Mikael Hakkarainen

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Mikael Hakkarainen
Born (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998 (age 24)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Rockford IceHogs
TPS
Västerås IK
NHL Draft 139th overall, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2019–2022

Mikael Hakkarainen (born January 26, 1998) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player.

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Playing career

Hakkarainen began his career in the youth system of the Espoo Blues, playing for a variety of their U16 and U18 teams, before entering the North American junior hockey system in 2015 with the Brookings Blizzard of the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL).

Hakkarainen, after a brief stint with the Chicago Steel of the Tier I United States Hockey League (USHL), spent the following three seasons with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL, posting 111 points in 126 games; during this time, he was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. During his tenure with the Lumberjacks, Hakkarainen briefly played collegiate hockey for the Providence Friars, but returned to Muskegon after just one game. [1] After the conclusion of his time in Muskegon, Hakkarainen signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on May 6, 2019. [2]

After two seasons within Chicago's minor league system, Hakkarainen was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on July 27, 2021, in exchange for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. [3] Hakkarainen gained a degree of notoriety from the trade as its small return, in comparison to Fleury, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, who was traded as part of the Golden Knights' salary cap cost-cutting. [4]

Shortly afterwards, Hakkarainen was placed on waivers for the purpose of mutual contract termination on August 18, 2021. [5] Hakkarainen subsequently cleared waivers, was released, and signed with TPS of the Finnish Liiga. [6]

After five games with TPS, Hakkarainen signed with Västerås IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan, [7] finishing out the 2021–22 season before departing the team afterwards. [8]

Hakkarainen then announced his retirement from hockey on September 5, 2022, citing a diagnosis of congenital heart disease discovered during the offseason. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Blues FIN U1830220–––––
2013–14Blues AkatemiaFIN U1850220–––––
2014–15BluesFIN U1843213051693144
2015–16 Brookings Blizzard NAHL 541327401042022
2016–17 Chicago Steel USHL 160442–––––
2016–17 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL329514820000
2017–18 Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL361531461630110
2018–19 Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL4219284722845912
2018–19 Providence Friars HE 10000–––––
2019–20 Rockford IceHogs AHL 80000–––––
2019–20 Indy Fuel ECHL 32242–––––
2020–21 Rockford IceHogsAHL60002–––––
2020–21 Indy FuelECHL60112–––––
2021–22 TPS Liiga 10000–––––
2021–22 Västerås IK Allsv 26311142–––––
Liiga totals10000–––––
AHL totals140002–––––

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References

  1. ↑ "Blackhawks Prospect Mikael Hakkarainen Leaves Providence College". prohockeyrumors.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "RELEASE: Hakkarainen and Soderlund sign three-year deals". NHL.com. May 6, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "VGK Acquire Mikael Hakkarainen From CHI In Exchange For Marc-Andre Fleury". NHL.com. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Assessing the flurry of cost-cutting moves by Golden Knights". Las Vegas Review-Journal. August 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mikael Hakkarainen Placed On Unconditional Waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mikael Hakkarainen siirtyy TPS:n riveihin" (in Finnish). hc.tps.fi. August 20, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mikael Hakkarainen klar för Västerås". HockeySverige.se (in Swedish). November 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fyra importer lämnar Västerås IK". HockeySverige.se (in Swedish). April 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mikael Hakkaraisen pelaajaura päättyy vain 24-vuotiaana – syynä synnynnäinen sydänsairaus". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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