| Kari Laitinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1964 Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Jokerit HIFK Jokipojat Ducs d'Angers Chamonix HC Lahti Pelicans | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1998 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
Kari Juhani Laitinen (born April 9, 1964) is a Finnish ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Jokerit | Liiga | 36 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Jokerit | Liiga | 42 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HIFK | Liiga | 43 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | HIFK | Liiga | 44 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | HIFK | Liiga | 40 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | HIFK | Liiga | 34 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HIFK | Liiga | 25 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | HIFK | Liiga | 45 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | JoKP | FIN II | 46 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Ducs d'Angers | FRA | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chamonix HC | FRA | 27 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pelicans | FIN II | 43 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Pelicans | FIN II | 44 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 309 | 143 | 76 | 219 | 155 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | ||||
| FIN II totals | 133 | 73 | 58 | 131 | 86 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Finland | OG | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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