Juha-Pekka Haataja

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Juha-Pekka Haataja
Juha-Pekka Haataja 2012.jpg
Born (1982-10-31) October 31, 1982 (age 40)
Oulu, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Liiga team
Former teams
KooKoo
Oulun Kärpät
Lukko
HIFK
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Modo Hockey
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 20012020

Juha-Pekka Haataja (born October 31, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger. He currently plays for KooKoo of the Finnish Liiga.

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Playing career

In the 2012–13 season, he had the most points in the SM-Liiga at 59 while playing for Oulun Kärpät. [1] Haataja spent parts of two seasons with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League before returning to the Liiga, signing a deal with KooKoo on October 12, 2015. [2] In the 2019–20 season, on November 20, 2019, Haataja scored the 95th power-play goal of her league career, with which he became the player with the highest number of power-play goals in the regular season in the Finnish Liiga, overtaking Janne Ojanen.

Awards, honors and records

AwardsYear
Liiga
Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) 2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11
Runners-up 2002-03
Bronze Medal 2005-06, 2017-18
Aarne Honkavaara award 2012-13
Veli-Pekka Ketola award 2012-13

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 Kärpät FIN U18342012328263580
1999–2000KärpätFIN U2010110
2000–01KärpätFIN U20402819474160000
2001–02KärpätFIN U20411620361620000
2001–02 Kärpät SM-l 15404240000
2002–03 KärpätSM-l5646104110224
2003–04 KärpätSM-l4434710152026
2004–05 KärpätSM-l48615211090112
2005–06 KärpätSM-l559162524113254
2006–07 Lukko SM-l562732595230002
2007–08 LukkoSM-l331017278
2008–09 LukkoSM-l5824265026
2009–10 HIFK SM-l461621371464264
2010–11 HIFKSM-l52162238261488164
2011–12 KärpätSM-l552416401694260
2012–13 KärpätSM-l602831596930112
2013–14 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 42591410
2014–15 KärpätLiiga327111824
2014–15 Modo Hockey SHL 162576
2015–16 Modo HockeySHL41010
2015–16 KooKoo Liiga491419338
2016–17 KooKooLiiga6020214142
2017–18 HIFKLiiga49131528261446102
2018–19 KooKooLiiga5414213545
2019–20 KooKooLiiga5917335016
SM-l/Liiga totals8812563265824229925244930

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2013 Finland WC 60002

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References

  1. "HIFK Helsinki's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. "Haataja to KooKoo!" (in Finnish). KooKoo. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.