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 |
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 | 1990–2010 | ||
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 | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Kiekko-Espoo | I-Divisioona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Lukko | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 47 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 45 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 48 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 47 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Star Bulls Rosenheim | DEL | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Star Bulls Rosenheim | DEL | 51 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | Liiga | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | 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 | SHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 47 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 43 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Kärpät | Liiga | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Valpellice | Italy | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 421 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 556 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-25.