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Finland Jani Hakanpää
#2 Dallas Stars / NHL - 23/24
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 31, 1992
Position
D
Age
32
Height
6'7" / 200 cm
Place of Birth
Kirkkonummi, FIN
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
EVU
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$1,500,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars / Signed
Drafted
2010 round 4 #104 overall by St. Louis Blues
Agency
PREMIUM

Hakanpää is a big defenseman who plays a physical game. Defensive-minded, he does not contribute much on offense. Needs to improve his skating.
- Ulf Andersson, EP (2013)

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Jani Hakanpää Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 11* 0* 3* 3* 12* -* | Qualification 2 0 0 0 0 -
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 I-divisioona 13* 3* 4* 7* 16* -* |
2007-08 Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 SM-sarja 8* 2* 2* 4* 14* -* |
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 U18 I-divisioona 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2008-09 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 “C” U18 SM-sarja Q 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 “C” U18 I-divisioona 9* 2* 4* 6* 14* -* |
2009-10 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 “C” U18 SM-sarja Q 12* 1* 5* 6* 22* -* |
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 “C” U18 SM-sarja 23* 2* 12* 14* 49* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2010-11 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 3* 20* 23* 61* 18* | Playoffs 12 3 2 5 10 7
Suomi U20 Mestis 8* 1* 2* 3* 31* -10* |
Finland U19 (all) “C” International-Jr 7* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 4* 5* 41* -* |
2011-12 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 0* 4* 4* 0* 3* |
Blues SM-liiga 41* 5* 7* 12* 30* 6* |
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 19* 3* 5* 8* 14* -* |
2012-13 Blues SM-liiga 34* 2* 3* 5* 34* 2* |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 14* 1* 3* 4* 6* 0* |
2013-14 Chicago Wolves AHL 54* 4* 4* 8* 33* 20* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
2014-15 Chicago Wolves AHL 64* 1* 7* 8* 47* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 2
Quad City Mallards ECHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 60* 1* 11* 12* 40* 15* | Playoffs 14 1 5 6 8 5
2016-17 Kärpät Liiga 53* 0* 5* 5* 61* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 0
2017-18 Kärpät Liiga 58* 6* 18* 24* 44* 28* | Playoffs 16 3 4 7 18 7
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Kärpät Liiga 52* 11* 12* 23* 94* 29* | Playoffs 17 1 3 4 6 9
Finland WC 10* 1* 1* 2* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International 16* 2* 2* 4* 10* 2* |
2019-20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
San Diego Gulls AHL 47* 1* 12* 13* 24* 12* |
2020-21 Anaheim Ducks NHL 42* 0* 1* 1* 31* 0* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 15* 2* 1* 3* 4* 4* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 4 -3
2021-22 Dallas Stars NHL 80* 4* 8* 12* 43* 1* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 1
2022-23 Dallas Stars NHL 82* 6* 10* 16* 60* 18* | Playoffs 15 1 1 2 16 -3
2023-24 Dallas Stars NHL 64* 2* 10* 12* 33* 10* |
Projected NHL 65* 2* 10* 12* 34* 10* |
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Jani Hakanpää Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 13* 3* 2* 5* 10* 4* |
2016-17 Kärpät Champions HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 12* 4* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Kärpät Champions HL 10* 1* 1* 2* 16* 1* |
Finland EHT 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* -2* |

Jani Hakanpää Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 179* 7* 26* 33* 0.18* 110* 32* | 2 7 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.29 * 6 * 3 *
Champions HL 3 29* 5* 3* 8* 0.28* 38* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 19* 2* 2* 4* 0.21* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 39* 4* 12* 16* 0.41* 67* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 298* 25* 56* 81* 0.27* 303* 76* | 4 49 5 * 13 * 18 * 0.37 * 34 * 21 *
Mestis 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 31* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 288* 15* 30* 45* 0.16* 173* 34* | 3 33 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.12 * 24 * -5 *
U16 I-divisioona 1 13* 3* 4* 7* 0.54* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 8* 2* 2* 4* 0.50* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 16* 2* 5* 7* 0.44* 16* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U18 I-divisioona 2 11* 2* 5* 7* 0.64* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 23* 2* 12* 14* 0.61* 49* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 4 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 3 15* 2* 5* 7* 0.47* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 41* 3* 24* 27* 0.66* 61* 21* | 1 12 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.42 * 10 * 7 *
WC 1 10* 1* 1* 2* 0.20* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Jani Hakanpää Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes
05/06/2020
05/06/2020 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
07/03/2019
07/03/2019 Confirmed Kärpät Anaheim Ducks
12/14/2016
12/14/2016 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
07/02/2015
07/02/2015 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Kärpät
09/14/2012
09/14/2012 Loan St. Louis Blues Blues
05/21/2012
05/21/2012 Confirmed Blues St. Louis Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 3 #90 overall by Amur Khabarovsk in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo U20

Career transactions
- 2012-05-21 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2010-07-27 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Espoo Blues