former_teams height_ft shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year team career_end position draft_team league height_in birth_date article_title draft career_start
modo '' ` sm-liiga '' ' espoo blues jokerit lukko '' hockey ` del '' ' star bulls rosenheim ev duisburg skellefteå '' aik ` nhl '' ' edmonton oilers 6 left 227 outokumpu , fin 2001 kärpät 2010 defence edmonton oilers sm-liiga 1 8 november 1973 kari haakana
 248th overall 1990
kari haakana

kari haakana -lrb- born november 8 , 1973 in outokumpu , finland -rrb- is a former ice hockey defenceman who spent the majority of his career in scandinavia , with the exception of brief stints in germany and in the edmonton oilers player development system in north america .
the oilers selected haakana in the eight round -lrb- 248th overall -rrb- of the 2001 nhl entry draft .
haakana spent most of his years in espoo , where he is well known .
haakana played in kiekko-espoo for several years and also in espoo blues .
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 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 .
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