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Finland Kari Haakana

#32 Olimpija Ljubljana / EBEL - 10/11

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Marcus Sörensen 52 31 32 63
2. Calvin Thürkauf 52 28 32 60
3. Michael Spacek 48 17 33 50
4. Dominik Kahun 47 15 35 50
5. Michael Joly 48 20 28 48
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Kari Haakana Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
50
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
2-time Liiga Champion 2

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

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 Blues SM-liiga 20* 0* 4* 4* 66* -1* |
Füchse Duisburg DEL 21* 0* 6* 6* 42* -1* | Relegation 5 0 3 3 6 4
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 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 GrIFK U16 U16 I-divisioona Asst. Coach
2012-13 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2013-14 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2014-15 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2015-16 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2016-17 Blues U20 Akatemia U20 Mestis Head Coach
2017-18 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2018-19 Hermes Mestis Asst. Coach
2019-20 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Asst. Coach
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Head Coach Replaced by Jani Manninen on February 5
2023-24 Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U18 Hungary U18 Head Coach
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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 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 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

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Kari Haakana Connections

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

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Kari Haakana Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Blues

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

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