Kari Haakana
Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He returned to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Haakana played in Kiekko-Espoo for several years and also in Espoo Blues.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.[1]
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
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External links
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- 1973 births
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- 21st-century Finnish people
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Espoo Blues players
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Füchse Duisburg players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
- Jokerit players
- Living people
- Lukko players
- Modo Hockey players
- People from Outokumpu, Finland
- Skellefteå AIK players
- Ice hockey people from North Karelia
- Starbulls Rosenheim players