Mikael Håkanson

Mikael Håkanson (born May 31, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played with the Linköpings HC team in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien or SEL), the top-tier league in Sweden.

Playing career Håkanson used to be the record holder for the number of SHL games played, both for the number of regular season games played and the combined total number of games played including playoff games. He surpassed Roger Åkerström's combined record on September 22, 2011, when he and his Linköpings HC team played a game against Skellefteå AIK at Cloetta Center which ended 4–0 in Skellefteå's favour. It was his 912th game.

At the time of his retirement after the end of the 2011–12 season, he had played 950 SHL games, 808 of which were regular-season ones. His regular season record was beaten on September 14, 2013, when David Petrasek played his 809th regular season game. After playing another four games in the 2013–14 season, Petrasek also beat Håkanson's combined record when he had played his 951st SHL game overall.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Nacka HK SWE.2 27 2 5 7 6 — — — — — 1991–92 Nacka HK SWE.2 29 3 15 18 24 — — — — — 1992–93 Djurgårdens IF SEL 40 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Djurgårdens IF SWE U20 4 2 5 7 4 — — — — — 1993–94 Djurgårdens IF SEL 37 3 3 6 12 4 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Modo Hockey SEL 37 3 7 10 16 — — — — — 1995–96 Modo Hockey SEL 40 8 4 12 18 8 2 0 2 0 1996–97 Djurgårdens IF SEL 48 8 12 20 12 4 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Djurgårdens IF SEL 43 9 2 11 8 15 3 0 3 14 1998–99 Djurgårdens IF SEL 50 13 12 25 14 4 1 0 1 0 1999–2000 Djurgårdens IF SEL 48 17 17 34 26 13 3 8 11 12 2000–01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 64 10 40 50 46 4 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Djurgårdens IF SEL 49 13 24 37 86 2 0 0 0 4 2002–03 Linköpings HC SEL 39 3 9 12 28 — — — — — 2003–04 Linköpings HC SEL 35 6 12 18 24 5 2 0 2 16 2004–05 Linköpings HC SEL 46 8 6 14 24 6 1 0 1 10 2005–06 Linköpings HC SEL 40 9 12 21 46 12 5 4 9 16 2006–07 Linköpings HC SEL 53 12 18 30 72 15 2 5 7 24 2007–08 Linköpings HC SEL 44 11 21 32 40 16 5 5 10 10 2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 53 10 25 35 26 6 0 2 2 4 2009–10 Linköpings HC SEL 39 15 20 35 16 12 2 5 7 27 2010–11 Linköpings HC SEL 36 7 6 13 14 7 1 1 2 0 2011–12 Linköpings HC SEL 31 3 5 8 6 — — — — — SEL totals 808 158 216 374 494 132 27 30 57 137

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1992 Sweden EJC 6 0 1 1 10 1993 Sweden WJC 7 0 1 1 4 1994 Sweden WJC 7 2 0 2 6 2000 Sweden WC 7 1 0 1 0 Junior totals 20 2 2 4 20 Senior totals 7 1 0 1 0