Kari Haakana

Kari Haakana (born November 8, 1973, in Outokumpu, Finland) is a former ice hockey defenceman. He spent the majority of his career in Scandinavia, with brief stints in Germany and with the Edmonton Oilers.

Biography As a youth, Haakana played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Espoo.

The Oilers selected Haakana in the eight round (248th overall) of the 2001 NHL entry draft. Haakana entered the entry draft as an overaged player and came over to Canada the following year, briefly playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs. He spent 13 games in the Oilers lineup, playing safe defensive hockey, but showing little in the way of offensive ability, scoring no points and only recording two shots.

He returned to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Haakana played in Kiekko-Espoo for several years and also in Espoo Blues. Haakana played for Swedish Elitserien team, Skellefteå AIK from the beginning of the 2006 season to mid-January 2008 when he decided to cancel his contract and move back home to Finland to play for Kärpät.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Kiekko–Espoo FIN U20 22 1 1 2 14 — — — — — 1990–91 Kiekko–Espoo FIN.2 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Kiekko–Espoo FIN U20 26 0 4 4 34 — — — — — 1992–93 Lukko FIN U20 36 4 16 20 60 — — — — — 1992–93 Lukko SM-liiga 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Kiekko–Espoo FIN U20 5 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1993–94 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 47 3 2 5 40 — — — — — 1994–95 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 48 4 3 7 54 4 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 45 1 7 8 48 — — — — — 1996–97 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 48 0 12 12 69 — — — — — 1997–98 Kiekko–Espoo SM-liiga 47 4 1 5 59 8 0 1 1 6 1998–99 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 51 1 9 10 58 — — — — — 1999–2000 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 51 3 5 8 46 — — — — — 2000–01 Jokerit SM-liiga 52 2 8 10 98 5 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 6 0 2 2 25 — — — — — 2001–02 Jokerit SM-liiga 36 0 3 3 40 12 2 2 4 2 2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 12 0 4 4 12 5 1 2 3 2 2003–04 MODO Hockey SEL 31 1 3 4 50 6 0 0 0 12 2004–05 Blues SM-liiga 47 1 9 10 52 — — — — — 2005–06 Blues SM-liiga 20 0 6 6 42 — — — — — 2005–06 Füchse Duisburg DEL 21 0 6 6 42 — — — — — 2006–07 Skellefteå AIK SEL 43 1 11 12 56 — — — — — 2007–08 Skellefteå AIK SEL 21 0 1 1 20 — — — — — 2007–08 Kärpät SM-liiga 9 1 3 4 14 11 0 1 1 12 2008–09 Pelicans SM-liiga 18 2 0 2 16 — — — — — 2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 8 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Valpellice ITA 22 1 4 5 34 4 1 1 2 6 2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana AUT 7 0 3 3 2 — — — — — SM-liiga totals 421 18 52 70 556 40 2 4 6 22 NHL totals 13 0 0 0 4 — — — — — DEL totals 123 4 20 24 146 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Finland EJC 6 1 1 2 0 Junior totals 6 1 1 2 0