Kari Haakana

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Kari Haakana
Born (1973-11-08) November 8, 1973 (age 50)
Outokumpu, FIN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
SM-Liiga team
Former teams
Kärpät
Modo Hockey
NHL
Edmonton Oilers
SM-liiga
Espoo Blues
Jokerit
Lukko
DEL
Star Bulls Rosenheim
EV Duisburg
Skellefteå AIK
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL draft 248th overall, 2001
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19902010

Kari Haakana (born November 8, 1973, in Outokumpu, Finland) is a former ice hockey defenceman. He spent the majority of his career in Scandinavia, with brief stints in Germany and with the Edmonton Oilers.

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Biography

As a youth, Haakana played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Espoo. [1]

The Oilers selected Haakana in the eight round (248th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[ citation needed ] Haakana entered the entry draft as an overaged player and came over to Canada the following year, briefly playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs. He spent 13 games in the Oilers lineup, playing safe defensive hockey, but showing little in the way of offensive ability, scoring no points and only recording two shots.[ citation needed ]

He returned to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Haakana played in Kiekko-Espoo for several years and also in Espoo Blues.[ citation needed ] Haakana played for Swedish Elitserien team, Skellefteå AIK from the beginning of the 2006 season to mid-January 2008 when he decided to cancel his contract and move back home to Finland to play for Kärpät.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Kiekko–Espoo FIN U20 2211214
1990–91 Kiekko–Espoo FIN.2 40110
1991–92Kiekko–EspooFIN U202604434
1992–93 Lukko FIN U20364162060
1992–93 Lukko SM-liiga 40000
1993–94Kiekko–EspooFIN U2050222
1993–94 Kiekko–EspooSM-liiga4732540
1994–95 Kiekko–EspooSM-liiga484375440000
1995–96 Kiekko–EspooSM-liiga4517848
1996–97 Kiekko–EspooSM-liiga480121269
1997–98 Kiekko–EspooSM-liiga474155980116
1998–99 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 51191058
1999–2000 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbHDEL5135846
2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga5228109850002
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 602225
2001–02 JokeritSM-liiga3603340122242
2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 130004
2002–03 Hamilton BulldogsAHL120441251232
2003–04 MODO Hockey SEL 3113450600012
2004–05 BluesSM-liiga47191052
2005–06 BluesSM-liiga2006642
2005–06 Füchse Duisburg DEL2106642
2006–07 Skellefteå AIK SEL431111256
2007–08 Skellefteå AIKSEL2101120
2007–08 Kärpät SM-liiga9134141101112
2008–09 Pelicans SM-liiga1820216
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 800010
2009–10 HC Valpellice ITA 221453441126
2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana AUT 70332
SM-liiga totals4211852705564024622
NHL totals130004
DEL totals12342024146

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991 Finland EJC 61120
Junior totals61120

Related Research Articles

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-25.