeal but the fact that Paul Kariya did it in the national spotlight on one of the biggest stages was an incredible sight to see and will go down as one of the greatest goals not only in franchise history but of all time It was a privilege to watch such a legend thrive under the California sun The memories are forever imprinted on our hearts it’s worth saying anyway on behalf of all Anaheim Ducks fans You made the dreams of Mighty Ducks fans come to life While you never had the chance to raise the cup we all know that without you leading the way this franchise wouldn’t be where they are today Thank you for leading by example and playing with valor and courage your legacy as a Mighty Ducks Captain will not be forgotten will always be known as the one who protected the Pond Are you a passionate Anaheim Ducks fan that loves reading Pucks of a Feather we would love to have you on board as a contributor Just follow the link above for more information on how to join the crew Kariya’s career with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim spanned 1994-2003. Within his first few years in the league, Kariya was paired with his forever best friend, Teemu Selanne After a reckless hit from Scott Stevens Grading the Anaheim Ducks 2020 Draft Selections As Kariya was about to enter the Devils’ zone, I could imagine everyone was thinking that he would pull off a dipsy-do type goal, the one where he goes between his legs, or behind the back and just undresses Martin Brodeur in a land of hockey giants at the 1993 NHL Draft in Quebec City.Chris Pronger (6-foot-6) Chris Gratton (6-4) and Viktor Kozlov (6-4) 179) of the Columbus Blue Jackets is not as startling Kariya's prime came at a time where size mattered more and getting to the net meant paying the price."He was doing all this 225 pounds and banging and crashing," said Steve Rucchin who centered Kariya and Selanne in Anaheim."You could get away with a lot more stuff back then How much easier would it be now for him to get to the net Let's just say the numbers would even higher for him."Said Ferreira: "When I first saw [Kariya] play But he turned out to be a goal-scorer more than a playmaker now a senior adviser for the Los Angeles Kings was hired by the Mighty Ducks a few months before he drafted Kariya He and assistant GM Pierre Gauthier had traveled that spring to Worcester to watch Kariya play in a NCAA regional game for Maine."We went to the game and he played two periods and I said to Pierre "I don't what anybody to think I really like him."As the Ducks' first draft pick Kariya was looked upon as the face of the franchise 21 assists) in 47 games as a rookie during the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season.In the first 59 games the following season pulling off a blockbuster trade that brought Selanne from the Winnipeg Jets.In the final 29 games of that season I was way too serious … in general too serious more so off the ice than on the ice."Friends and relatives are often amused by the way Kariya and Selanne know exactly what the other is thinking.Kariya recently was giving a thoughtful answer about the pros and cons of taking a front-office position in the NHL Selanne knew exactly where he was heading with the answer and got there before Kariya there wouldn't be time for anything else," Selanne said."That's 100 percent There's a big swell coming in and I'm going who has tried to gauge Kariya's interest in a front-office job is also a surfer and gets his passion for the water He understands how Kariya goes all in once he makes up his mind or gets interested in something."We all surf but none of us knows anything about our boards," Blake said the thickness and the weight of the boards It's just like he was with hockey."Kariya had two 100-point seasons and one 50-goal season Considering that he played in a more restrictive era Blake pondered how good Kariya would be if he played now."There was a time where he was as good as they come in the NHL," Blake said Being elected to the Hall of Fame has afforded Kariya the time to reflect on his career and the people around him So will Rucchin."That's the least I can do for what I put him through," Kariya said of his former center He would be so tired after shifts."Rucchin didn't argue He can hold his own with his former linemates in terms of sarcastic wit."I would have gladly taken some back-door [goals] "Let's just say they're not going to the Selke Award Hall of Fame."Kariya's final game with the Mighty Ducks was Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final Rucchin was a teammate but Selanne was gone having been traded to the San Jose Sharks on March 5 2001.Kariya and Selanne reunited with the Avalanche for the 2003-04 season in the hope of making a serious Cup run Colorado also had Hall of Famers Joe Sakic but the Avalanche struggled with injuries."I think we were in the lineup "We played Chicago and beat them 5-0 opening night But Paul hurt his wrist and Teemu hurt his knee and we were never had everybody back together "He really enjoyed just being one of the guys," he said of Kariya "I'm sure in Anaheim when people walked in he was just in the group."Kariya then played two seasons with the Predators and finished his career with the Blues The closest he came to winning the Stanley Cup was the 2003 run with the Mighty Ducks.In that Final he took a thunderous hit from Devils defenseman Scott Stevens in Game 6 that knocked him out He returned to score the game-winning goal then played in Game 7.It was one of several hard hits Kariya took during his career His final season was 2009-10; he took the following season off to recover from concussion symptoms now it's seven years since I retired -- if I'm looking back on my career I never look back at any of those hits," said Kariya I look back at those great memories I had playing."He said his experience was no different than people having ups and downs in any sport or any career."If I had a magic wand and could wave the wand and go through the exact same thing the good and the bad -- If I had the opportunity to do it again Paul Kariya accomplished a lot during his professional hockey career including election to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017 he will have another accolade to add to his hockey resume Kariya will be featured in the sixth installment of the children’s book series “The Ice Chips,” authored by Roy and Kerry MacGregor The premise of the novels revolves around time travel — a team of eight-year-olds goes into the past to visit the eight-year-old versions of their future hockey heroes Not everyone can remember details about their eight-year-old selves one of the most organized and thoughtful players of his generation when we caught up with him at his Orange County that’s where we started — what it’s like to be a featured character in a children’s story I like the idea of an eight-year-old Paul Kariya being a fictional character in a children’s book What was your first response when Roy MacGregor first pitched the idea to you but my first reaction was: There must be hundreds – or even thousands – of players more interesting than me to write about But I was honored that he would ask — and he sent me one of the past books so I could have an idea of what he’s going for I like the premise of the series: To go back in time to understand what someone – who would eventually gain a prominent place in the hockey world – was like as a kid way before they had any sense of how their lives would turn out Were there any clues in what you were doing at age eight that would have predicted the path you eventually followed That’s actually how we started — what are the things that you want people to know about you at that age And I was encouraged to do all of that by my parents Kids at 10 or 12 are asked to be one-sport athletes I’d maybe go to one hockey school in the summer I played the sports in the season they were in — and when the seasons changed Whatever the sport I was doing at the time was the sport that I was loving and concentrating on I think it’s gone way too far the other way where kids are too specialized and too early in their lives And I think that not only hurts them as athletes it inhibits them as human beings in terms of their growth I think it’s actually even bad for the sport you’re in so playing lacrosse teaches you how to roll off a check and how to handle body contact You need to be able to shoot with both hands so being ambidextrous – all those things help you with your hockey that was the first thing I thought of that was different today from when I was eight My parents always stressed that it’s important to play different sports The conditioning you get swimming helps your hockey Every sport helps you become better at your other sports That’s important messaging for today’s parents and I would add this: That nobody taking on a sport that doesn’t come naturally can teach important life lessons – that sometimes and to be a part of a team and learn that team goals are always more important than individual goals All those lessons you learn are valuable beyond sports We both know that whatever the percentages are the odds of someone becoming a professional athlete are very small and you are asked to be a part of a company tennis or a golf tournament learning those sports early can be really advantageous later in life that’s what was important to me — and what helped me in life in terms of my athletics I remember spending all my free time in the library and trying to mimic him from the pictures I saw in the book My father never played hockey and I was the first in our family to start But my dad was such a great athlete that he learned how to play hockey himself in order to help us learn There was also a how-to-play hockey book from Bobby Orr and I remember going through that with my father because he was learning hockey as well The book had different drills you could do there were instructional videos you could use but we didn’t even have a VCR in our house until I was 14 or so but we didn’t spend a lot of time in the house the sport you happened to be playing at the time there would always be a college basketball game on Saturday afternoons so you’d watch Indiana or Duke play basketball Some of my fondest memories are watching the Masters or the British Open with him I really didn’t become 100 percent committed to hockey until I probably went to junior — that was when I was 15 We wound up going from wherever his boat was parked to an island where we got fish and chips it was a long way and we waterskied the entire way But I had skied starting way back in elementary school … so That was the first time I’d ever waterskied And that’s my point: All the sports build on each other Even going from skiing to water skiing to surfing I remember doing skating drills and carving the circles and those cuts are the same moves you’re making when you’re skiing or waterskiing or surfing whether the water is liquid or the water is frozen But I remember that day with Paul Henry very well I think we set a world record for the amount of fish and chips eaten I know surfing has become one of your main passions now and it’s something that you learned as an adult I would tell you: Surfing is one of the sports that has defeated me — I tried it as an adult and just couldn’t get it The sports I do reasonably well are the ones I learned when I was young I know you say there are transferable skills from one sport to another learning a new physical activity as an adult the most important thing about staying young and staying active is learning new things I’m kind of the opposite of what you just said Starting from zero and learning a new sport or a new skill I really enjoy being a beginner again and going through the different developmental stages I picked up snowboarding as an adult after I retired but it’s actually quite different in a lot of ways too I remember trying snowboarding for the first time with my brother — we were visiting my mom and just decided we wanted to try it watched a couple of videos and then went out and snowboarded his wife was a snowboard instructor growing up she helped us get going in the right direction It’s great for your brain and it’s great for your body there are so many branches of surfing you can try Even the best in the world – the Kelly Slaters of the world – they’re always trying to learn new things Does that mean big-wave surfing is next on your to-do list Where the jet ski tows you into a giant wave and then off you go anything can happen at any time — but the risk/reward for that is too high as opposed to trying to surf a 30- or even a 40-foot wave one of the most important things about surfing is where I’m getting into the waves under my own power I once did a detailed story on NHLers who surf and I can’t remember if it was you or one of the other players that I interviewed who said that paddling out was one of the hardest elements of surfing and unbelievable exercise We didn’t surf here for seven weeks or so because the beaches were closed I hadn’t been surfing because of this virus so my arms weren’t in proper surfing shape having a pretty good time when a set came in A set is when the waves are really big and really consistent I saw the set coming and I had to get out there or I was going to get crushed by all the waves If you can imagine a wave building and peaking I was just getting over the top of one wave and coming down the back of it and then I had to get over the next one I was in a 100 percent sprint for eight waves in a row to get out – and I was gassed getting out is just as hard as catching the wave back in Just following up on the idea of taking up an activity as an adult I remember you told me once – during the time you were recovering from a concussion – that you took up ballroom dancing as a means of helping to rewire your brain a little How far along did you get in ballroom dancing But Val and I took lessons from Arthur Murray for about a year and a half I’ll do a traditional workout – lifting weights you’re the lead and so you have to remember the steps and the movements I’ll go through the basic cadence and the steps and that just keeps the brain aware and keeps it in the muscle memory but if we’re watching “Dancing with the Stars,” I’ll say “let’s do the rhumba.” Or “let’s do whatever.” And especially if you’re competitive and it’s actually harder for the woman because she has to do it backward we’d be going to the testing day and Val would be really nervous and so if you have a little competitiveness in you you don’t want to be holding the group back It’s one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done I always felt I had two left feet — no timing or rhythm I would come out of there sweating physically I felt like my brain was put through a chess match against a Grandmaster To memorize all the steps and to be in tune with the music very difficult — and totally foreign to me It’s just 180 degrees different from anything else I’d ever done That’s like another sport you can do for the rest of your life It’s probably the most talked-about happening in Stanley Cup Finals history It was in Game 6 of the Finals between the New Jersey Devils and the Anaheim Ducks that Scott Stevens destroyed Paul Kariya who didn’t have a clue about what was coming The hockey world was in shock as Kariya lay on the ice The Devils and everyone watching were sure that Kariya would be out of the game a perfect opportunity to close out the game Kariya would never be allowed to return to the game he’s said that he doesn’t remember anything about the rest of the series He was so concussed he didn’t even know what was happening he returned to the game shortly after the hit and he even scored the game-winning goal in Game 6 READ MORE: The three words that saved Chris Chelios from getting beaten up by Tie Domi in five-on-five brawl The Devils went on to win the Cup after a win in Game 7 Mike Rupp was on that Cup-winning team and now shares the incredible story about what happened after Stevens’ bone-crushing hit and the veterans all had a two-seat for themself,” he said on the Thats Hockey Talk podcast ”A lot of times the older veteran guys like to sit towards the front of the bus because they don’t want to be back by the card game We saw the animal of Scott Stevens on the ice On this particular bus trip home from Game 6 Rupp ended up sitting just across from Stevens who just hours earlier delivered one of the most vicious hits in Stanley Cup history and it was probably the biggest hit I’ve ever seen you’ll feel weird because someone could’ve died I let up at the last second.’ I’m leaned over ”He saw at the last second that he had no idea he was there ’I didn’t give him that extra boom,’ he said READ MORE: When a terrified rookie received the worst advice ever on how to play against Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr NHL Worldwide Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya are both going into the Hall of Fame let’s reflect on their time with the Colorado Avalanche Best friends from their time with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Paul Kariya, and Teemu Selanne decided in the summer of 2003 that it was time to reunite and make a push for the Stanley Cup with a team already oozing with talent. That team was the Colorado Avalanche After losing in game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the New Jersey Devils the previous spring Kariya decided to move on from the only NHL team he ever knew He left the Mighty Ducks as the team's all-time leader in games played (606) Kariya decided he wanted to play with Selanne, who had been playing with the San Jose Sharks for the past two seasons Both players were well on their way to the Hall of Fame when they decided to reunite in Colorado With Kariya signing a one-year contract for below league average ($1.2m) the duo joined an Avalanche team that had finished first in their division each of the eight years since moving from Quebec Forsberg et al would be the best way to do it Not only did they not win the Cup, the Avs failed to win the division for the first time ever. The immensely talented team finished outside of the top-3 in the Western Conference for the first time and fell to the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the playoffs Selanne and Kariya can both look back at their year in Colorado as the worst of their careers Teemu Selanne is a player that averaged a little over a point per game over his incredible 23-season career the Finnish Flash had only 32 points in 78 games - that’s 0.41 points/game Selanne returned after the lockout of 2004 rejuvenated scoring 184 points in the next two seasons Though it’s a small footnote on one of the best careers in modern NHL history the footnote in Colorado is one that Selanne - and Avs fans - would probably like to forget it was the first season after the devastating hit he took from Scott Stevens - Kariya spoke recently about still having no memory of the hit or the goal he scored afterward Kariya’s year with the Avalanche went a little better than Selanne’s Kariya finished with four more points than Selanne His .71 points per game were far more respectable but still Kariya’s lowest total for any of the four teams he played with in his career The bigger problem for Kariya - as with most of his career - was that he fought an injury that limited him to 51 games After spraining his wrist early in the year Kariya never really got on track and was more of a secondary presence than the star player the Avs thought they were getting Kariya moved on to Nashville where he had a bounce-back season scoring 85 points while Selanne went back to Anaheim where he went on to score 184 points over the next two seasons Both Selanne and Kariya are more than deserving to be inducted into the Hall of Fame They are two of the most talented players of their generation and the fact that they’re going in together is absolutely perfect Something that surely can’t be said about their brief time in Denver The Zoom meeting at Jump Crypto was always running The Chicago-based financial firm Jump Trading had made its name in the shadowy world of high-frequency trading during the early 2000s “Flash Boys” era and torso—into the volatile cryptocurrency sector The firm had become a kind of silent partner for one of the most high-profile projects in crypto an algorithmic stablecoin called TerraUSD that was meant to maintain a $1 peg through a complex mechanism tied to a related cryptocurrency called Luna—a careful dance that Jump helped coordinate on the backend by fulfilling trades But despite the bluster of Terra’s swaggering founder Jump stood to make millions on its deal with Terraform Labs the TerraUSD developer—or the whole thing could quickly collapse So he hopped onto the crypto team’s always-on Zoom meeting a 25-year-old recent intern who was rising through the ranks of the digital assets division according to an employee’s later court testimony Jump secretly bought up huge tranches of TerraUSD to create the appearance of demand and restore the coin’s value to $1 meaning he agreed to deliver 65 million tokens of Luna to Jump at just $0.40 Jump ultimately made $1 billion from that agreement alone the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would later state The operation had allowed Terra to maintain its facade of stability: As Jump was restoring the peg behind the scenes, Kwon was boasting on Twitter that the stablecoin had naturally recovered one Terra employee acknowledged in a text message that “if Jump hadn’t stepped in And the collapse kicked off a chain reaction across crypto one that would in November 2022 topple Sam Bankman-Fried’s once seemingly infallible exchange and fuel a global outcry over the excesses and lack of controls in the crypto world but much of that will likely not be paid because Terraform filed for bankruptcy earlier this year Kwon still faces criminal charges with the Department of Justice (DOJ) pending extradition from Montenegro and Terraform did not respond to a request for comment Though Jump was not charged with any crimes the eminent firm’s dealings with Kwon were seen as its trade secrets outed in the most ignoble of settings The Jump whistleblower’s testimony in a New York federal courthouse in March 2024 marked an almost unthinkable nadir for Jump’s foray into the volatile world of crypto and a Jump spokesperson declined to make any executives available or comment on the record for this story Fortune spoke with more than two dozen former employees and found that many would only speak on condition of anonymity Even if Jump’s activity in crypto has waned it remains one of the most powerful players in the space commanding hundreds of millions of dollars View this interactive chart on Fortune.com the Jump saga echoes many of the familiar tropes woven into the blockchain industry But Jump was something different—an established titan of traditional finance (“TradFi” in crypto parlance) that thought it could command the nascent space the trading firm learned the same painful lesson as everyone else who thought they could outsmart the gravity of market systems “The history of finance was written in the blood of investors.” Jump Trading has become a respected fixture of Chicago’s storied financial scene But the 18-year-old Kariya had no reason to have ever heard of the enigmatic firm when he arrived at the campus of the University of Illinois in 2014 after touring a couple of universities during a trip to Disneyland when he was 13 “The infrastructure and the quality of education seemed very appealing,” he said “The college campuses all had computers.”  Kariya had landed a prestigious internship at Jump Trading where he rose quickly in the heyday of crypto Kariya’s name is as well-known in crypto circles as Jump’s That’s partly because Jump’s other executives have made a point of staying out of the spotlight while thrusting Kariya into it as president of a newly launched Jump Crypto division in 2021 with his mop of black hair and drooping handlebar mustache that makes him look like a cowboy coder was ubiquitous—all over lists of tech up-and-comers and the panel lineups for crypto conferences And as crypto markets came tumbling down in 2022 Kariya became the baby-faced symbol of the missteps of his firm that inspired their firm’s future name) DiSomma and Gurinas watched the electronic trading revolution consume the world around them They became determined to get their own slice of the action As the author Michael Lewis would chronicle in Flash Boys his 2014 book on the rise of high-frequency trading companies like Jump—alongside its competitors from Jane Street to Citadel—became defined by their secrecy Their edge was technology: having minuscule advantages over their rivals in how fast they could complete trades or spot inefficiencies in any type of market And they guarded these strategies with feverish devotion recalls signing an NDA just to get through the front doors of Jump’s headquarters in the Montgomery Ward building an old factory on the banks of the Chicago River—even though he was only there to request sponsorship of a badge for a local Boy Scouts troop (Jump politely declined to participate.) “They just don’t let people in their office,” Lothian tells Fortune Jump’s foray into crypto was shaped by this culture of secrecy: The firm began dabbling in the sector as a kind of testing ground for its interns that kept them siloed from its main business according to former employees and other people familiar with the firm’s operations In late 2015, Jump had created a research and development office at its founders’ alma mater sponsoring research projects and working with professors on futuristic projects like using virtual reality headsets to mimic trading environments They would also hire university students as interns who started as a student at Jump’s college satellite The firm needed to test the mettle of its would-be staffers—whether they could parse the nuances in financial markets and translate them into algorithmic trading models But it couldn’t give the temporary hires the keys to the kingdom with its proprietary strategies and billions of dollars in capital but it was separated enough from Jump’s world of stocks and bonds that it wouldn’t pose a threat “It was a bit of a toy market,” says one former employee who spoke with Fortune on the condition of anonymity to discuss their previous firm The crypto kids weren’t left entirely out in the cold DiSomma was intrigued by crypto’s promise to create decentralized markets The nascent sector’s enthusiasts believe that blockchain technology could eliminate middlemen like brokers and clearing houses altogether a trailblazer in the revolution of electronic trading which had already advanced markets from shouting bids in crowded pits of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to computers sending information at unfathomable speeds welcomed the potential for another major paradigm shift So when Kariya joined as an intern in January 2017, he was assigned to build early crypto trading infrastructure for the firm—with little oversight. “We could just go out and do our own thing,” he would tell a podcast in January 2023 “Work under this fully encapsulated bubble.” Bitcoin had its first mainstream breakthrough growing from under $1,000 at the beginning of 2017 to close to $20,000 in December Jump’s crypto team rose in the ranks at the firm to become one of its best-performing desks at the peak It was becoming clear that crypto was more than just a toy for interns to play with And soon after the Bitcoin bubble finally burst in 2018 Kariya graduated and joined the Jump team full-time High-frequency firms like Jump are shrouded in a veil of mystique but their main form of trading is called "market making." When people go to exchanges they need counterparties to either buy from or sell to These market-maker firms function as middlemen—the main vehicle for buying and selling the spread on each trade may be tiny—cents per share—but at the massive scale that algorithmic systems allow it can be an eye-poppingly lucrative business market making is a strictly controlled practice with firewalls of regulation ensuring there is no conflict of interest Rather than partnering directly with companies that issue equities market makers work with exchanges under the oversight of regulatory agencies Companies that perform different functions such as market making and venture investing will often separate the entities to avoid any possibilities of insider trading or market manipulation it was not restricted by those pesky protections built up over decades you don’t have that direct supervision,” says Michael Selig an attorney at the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher focused on digital assets crypto market makers sign deals with token projects often helping them get listed on exchanges and then drive buying and selling by creating liquidity which attracts traders looking for the next hot coin—and a flood of cash token projects will lend market makers a large supply of tokens so they can kickstart trading which gives the market makers the right to buy a chunk of the tokens for a steep discount if the project goes well Selig says that the inverted structure in crypto—where market makers work with token projects given projects’ need to spur trading activity It also creates dynamics that would never be allowed in TradFi While crypto market makers still make money off the trading spreads the massive windfalls often come from those lucrative call options becoming the market maker for a token project meant unlimited upside with no real financial risk you decide which one is going to win,” one crypto exchange founder tells Fortune speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss industry dynamics Although other companies from traditional finance were beginning to dabble in crypto—Jump’s Chicago trading rival set up a blockchain division called Cumberland in 2014 for example—Jump quickly established itself as the main global liquidity provider in the sector both through market making on exchanges and over-the-counter trading which are generally higher-ticket transactions with more established players so did its token deals—and its appetite for gains which meant that the firm might invest in a crypto company while also serving as the market maker for the project’s token While the divisions were technically separate even when the digital assets venture team was folded into Jump Crypto in 2021 the conversations would start with the same business development representatives “The line between their VC and trading business was impossible to discern from the outside,” says the exchange founder who met with Jump representatives about potential deals Such an arrangement would be anathema in traditional finance Jump wasn’t the only firm profiting from call options in the largely unregulated sector But while other market makers would ask for one or two percent of the total token supply Jump would often ask for five percent—or higher—according to people familiar with the deals “That’s an awful lot of ammunition for them to mess around with,” says one crypto founder who tried negotiating a market-making deal with Jump in 2021 and asked for anonymity to discuss private negotiations “You can end up with perverse incentives.”  Still, Jump carried a gravitas. The firm represented buy-in from the world of TradFi years before BlackRock applied for its Bitcoin ETF Even if Jump's requirements for call options on token market making felt like “rip your face off deals” for budding companies “You were made to feel like you were stupid if you didn’t want to accept their deal,” says the founder Even as Jump became known for its sharp elbows in dealmaking Kanav Kariya presented an appealing face for the operation projecting a kind of whiz-kid credibility—a necessity in crypto in a way it never was in TradFi either in the trenches of Twitter or the backrooms of conferences and Jump needed someone to look the part and help negotiate deals “They were trying to jive with the younger crowd,” said one crypto trader at a rival firm In an industry dominated by eccentric and often bellicose personalities, Kariya carries himself with a quiet authority. In YouTube interviews, he comes across as weary but engaged, speaking with a slight Mumbai accent and wry smile. In one from 2021 Kariya said that he benefited from the more individualistic society in the U.S. that because all of Jump’s trading is automated by algorithms he had no view of where markets were headed “Don’t ask me what the price of anything is going to be 10 seconds in the future,” he joked It’s perhaps no wonder that he looked tired: Kariya had been busy during his years at Jump helping to build trading systems and grow the crypto team to over 150 people was devoting much of its resources to crypto with the firm backing high-profile projects like Solana Do’s bombastic approach appeared to be another model one of Kariya’s top deputies was exchanging emails with the head of public relations at Terraform Labs about getting Kariya more exposure Bill DiSomma was still pulling most of the strings at Jump Crypto according to later testimony by the whistleblower who went to the SEC “He ran that team,” Hunsaker told prosecutors was more in charge of business development “He was kind of the public face of Jump Crypto,” Hunsaker said it was all going swimmingly: Jump was everywhere It partnered with FTX to build a decentralized exchange on Solana called Serum and tried to invest in the international exchange where it operated as one of the top market makers with the understanding that Jump would also serve as a liquidity provider on the exchange although FTX.US balked at the aggressive terms according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations A spokesperson for Jump declined to comment Jump was not only market making and investing—it was also incubating its own projects including a so-called bridge named Wormhole that would connect different blockchains and their tokens The projects each served a purpose: In this case Jump had amassed a cache of different cryptocurrencies and there wasn’t a large enough market to absorb them all “It really arose out of a necessity,” said one person familiar with the project For all the excitement around Jump Crypto’s myriad efforts a cocksure Stanford grad born in South Korea Terraform promised to be crypto’s killer app—the long-awaited use case that would onboard actual people and not just blockchain enthusiasts combined with protocols that offered yields as high as 20% Terraform seemed a safe way for casual investors to dabble in crypto It amassed over a million users across the world (Terraform did not respond to a request for comment.) Jump Crypto never invested directly in Terraform as a traditional equity and developed an admiring rapport with him The Terraform founder was just a few years his senior but he had carved out a bully pulpit on the tumultuous arena of Crypto Twitter becoming a brash presence in a cohort that included up-and-comers such as Sam Bankman-Fried Kariya and Kwon would text on the encrypted messaging platform Signal alternating between business plans and banter “I think I’m going to have to get a dog named Terra by the end of this year too,” Kariya texted in February 2021 “Hope you get carry from this,” Kwon added referring to Kariya making money from Jump’s Luna position “Better than just making bill [DiSomma] slightly richer lol.” The full details of the business arrangement between Jump and Terraform wouldn’t emerge until years later when the SEC filed its lawsuit against Terraform and Kwon in early 2023 The commission laid out a damning case that Jump was not acting as a neutral market maker Its financial prospects were tied to Terraform’s success through a lucrative call option if trading reached a certain volume along with having insider access to Terraform’s operations creating the type of conflict of interest that market structure regulation in TradFi seeks to avoid A spokesperson for Jump declined to comment on this James Hunsaker was on that fateful always-open Zoom meeting in May 2021 when TerraUSD’s peg failed for the first time and Kariya and DiSomma made the deal to defend it netting the firm over a billion dollars and allowing Kwon to pretend that everything had gone according to plan as TerraUSD collapsed and investors lost billions Hunsaker decided the public had a right to know (He also had around $200,000 of his own money in the failed stablecoin.)  After failing to gain traction through anonymous Reddit posts and leaking information to an influential Twitter account called FatMan Terra Hunsaker approached the SEC through its whistleblower program Jump’s involvement in the Terra collapse would remain hidden from the public for almost a year had suffered a $325 million hack in February 2022 which Jump quickly stepped in to backfill (and eventually managed to mostly recover) The firm likely lost north of a billion dollars on Terra’s ultimate collapse there were reports that Jump had nearly $300 million trapped on the exchange although the creditor list released by the bankruptcy estate remains anonymous Kariya still dutifully played the part of Jump Crypto frontman, appearing on industry podcasts to profess bewilderment over the rampant fraud exposed at FTX. “It’s fair to say we were mad,” he told one in February 2023 He would eventually retreat from the public eye, however. In May 2023, the SEC filed new documents that revealed Jump as the trading firm that had secretly propped up Terra was deposed by agency prosecutors a few months later Jump no longer cuts the figure it once did in crypto And as crypto markets have come roaring back in recent months Its engineers quietly continue to tinker with in-house projects including a key Solana initiative called Firedancer Jump also continues to make venture investments in crypto firms and Lava Network—though at a much more lethargic clip than previously and it has not escaped the notice of people across the crypto world that Jump has exited the token market-making game no longer making the kind of lucrative deals that netted the firm billions When the Bitcoin ETFs launched in January, Jump opted out of participating as a liquidity provider the firm spun off two of its flagship projects to serve as a market maker for its token when it launched in April 2024 with a trading volume over $1 billion according to a person familiar with the matter A heavy regulatory cloud hangs over Jump, though it has not been charged with any crimes. When the DOJ filed its own complaint against Do Kwon in March 2023, it mentioned Jump’s role in the 2021 peg incident. Meanwhile, as Fortune first reported in June the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating Jump’s crypto business And that cloud may be spreading to some of Jump’s brethren: Bloomberg reported last year that prosecutors had scrutinized for possible market manipulation the group chat conversations of employees at Jump and Jane Street in May of 2022 about a potential bailout of TerraUSD (which did not happen) A photo taken at Kariya’s SEC deposition on the 2021 incident shows a face unrecognizable from his early days at Jump He looks older than his years—shell-shocked and exhausted the comparisons to Do Kwon and Sam Bankman-Fried were inevitable but Kariya never quite fit the mold of his scandalous counterparts “I don't think anyone thought he was a slimy person,” says one “My impression was that he was the fall guy.”  On June 24, a few days after Fortune reported on the CFTC investigation of Jump announced his departure from the firm that had turned him into a crypto celebrity “Today marks the end of an incredible personal journey for me,” he wrote on X a moment I’m receiving with both a heavy heart and great excitement about the road ahead.” People close to Kariya said that both sides had long been planning his exit Although he posted that he would stay “engaged” with portfolio companies And the story of Jump’s rise and fall in crypto serves as a kind of cautionary tale The firm tried to come into crypto as a kingmaker wielding its depth of TradFi experience while taking advantage of the lack of regulation in the space It wanted to be everything to everybody: a Chicago-style high-frequency shop But ultimately “they were still too much of a trading firm,” was the assessment of one rival Jump likely netted money from its crypto escapades it’s a comedown: High-frequency trading firms thrive by focusing always on their next trade Hunsaker, the whistleblower, left in February of 2022 to found his own crypto company, Monad, with a former Jump Crypto coworker. They raised $225 million in April at a $3 billion valuation The Anaheim Ducks have a long list of prospects they should be proud of A list that is twenty-five years long to be exact sitting at the very top is the player who helped shape the Mighty Ducks franchise The number he bore during his nine seasons as a Mighty Duck will soon be memorialized for all to see On October 21, 2018, Paul Kariya‘s jersey will be lifted to the rafter of Honda Center to hang beside his teammate, and longtime friend, Teemu Selanne but it makes sense that Paul Kariya’s number 9 will be the next to join him Paul Kariya’s resume in Anaheim is one to be admired he was responsible for 300 goals and 369 assists He is currently the franchise leader in points-per-game at 1.10 During his tenure with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim including the many accolades he had the honor of receiving Kariya is a two time Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Recipient He is an Olympic gold (2002) and silver (1994) medalist as well as a World Championship gold (1994) and silver (1996) medalist Although Paul Kariya never had the opportunity to raise the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks his contribution to the team will not be forgotten anytime soon He is one of the cornerstones on which the Anaheim Ducks have built their success He is more than just a first-round draft pick On October 21, 2018, Paul Kariya‘s jersey will be lifted to the rafter of Honda Center to hang beside his teammate, and longtime friend, Teemu Selanne the NHL Entry Draft has been the dream of many young hockey players British Columbia native sat among a sea of expectant players waiting for their names to be called hoping he would hear his own name during one of the first few selections considered to be one of the top five prospects of the 1993 draft in his first year with the University of Maine The young, dynamic, offensive forward was often compared to “The Great One” himself, Wayne Gretzky Kariya was pegged early on as one of the best playmakers of his draft year He had a keen sense for the open man on the ice; his 75 assists in his first year with the Black Bears was more than enough proof When it came time for the fourth selection to be made elected to choose fifth in order to have the first selection in the next draft The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim would select fourth overall The Mighty Ducks staff took one last look at the draft roster before Pierre Gauthier took his place at the podium he announced that the very first draft pick of the Mighty Ducks franchise history was Paul Kariya from the University of Maine An ecstatic Paul Kariya made his way to the stage clad in his striped dress shirt and polka dot tie and was the first draft pick in franchise history to put on the nostalgic eggplant and jade Mighty Ducks home jersey he smiled for his first official photo as a Mighty Duck Paul Kariya made the decision to return to the NCAA for one last season after a twelve game stint with the University of Maine Paul Kariya packed his bags and headed for the Canadian National Team The young left wing scored 10 goals and 38 helpers During their run in the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics Winning the Olympic gold and standing in the international spotlight was an incredible feat for young Kariya He had hoped to finish the 1993-94 season with the Ducks but they failed to agree on the terms of his contract he finally made his debut with the Mighty Ducks the NHL finally came to terms and the lockout ended on January 11 Despite the blaring obstacles of a shortened season Kariya was determined to make a name for himself at a professional level Paul Kariya made his first debut with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim against the Edmonton Oilers Nevertheless, the 20-year-old quickly skated into the hearts of the fans. He scored his first goal the very next night against the Winnipeg Jets (and Teemu Selanne.) This set the tone for his break out season he lived up to the hype of being a first-round draft pick The Mighty Ducks struggled significantly in the 1994-95 season winning only 16 of their 48 games in regulation The 37 points they procured throughout the season without the fresh approach that Paul Kariya brought to the team the Mighty Ducks would have ended the season in even worse shape The nerves that came with playing his first NHL game quickly dissipated Although his NHL debut in Edmonton ended in a loss Paul Kariya was determined to score his first goal the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim made their second stop in a back to back in Winnipeg to face off against the Jets Rolling out one of the most powerful forward lines in the NHL with Keith Tkachuk the Winnipeg Jets were looking to redeem themselves from the previous season Fresh off a 3-3 tie against the Calgary Flames the night before they were looking for their first win of the season The game was relatively quiet during the opening period aside from a few penalties The score remained at 0-0 at the end of the first Both teams entered the second-period determined to be the first to gain the advantage and score a goal the Winnipeg Jets put the first point on the scoreboard on a goal from Keith Tkachuk the Mighty Ducks would quickly take the lead after scoring two goals within two minutes of each other Anaheim took back the lead and defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 This was just the first of many Kariya goals during the 1994-95 season. Early in the season, he held the scoring lead among all NHL rookies. His lead, however, ended prematurely when Peter Forsberg surpassed him he ended his first NHL season successfully leading the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim with 18 goals and 39 points Paul Kariya entered into his sophomore season with the Mighty Ducks there were monumental expectations that Paul Kariya would deliver another phenomenal season Not only did he have another extraordinary season but he also blew his record from the previous season out of the water Paul Kariya delivered the best season of his entire NHL career Making an appearance in all 82 regular season games The Anaheim Ducks of today should be taking notes from their predecessor Kariya was swift and electrifying out on the ice His 20 PP goals made up 1/3 of Mighty Ducks total power-play goals for the entire season Steve Rucchin was second on the team in points that season His 19 goals and 25 assists gave him a total of 44 points This just goes to show how unbelievably talented Paul Kariya was during the 1995-96 season all had at least four seasons of experience on Paul Kariya His performance during the season made him a shoe-in for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Kariya was honored with this accolade due to his ability to exhibit the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with his high standard and playing ability He also made his first appearance at the NHL All-Stars this paved the way for Kariya to make four other NHL All-Star appearances in the future After the 1995-96 season, Randy Ladouceur announced his retirement After two successful seasons with the Mighty Ducks it came as no surprise when Paul Kariya was named as his successor the youngest captain to be named in Mighty Ducks franchise history the young left-wing accomplished quite a feat Although he did not surpass the 100 point mark again he still had an impressive season with 44 goals and 55 assists Paul Kariya was the first captain in franchise history to lead the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to the playoffs the Ducks went on to defeat the Arizona Coyotes in the Western Conference Quarter Finals the Red Wings swept the Mighty Ducks and knocked them out of the playoffs He spent most of the 1997-98 season on the sidelines after he failed to come to contract terms with the Mighty Ducks A concussion he received during a game with the San Jose Sharks prolonged his absence Kariya again led the Mighty Ducks to their second franchise playoff appearance against the Detroit Red Wings it takes much more than raw talent to lead a team In his seven seasons as the Mighty Ducks captain The name Paul Kariya is often mentioned in tandem with the Finnish Flash himself The pair is one of the most iconic duos in Anaheim Ducks history The two played together as Mighty Ducks from 1996-2001 Teemu Selanne was acquired by Anaheim on February 7 The two found instant chemistry with linemate the dynamic duo has a combined total of 972 points (450g 522a.) During Paul Kariya’s first six seasons as captain Teemu Selanne served as one of his alternate captains He even stepped in during the 1997-98 season when Kariya spent most of the season on the sidelines Their chemistry on the ice is what the pair is known for It is undeniable that these two were better together than they were apart these two led the team not only on the ice but off the ice as well Although the two of them have very different personalities and are often dubbed the oddest pair always pushing themselves to go above and beyond for their team they stop short of competing with each other A lot of people attribute Paul Kariya’s success to Teemu Selanne His first stint with the Mighty Ducks was definitely enhanced by the creativity and youthful dynamics of Kariya They were both aware of a very self-evident truth: individual success isn’t going to help your team win Paul Kariya’s greatest accomplishment with the franchise came during the 2002-03 season The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim finished the season with a 40-27-9-6 record Their success earned them the second place spot in the Pacific Division The next stop was the Stanley Cup Playoffs Their first opponents were their rivals from Detroit being swept by the Wings in his previous two playoff appearances the roles were reversed and the Mighty Ducks swept Detroit in the Conference Quarter Finals defeating the Dallas Stars (4-2) in the Conference Semi-Finals and sweeping the Minnesota Wild in the Conference Finals the Anaheim Ducks were on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals the series was sent to Game 6 after the New Jersey Devils defeated them 6-3 in Game 5 They had one last chance to tie it up and hopefully go on to win in Game 7 The dreaded Game 6 that stood before them was their last hope at finally bringing the Cup to California Anaheim took an early lead after two goals from Steve Rucchin and a power play goal from Steve Thomas but the Mighty Ducks held firm to their 3-1 lead one of the most terrifying moments in Anaheim Ducks history happened at 13:47 of the second period Paul Kariya cut through the middle, right towards Scott Steven‘s side never saw Steven’s coming at him on the right one of the most feared open ice hitters in the NHL at the time one of the most dynamic skaters in the league was reduced to almost nothing he got up off the ice and retreated to the Anaheim locker room When the reality that Paul Kariya’s season was likely over It was time to put their heads together and pull through Shocking the entire NHL world, Paul Kariya emerged from the locker room just a few minutes later ready to lead his team to victory. A turnover at the Mighty Ducks blueline turned into one of the most prolific moments in franchise history. Petr Sykora passed the puck to his left as Paul Kariya picked up speed and rocketed past Winding up for a slapshot, Kariya let it go outside the top circle. His shot went under the far crossbar, beating the Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur Paul Kariya defied all odds and gave the Ducks a three-goal lead that was the closest he would ever come to winning the Stanley Cup the Devils came back and won in the Cup-deciding game Kariya would never play with the Mighty Ducks again and he never had the chance to win the cup with any of his other teams After the devastating blow of losing the Stanley Cup Finals to the New Jersey Devils Paul Kariya vowed that he would be back in Anaheim the following season Reaching UFA status at the end of the 2002-03 season Kariya’s $10M per-year contract needed to be renegotiated Tragedy struck the Mighty Ducks organization and fan base when it was announced that their beloved left wing had agreed to terms with the Colorado Avalanche the two of them had their eyes on one thing; the Stanley Cup The Colorado team was chalked full of raw talent and Cup-winning potential It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to play with skaters like Philip Forsberg and Joe Sakic many Anaheim Duck’s fans were bitter towards Kariya he never returned to the franchise and fell out of favor with the fans for many years It was reported that Kariya required a $10M qualifying offer from the Mighty Ducks organization it is still unknown what sparked Kariya to move on from the Mighty Ducks A player wouldn’t simply leave the only team he’s ever known and take a pay cut that large for no reason we still do not know exactly why Kariya and the Ducks failed to come to terms on his last contract Perhaps he felt like his contributions were not being appreciated Maybe he just wanted the chance to play alongside his dearest friend again We may never know the real reason behind his departure and we’re just going to have to live with that believe that Kariya did not leave for selfish reasons His constant bend towards humility leads me to believe otherwise the game-winning formula the Colorado Avalanche thought they had After a short stint with the Nashville Predators Paul Kariya found himself in the Gateway to the West his career with Blues didn’t end like he thought it would On December 6, 2009, Paul Kariya suffered his sixth concussion after Patrick Kaleta‘s elbow made contact with his head during a contest against the Buffalo Sabres due to suffering from post-concussion syndrome Post-concussion syndrome is a mild form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI.) It causes symptoms such as headaches he came to the startling realization that his brain was only functioning in the 25th percentile Paul Kariya hung up his skates after the 2009-10 season All of Kariya’s concussions caused serious repercussions He suffers from a slight case of memory loss Paul has since come out and said that he does not remember his infamous “off the floor he does not remember what happened before the hit Nor does he remember what happened after he got back up he has taken up ballroom dancing and exercises his mind with brain puzzles Their lack of discipline when it came to life-altering injuries such as TBI’s was alarming his heart has once against softened towards the sport he loves and the league that made him a start still prefer to spend most his time out of the spotlight he has only been in attendance at two NHL games The first being Teemu’s final game with the Anaheim Ducks and the second the night he was honored by the Anaheim Ducks for being inducted into the NHL hall of fame his heart brought him back to the city that he loved He has taken up surfing as a therapeutic pass time he was out catching waves when he received the call that he was one of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2017 inductees It is an incredible honor for any player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame but to be inducted alongside your friend and former teammate is an experience of a lifetime It is even more incredible that two former players from the Anaheim Ducks are being honored as inductees at the same time Although Paul Kariya is mostly remembered as the player who was forced to retire due to his many concussions he changed the NHL world in a miraculous way he was living proof that you don’t need to be a big or physical player to make an impact on the ice and explosive talent are what led Kariya to become one of the best play makers in Anaheim Ducks history Paul Kariya was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 13 to experience this alongside two of the best players in Anaheim Ducks history Despite the backlash Paul has received from some of the Anaheim Ducks fans he deserved the honor of being memorialized in the HHOF his impact on the NHL world will be remembered a bright-eyed teenage boy’s dreams came true when he was the first player in franchise history drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim The Anaheim Ducks and Ducks Nation have watched him grow and we have seen him leave his mark on us and on the world 25 years later during this important milestone that Paul Kariya is the second number to be raised to the rafters at Honda Center Teemu Selanne’s number 8 will no longer hang in solitude Number 8 and 9 will hang beside each other for years to come as they did during their days with the Mighty Ducks The ceremony begins at Honda Center at on Sunday prior to the Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres game because you’re definitely going to need it as one of the greatest hockey players in Anaheim Ducks history is immortalized forever Paul Kariya is the reason we fell in love with the sport of hockey in the first place we wish we could have seen him play back in the day whether you’re new to Ducks Nation or you’ve been here from the start we are all impacted by Paul Kariya in the same way It is wonderful to see that Paul Kariya is finally getting the recognition he rightfully deserves I can’t think of a better way to celebrate his legacy by retiring his number the number nine will be associated with Paul Kariya I know there is no chance that Paul Kariya will ever see the words I have written the Anaheim Ducks and Ducks Nation is so incredibly proud of you and we are honored to have your numbers hang in our rafters You are a true testament that you can achieve whatever you set your mind to with the right amount of courage Your nine season’s with the Anaheim Ducks have left an impact on this franchise that will last through the generations What is your favorite Paul Kariay moment? Let us know by leaving a comment down below or finding us on Facebook or Twitter! It’s possible his most famous play came against the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals.