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Finnish ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Mikael Hakkarainen
Born (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998 (age 26)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Rockford IceHogs
TPS
Västerås IK
NHL draft 139th overall, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2019–2022

Mikael Hakkarainen (born January 26, 1998) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Hakkarainen began his career in the youth system of the Espoo Blues, playing for a variety of their U16 and U18 teams, before entering the North American junior hockey system in 2015 with the Brookings Blizzard of the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL).

Hakkarainen, after a brief stint with the Chicago Steel of the Tier I United States Hockey League (USHL), spent the following three seasons with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL, posting 111 points in 126 games; during this time, he was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. During his tenure with the Lumberjacks, Hakkarainen briefly played collegiate hockey for the Providence Friars, but returned to Muskegon after just one game. After the conclusion of his time in Muskegon, Hakkarainen signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on May 6, 2019.

After two seasons within Chicago's minor league system, Hakkarainen was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on July 27, 2021, in exchange for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Hakkarainen gained a degree of notoriety from the trade as its small return, in comparison to Fleury, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, who was traded as part of the Golden Knights' salary cap cost-cutting.

Shortly afterwards, Hakkarainen was placed on waivers for the purpose of mutual contract termination on August 18, 2021. Hakkarainen subsequently cleared waivers, was released, and signed with TPS of the Finnish Liiga.

After five games with TPS, Hakkarainen signed with Västerås IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan, finishing out the 2021–22 season before departing the team afterwards.

Hakkarainen then announced his retirement from hockey on September 5, 2022, citing a diagnosis of congenital heart disease discovered during the offseason.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Blues FIN U18 3 0 2 2 0 – – – – –
2013–14 Blues Akatemia FIN U18 5 0 2 2 0 – – – – –
2014–15 Blues FIN U18 43 21 30 51 6 9 3 1 4 4
2015–16 Brookings Blizzard NAHL 54 13 27 40 10 4 2 0 2 2
2016–17 Chicago Steel USHL 16 0 4 4 2 – – – – –
2016–17 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 32 9 5 14 8 2 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 36 15 31 46 16 3 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 42 19 28 47 22 8 4 5 9 12
2018–19 Providence Friars HE 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2019–20 Rockford IceHogs AHL 8 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2019–20 Indy Fuel ECHL 3 2 2 4 2 – – – – –
2020–21 Rockford IceHogs AHL 6 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
2020–21 Indy Fuel ECHL 6 0 1 1 2 – – – – –
2021–22 TPS Liiga 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2021–22 Västerås IK Allsv 26 3 11 14 2 – – – – –
Liiga totals 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
AHL totals 14 0 0 0 2 – – – – –

References

  1. "Blackhawks Prospect Mikael Hakkarainen Leaves Providence College". prohockeyrumors.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. "RELEASE: Hakkarainen and Soderlund sign three-year deals". NHL.com. May 6, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. "VGK Acquire Mikael Hakkarainen From CHI In Exchange For Marc-Andre Fleury". NHL.com. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. "Assessing the flurry of cost-cutting moves by Golden Knights". Las Vegas Review-Journal. August 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. "Mikael Hakkarainen Placed On Unconditional Waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. "Mikael Hakkarainen siirtyy TPS:n riveihin" (in Finnish). hc.tps.fi. August 20, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. "Mikael Hakkarainen klar för Västerås". HockeySverige.se (in Swedish). November 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  8. "Fyra importer lämnar Västerås IK". HockeySverige.se (in Swedish). April 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. "Mikael Hakkaraisen pelaajaura päättyy vain 24-vuotiaana – syynä synnynnäinen sydänsairaus". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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