Pauli Levokari

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Pauli Levokari
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Born (1978-04-07) 7 April 1978 (age 47)
Luvia, Finland
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Ässät
Jokerit
HIFK
Syracuse Crunch
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Lukko
SaiPa
KalPa
Arystan Temirtau
SønderjyskE
NHL draft 257th overall, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 19962016

Pauli Levokari (born 7 April 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Playing career

Levokari began his career at Ässät his hometown team where he played from 1996 to 2001. He then moved to Jokerit and then HIFK where he recorded then-career high stats of three goals and five assists for eight points in just 21 games.

He was drafted 257th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and signed with the organisation. He played six games for the AHL's Chicago Wolves and six games in the ECHL for the Greenville Grrrowl before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets with fellow Finn Tomi Kallio for another Finn Petteri Nummelin and Chris Nielsen. He spent the rest of the 2002–03 season with the Syracuse Crunch, playing 45 games and scoring four goals and six assists for ten points, his most productive to date. He continued to play for Syracuse until he was traded once more, moving to the Pittsburgh Penguins for fellow minor-league player Brendan Buckley. He finished the season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and had a short playoff run with the team before returning to Finland.

In 2004, he returned to Ässät for one season before moving to Lukko. In 2006, he signed for SaiPa.

On May 5, 2014, Levokari extended his cameo with KooKoo at the end of the 2013-14 season, in signing an additional one-year contract. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Ässät FIN.2 U18
1995–96ÄssätFIN U1828561142
1996–97Ässät FIN U20 35381178
1996–97 Ässät SM-liiga 10000
1997–98ÄssätFIN U202725779
1997–98 ÄssätSM-liiga16000010000
1998–99ÄssätFIN U201943768
1998–99 ÄssätSM-liiga270228
1999–2000 ÄssätSM-liiga5132580
2000–01 ÄssätSM-liiga1210112
2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga100006
2000–01 Kiekko–Vantaa Mestis 223696830116
2001–02 HIFK SM-liiga2935886
2002–03 Chicago Wolves AHL 601112
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL45461088
2002–03 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 40008
2003–04 Syracuse CrunchAHL2803349
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL273475430002
2004–05 ÄssätSM-liiga4922418120006
2005–06 Lukko SM-liiga36134106
2006–07 SaiPa SM-liiga29314115
2006–07 KooKoo Mestis11014
2007–08 SaiPaSM-liiga48178137
2008–09 SaiPaSM-liiga3224668
2009–10 SaiPaSM-liiga567101794
2010–11 SaiPaSM-liiga4014587
2011–12 SaiPaSM-liiga513710105
2012–13 KalPa SM-liiga1000016
2013–14 Arystan Temirtau KAZ 80110
2013–14 SønderjyskE Ishockey DEN 10002
2013–14 KooKooMestis27191055600010
2014–15 KooKooMestis4525793200014
2015–16 Ketterä Imatra FIN.3 285182355601154
SM-liiga totals497274774110130006
AHL totals1067142120330002

References

  1. "KooKoo announces roster changes" (in Finnish). KooKoo. 2014-05-05. Archived from the original on 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-05.