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Finland Erik Haula
#56 Nashville Predators / NHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1991
Position
LW/C
Age
34
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Pori, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ässät
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$3,150,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Signed
Drafted
2009 round 7 #182 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Tomek Haula

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Erik Haula Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 9* 7* 16* 2* -* |
Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 7* 3* 2* 5* 25* -* | Playoffs 6 6 4 10 4 -
2006-07 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 1* 4* 3* 7* 0* -* |
Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 29* 19* 24* 43* 24* -* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -
Finland U16 (all) “A” International-Jr 13* 9* 10* 19* 8* -* |
2007-08 Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 4 2 6 14 -
Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 7* 15* 22* 26* 4* | Playoffs 12 2 0 2 4 -1
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 8* 10* 18* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 8* 3* 7* 10* 24* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2008-09 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 53* 26* 58* 84* 46* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 1* 4* 2* -6* |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 15* 6* 8* 14* 8* -* |
2009-10 Omaha Lancers USHL 56* 28* 44* 72* 59* 36* | Playoffs 8 2 9 11 2 0
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2010-11 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 34* 6* 18* 24* 22* 10* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 4* 3* 7* 10* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 5* 6* 11* 16* -* |
2011-12 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 43* 20* 29* 49* 30* 17* |
2012-13 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 37* 16* 35* 51* 14* 19* |
Houston Aeros AHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -4
2013-14 Minnesota Wild NHL 46* 6* 9* 15* 29* 14* | Playoffs 13 4 3 7 0 2
Iowa Wild AHL 31* 14* 13* 27* 14* 2* |
Finland WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2014-15 Minnesota Wild NHL 72* 7* 7* 14* 32* -7* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 1
2015-16 Minnesota Wild NHL 76* 14* 20* 34* 24* 21* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 2 0
2016-17 Minnesota Wild NHL 72* 15* 11* 26* 28* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -2
Finland WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 76* 29* 26* 55* 37* -16* | Playoffs 20 3 6 9 27 -3
2018-19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 15* 2* 5* 7* 10* 1* |
2019-20 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 41* 12* 10* 22* 20* 1* |
Florida Panthers NHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -3
2020-21 Nashville Predators NHL 51* 9* 12* 21* 14* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -3
2021-22 Boston Bruins NHL 78* 18* 26* 44* 47* 19* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 8 -4
2022-23 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 14* 27* 41* 47* 13* | Playoffs 12 4 2 6 15 -6
2023-24 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 76* 16* 19* 35* 54* -1* |
2024-25 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 69* 11* 10* 21* 39* -6* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -1
Finland NHL 4 Nations 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2025-26 Nashville Predators NHL 35* 5* 13* 18* 20* -13* |
Projected NHL 82* 12* 30* 42* 47* -30* |
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Erik Haula Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 37* 14* 15* 29* 0.78* 16* 3* | 1 5 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.40 * 4 * -4 *
International 3 13* 1* 1* 2* 0.15* 6* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 57* 24* 34* 58* 1.02* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 114* 42* 82* 124* 1.09* 66* 46* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 794* 158* 197* 355* 0.45* 403* 35* | 10 78 16 * 21 * 37 * 0.47 * 58 * -19 *
NHL 4 Nations 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 8* 7* 5* 12* 1.50* 25* -* | 1 6 6 * 4 * 10 * 1.67 * 4 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 10* 11* 8* 19* 1.90* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 32* 20* 25* 45* 1.41* 24* -* | 2 8 5 * 5 * 10 * 1.25 * 18 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 40* 7* 15* 22* 0.55* 26* 4* | 1 12 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.17 * 4 * -1 *
USHL 1 56* 28* 44* 72* 1.29* 59* 36* | 1 8 2 * 9 * 11 * 1.38 * 2 * 0 *
USHS-Prep 1 53* 26* 58* 84* 1.58* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 8* 10* 2.00* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 4* 4* 8* 0.67* 4* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Erik Haula Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/18/2025
06/18/2025 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators
06/23/2023
06/23/2023 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Nashville Predators Boston Bruins
12/23/2020
12/23/2020 Confirmed Florida Panthers Nashville Predators
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers
06/27/2019
06/27/2019 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Carolina Hurricanes
06/22/2017
06/22/2017 Extension Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
06/22/2017 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Vegas Golden Knights
08/02/2015
08/02/2015 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
04/07/2013
04/07/2013 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Minnesota Wild
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #26 overall by Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 2010, 7 #160 overall by SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2009, 2 #21 overall by Omaha Lancers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2009, 1 #60 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the CHL Import Draft