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Finland Erik Kakko
#92 Pelicans / SM-liiga - 09/10
1-time Liiga Champion 1
2-time SHL Champion 2
Date of Birth
May 21, 1971
Position
D
Age
54
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekkoreipas
Status
Retired

Kakko played a good two-way game and although Kakko wasn't a major offensive force, he could still be an asset on the powerplay. He was also quite strong along the boards and could throw a good hit at times.

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Erik Kakko Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Hockey Reipas SM-liiga 40* 2* 0* 2* 14* -4* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1991-92 Hockey Reipas SM-liiga 44* 9* 5* 14* 18* -3* |
1992-93 Reipas Lahti “A” SM-liiga 48* 7* 8* 15* 24* -24* | Relegation 6 1 3 4 8 4
Finland II (all) International 13* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
1993-94 TPS SM-liiga 35* 4* 1* 5* 14* 13* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 0 -2
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 11* 2* 4* 6* 2* 2* |
1994-95 TPS SM-liiga 22* 3* 1* 4* 8* 5* |
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
HPK SM-liiga 20* 6* 6* 12* 14* 0* |
1995-96 HPK SM-liiga 49* 7* 6* 13* 42* 6* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 6 3
1996-97 HPK SM-liiga 50* 6* 11* 17* 30* 10* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 4 -2
1997-98 HPK SM-liiga 48* 7* 14* 21* 10* -4* |
Finland (all) International 8* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
1998-99 HPK SM-liiga 52* 6* 20* 26* 32* 5* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 2 -1
1999-00 SC Langnau NLA 45* 9* 23* 32* 30* -* | Relegation 6 0 2 2 29 -
2000-01 SC Langnau NLA 44* 3* 18* 21* 53* -* | Relegation 5 0 4 4 0 -
2001-02 Färjestad BK Elitserien 45* 7* 15* 22* 22* 19* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 6 8
Finland (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2002-03 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 43* 2* 7* 9* 47* 13* | Playoffs 16 0 1 1 10 3
2003-04 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 50* 4* 5* 9* 28* -7* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 10 4
2004-05 Pelicans “A” SM-liiga 56* 7* 13* 20* 42* -27* |
2005-06 Pelicans “C” SM-liiga 55* 2* 9* 11* 44* -14* |
2006-07 Pelicans “C” SM-liiga 54* 3* 19* 22* 26* -2* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -1
2007-08 Pelicans “C” SM-liiga 56* 1* 6* 7* 42* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -2
2008-09 Pelicans “C” SM-liiga 49* 3* 5* 8* 40* 0* | Playoffs 9 0 3 3 6 1
2009-10 Pelicans “C” SM-liiga 30* 1* 2* 3* 26* -4* |

Erik Kakko Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 TPS European Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
1997-98 HPK Euro HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 12* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -

Erik Kakko Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Euro HL 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 12* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
European Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 2 13* 2* 5* 7* 0.54* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 28* 4* 4* 8* 0.29* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 15 708* 74* 126* 200* 0.28* 426* -37* | 8 65 5 * 14 * 19 * 0.29 * 36 * 0 *
NLA (NL) 2 89* 12* 41* 53* 0.60* 83* -* | 2 11 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.55 * 29 * - *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 138* 13* 27* 40* 0.29* 97* 25* | 3 36 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.28 * 26 * 15 *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Erik Kakko Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/17/2010
06/17/2010 Confirmed Pelicans Retired
04/23/2009
04/23/2009 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Pelicans

Cult/Star player for SCL Tigers

Career transactions
- 2010-06-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-04-23 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Pelicans
- 2008-04-02 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Pelicans
- 2006-02-27 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Pelicans
- 2004-04-27 • Signed to a two-year contract by Pelicans
- 2002-07-08 • Signed to a two-year contract by Frölunda