| Santeri Hatakka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hatakka with the Utica Comets in 2023 | |||
| Born | 15 January 2001 Riihimäki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams | HV71 Ilves San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft | 184th overall, 2019 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Santeri Hatakka (born 15 January 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Hatakka played his junior career in the Jokerit system, and was an alternate captain for their under-20 team in the 2018–19 season. [1] Following that season, he was drafted in the sixth round, 184th overall, of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the San Jose Sharks. [2]
Hatakka made his professional debut during the 2019–20 season, splitting time between Ilves in the Liiga and their farm club Koovee. He scored three points in 28 Liiga games. [1]
On 12 May 2021, Hatakka signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks. [3] He made his NHL debut for the Sharks on 30 October, in a 2–1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. [4] On 9 November, Hatakka recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in a 4–1 win over the Calgary Flames. [5]
In the 2022–23 season Hatakka played just eight games, all at the AHL level, due to a major upper-body injury sustained early in the year. [6] On 26 February 2023, Hatakka was traded to the New Jersey Devils along with Timo Meier in a multi-player trade. [7] Hatakka was recalled to the Devils on 18 January 2024, as multiple of their regular defencemen were injured or sick. He made his debut for the team on 22 January, in a 6–5 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights. [8] [9]
After two seasons within the Devils organization, Hatakka left at the completion of his contract and left North America to sign a two-year contract with Swedish club, HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), on 29 April 2025. [10]
Hatakka has represented Finland at the under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-20 levels, including semifinal appearances at the 2020 and 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, at the latter of which he was an alternate captain and won a bronze medal. Across his two World Junior appearances, he scored three points in 14 games. [1]
Hatakka’s older sister is professional footballer Sanni Franssi. [11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Jokerit | U20 SM-liiga | 46 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Jokerit | U20 SM-liiga | 43 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ilves | Liiga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Koovee | Mestis | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Utica Comets | AHL | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Utica Comets | AHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Finland | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2021 Canada | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC |  | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||