Kari Haakana

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.

Kari Haakana
Born (1973-11-08) November 8, 1973
Outokumpu, FIN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
SM-Liiga team
Former teams
Kärpät
Modo Hockey
NHL
Edmonton Oilers
SM-liiga
Espoo Blues
Jokerit
Lukko
DEL
Star Bulls Rosenheim
EV Duisburg
Skellefteå AIK
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 248th overall, 2001
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19902010

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. 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.

He returned to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Haakana played in Kiekko-Espoo for several years and also in Espoo Blues. 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.

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 2211214
1990–91 Kiekko–Espoo FIN.2 40110
1991–92 Kiekko–Espoo FIN U20 2604434
1992–93 Lukko FIN U20 364162060
1992–93 Lukko SM-liiga 40000
1993–94 Kiekko–Espoo FIN U20 50222
1993–94 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 4732540
1994–95 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 4843754 40000
1995–96 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 4517848
1996–97 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 480121269
1997–98 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 4741559 80116
1998–99 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 51191058
1999–2000 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 5135846
2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga 52281098 50002
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 602225
2001–02 Jokerit SM-liiga 3603340 122242
2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 130004
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 1204412 51232
2003–04 MODO Hockey SEL 3113450 600012
2004–05 Blues SM-liiga 47191052
2005–06 Blues SM-liiga 2006642
2005–06 Füchse Duisburg DEL 2106642
2006–07 Skellefteå AIK SEL 431111256
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK SEL 2101120
2007–08 Kärpät SM-liiga 913414 1101112
2008–09 Pelicans SM-liiga 1820216
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 800010
2009–10 HC Valpellice ITA 2214534 41126
2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana AUT 70332
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 61120
Junior totals 6 1 1 2 0

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-25.


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