Ari-Pekka Hakala

Ari-Pekka Hakala
Born May 15, 1985
Urjala, FIN
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
AIHL team Canberra Knights
Playing career 2004present

Ari-Pekka Hakala (born 15 May 1985, in Urjala, Finland), is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey player, who plays right wing for the Canberra Knights in the AIHL.

Playing career

Ari-Pekka Hakala was born in Urjala, but later in his life moved to Forssa, and began playing A level junior hockey. He began his professional career in 2004, playing 7 games for FPS Forssa, in the Mestis league, before being relegated later that year to Ahmat Hyvinkää, in the lower league Suomi-sarja. The next year, in the 2005-06 season, he began playing for FPS Forssa again, and played a total of 2 seasons, before moving to Australia to play in the AIHL. In April 2007 Ari-Pekka Hakala began playing for the Canberra Knights, and finished the season as the second top scorer in the team.

Career statistics

    Regular season
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
2002-03 FPS Forssa Jr. A I divisioona 4 0 0 0 2
2003-04 FPS Forssa Jr. A I divisioona 15 3 5 8 0
2004-05 FPS Forssa Jr. A I divisioona 11 4 9 13 12
2004-05 FPS Forssa Jr. A Suomi-Sarja 11 7 4 11 4
2004-05 FPS Forssa Mestis 7 0 0 0 0
2004-05 Ahmat Hyvinkää Suomi-sarja 2 1 0 1 0
2005-06 FPS Forssa Mestis 23 0 0 0 29
2006-07 FPS Forssa Mestis 43 1 3 4 6
2007 Canberra Knights AIHL 19 11 15 26 8
Mestis CAREER TOTALS (3 SEASONS) 73 1 3 4 35
AIHL CAREER TOTALS (1 SEASON) 19 11 15 26 8

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