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 (age 42) Oulu, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Liiga team Former teams	KooKoo Oulun Kärpät Lukko HIFK Atlant Moscow Oblast Modo Hockey
National team	Finland
Playing career	2001–2020

Playing career

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	Kärpät	FIN U18		34	20	12	32	82		6	3	5	8	0
1999–2000	Kärpät	FIN U20		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Kärpät	FIN U20		40	28	19	47	41		6	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Kärpät	FIN U20		41	16	20	36	16		2	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Kärpät	SM-l		15	4	0	4	2		4	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Kärpät	SM-l		56	4	6	10	4		11	0	2	2	4
2003–04	Kärpät	SM-l		44	3	4	7	10		15	2	0	2	6
2004–05	Kärpät	SM-l		48	6	15	21	10		9	0	1	1	2
2005–06	Kärpät	SM-l		55	9	16	25	24		11	3	2	5	4
2006–07	Lukko	SM-l		56	27	32	59	52		3	0	0	0	2
2007–08	Lukko	SM-l		33	10	17	27	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lukko	SM-l		58	24	26	50	26		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HIFK	SM-l		46	16	21	37	14		6	4	2	6	4
2010–11	HIFK	SM-l		52	16	22	38	26		14	8	8	16	4
2011–12	Kärpät	SM-l		55	24	16	40	16		9	4	2	6	0
2012–13	Kärpät	SM-l		60	28	31	59	69		3	0	1	1	2
2013–14	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		42	5	9	14	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kärpät	Liiga		32	7	11	18	24		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Modo Hockey	SHL		16	2	5	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Modo Hockey	SHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	KooKoo	Liiga		49	14	19	33	8		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	KooKoo	Liiga		60	20	21	41	42		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HIFK	Liiga		49	13	15	28	26		14	4	6	10	2
2018–19	KooKoo	Liiga		54	14	21	35	45		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	KooKoo	Liiga		59	17	33	50	16		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l/Liiga totals				881	256	326	582	422		99	25	24	49	30

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Finland	WC		6	0	0	0	2

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database