Kari Haakana

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 team	Finland
NHL draft	248th overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1990–2010

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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Kiekko–Espoo	FIN U20		22	1	1	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Kiekko–Espoo	FIN.2		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Kiekko–Espoo	FIN U20		26	0	4	4	34		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Lukko	FIN U20		36	4	16	20	60		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Lukko	SM-liiga		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kiekko–Espoo	FIN U20		5	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kiekko–Espoo	SM-liiga		47	3	2	5	40		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kiekko–Espoo	SM-liiga		48	4	3	7	54		4	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Kiekko–Espoo	SM-liiga		45	1	7	8	48		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kiekko–Espoo	SM-liiga		48	0	12	12	69		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kiekko–Espoo	SM-liiga		47	4	1	5	59		8	0	1	1	6
1998–99	Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH	DEL		51	1	9	10	58		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH	DEL		51	3	5	8	46		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-liiga		52	2	8	10	98		5	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		6	0	2	2	25		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-liiga		36	0	3	3	40		12	2	2	4	2
2002–03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		13	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		12	0	4	4	12		5	1	2	3	2
2003–04	MODO Hockey	SEL		31	1	3	4	50		6	0	0	0	12
2004–05	Blues	SM-liiga		47	1	9	10	52		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Blues	SM-liiga		20	0	6	6	42		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Füchse Duisburg	DEL		21	0	6	6	42		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		43	1	11	12	56		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		21	0	1	1	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kärpät	SM-liiga		9	1	3	4	14		11	0	1	1	12
2008–09	Pelicans	SM-liiga		18	2	0	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Kloten Flyers	NLA		8	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Valpellice	ITA		22	1	4	5	34		4	1	1	2	6
2010–11	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	AUT		7	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
SM-liiga totals				421	18	52	70	556		40	2	4	6	22
NHL totals				13	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				123	4	20	24	146		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Finland	EJC		6	1	1	2	0
Junior totals				6	1	1	2	0

References

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database