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Finland Kari Haakana
#32 Olimpija Ljubljana / EBEL - 10/11
2-time Liiga Champion 2
Date of Birth
Nov 08, 1973
Position
D
Age
52
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Outokumpu, FIN
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EJK
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 8 #248 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Sons: Santeri Haakana, Kasperi Haakana

A very strong defenseman. Haakana is known for his defensive skills. He plays especially well along the boards and in front of the net. Truly a perfect player to use on the PK.

Team Staff profile of Kari Haakana also available

Use/Embed statistics

Kari Haakana Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 22* 1* 1* 2* 14* -* |
Kiekko-Espoo I-divisioona 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1991-92 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 26* 0* 4* 4* 34* -* |
1992-93 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 4* 16* 20* 60* -* |
Lukko SM-liiga 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1993-94 Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 47* 3* 2* 5* 40* -5* |
1994-95 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 48* 4* 3* 7* 54* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -4
1995-96 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 45* 1* 7* 8* 48* -5* |
1996-97 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 48* 0* 12* 12* 69* 3* |
1997-98 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 47* 4* 1* 5* 59* 6* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 6 -1
1998-99 Star Bulls Rosenheim DEL 51* 1* 9* 10* 58* -11* |
1999-00 Star Bulls Rosenheim DEL 51* 3* 5* 8* 46* -4* | Relegation 11 1 4 5 28 11
2000-01 Jokerit SM-liiga 52* 2* 8* 10* 98* 26* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 1
2001-02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 25* 6* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 36* 0* 3* 3* 40* 10* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 2 5
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 12* 0* 4* 4* 12* 3* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 1
2003-04 MODO Hockey Elitserien 31* 1* 3* 4* 50* -11* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 12 -2
2004-05 Blues SM-liiga 47* 1* 9* 10* 52* 0* |
2005-06 Füchse Duisburg DEL 21* 0* 6* 6* 42* -1* | Relegation 5 0 3 3 6 4
Blues SM-liiga 20* 0* 4* 4* 66* -1* |
2006-07 Skellefteå AIK “A” Elitserien 43* 1* 11* 12* 56* 0* | Kvalserien SHL 10 0 1 1 4 -3
2007-08 Skellefteå AIK “A” Elitserien 21* 0* 1* 1* 20* -3* |
Kärpät SM-liiga 9* 1* 3* 4* 14* 5* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 12 7
2008-09 Pelicans SM-liiga 18* 2* 0* 2* 16* -1* |
2009-10 Kloten Flyers NLA 8* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* |
Valpellice Italy 22* 1* 4* 5* 34* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -
2010-11 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -3* |

Kari Haakana Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Blues Selects QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 Jokerit Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2003-04 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |

Kari Haakana Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 18* 0* 6* 6* 0.33* 37* 9* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 2 * 1 *
DEL 3 123* 4* 20* 24* 0.20* 146* -16* | 2 16 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.50 * 34 * 15 *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 7* 0* 3* 3* 0.43* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 22* 1* 4* 5* 0.23* 34* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 6 * - *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 48* 1* 5* 6* 0.13* 48* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 12 421* 18* 52* 70* 0.17* 556* 42* | 5 40 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.15 * 22 * 8 *
NHL 1 13* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 95* 2* 15* 17* 0.18* 126* -14* | 2 16 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.06 * 16 * -5 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 41* 4* 18* 22* 0.54* 62* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kari Haakana Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/24/2010
10/24/2010 Confirmed Olimpija Ljubljana Retired
07/02/2010
07/02/2010 Confirmed Valpellice Olimpija Ljubljana
11/27/2009
11/27/2009 Confirmed Kloten Flyers Valpellice
08/28/2009
08/28/2009 Confirmed Pelicans Kloten Flyers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo

Career transactions
- 2008-01-23 • Signed by Kärpät
- 2004-04-13 • Signed to a one-year contract with a one-year option by Blues
- 2002-07-16 • Re-signed by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2002-05-16 • Signed to a two-year contract by MODO