Juha-Pekka Haataja

Juha-Pekka Haataja (born October 31, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger. He currently plays for KooKoo of the Finnish Liiga.

Juha-Pekka Haataja
Born (1982-10-31) October 31, 1982
Oulu, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams
KooKoo
Oulun Kärpät
Lukko
HIFK
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Modo Hockey
National team  Finland
Playing career 2001present

In the 2012–13 season, he had the most points in the SM-Liiga at 59 while playing for Oulun Kärpät.[1] Haataja spent parts of two seasons with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League before returning to the Liiga, signing a deal with KooKoo on October 12, 2015.[2] In the 2019–20 season, on November 20, 2019, Haataja scored the 95th power-play goal of her league career, with which he became the player with the highest number of power-play goals in the regular season in the Finnish Liiga, overtaking Janne Ojanen.

Awards, honors and records

Awards Year
Liiga
Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) 2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11
Runners-up 2002-03
Bronze Medal 2005-06, 2017-18
Aarne Honkavaara award 2012-13
Veli-Pekka Ketola award 2012-13

References

  1. "HIFK Helsinki's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. "Haataja to KooKoo!" (in Finnish). KooKoo. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.


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