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Steve Kariya shipped back to minors
 
March 2, 2000
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Steve Kariya's return to the NHL
lasted only two games.
The Vancouver Canucks shipped the left winger back to Syracuse of the
AHL on Thursday, along with winger Josh Holden.
Kariya, 22, returned to the Canucks on Feb. 23 after a month with
Syracuse. The younger brother of Paul Kariya went pointless in two
games with the Canucks.
In 10 games in Syracuse last month he had 11 goals and five assists,
setting a club record with four goals in a game on Feb. 18.
The Canucks signed Kariya as a free agent last summer, giving him a
three-year deal at $535,000 a season.
Kariya had 10 points in exhibition games, second on the team, and
scored his first NHL goal in the third game of the season against
Montreal. But his effectiveness diminished, as did his ice time, and by
Christmas, he was playing six minutes or less a game.
He was sent down to Syracuse on Jan. 28 after going 15 games without a
goal. He has eight goals and 11 assists in 45 games with Vancouver