Jani Hakanpää
| Jani Hakanpää | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hakanpää with Finland in 2017 | |||
| Born |
31 March 1992 Kirkkonummi, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Espoo Blues Oulun Kärpät Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
104th overall, 2010 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Jani Hakanpää (born 31 March 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hakanpää was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career[]
Hakanpää played in his native Finland for the Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 SM-liiga seasons.
On 22 May 2012, Hakanpää was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the St. Louis Blues.[2]
After attending the Blues training camp, Hakanpää was returned to the Espoo Blues on loan to begin the 2012–13 season.[3] He contributed with 5 points through 34 games on the blueline in Finland before returning to North America to play out the 2012–13 season with AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. He registered one goal and three assists in fourteen games.[4]
At the completion of his entry-level deal with the Blues, Hakanpää opted to return to Finland signing a two-year contract with Liiga club, Oulun Kärpät on 2 July 2015.[5]
In the 2017–18 season, Hakanpää helped Oulun Kärpät claim the Kanada-malja as Finnish champions, enjoying a career season he posted 6 goals and 24 points in 58 games. He continued to show a developing two-way game with 7 points in 16 playoff appearances.
Hakanpää led Liiga defensemen in Plus/minus in back-to-back seasons, and ranked tied for second among league defensemen with a career best 11 goals while compiling 23 points in 52 games for league leading Kärpät in the 2018–19 season. He featured in 17 playoff contests, registering 4 points as Oulun Kärpät failed to defend the Championship in the finals against HPK.
On 3 July 2019, Hakanpää returned to North America, signing as a free agent to a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[6]
In his first full season in the NHL in the pandemic delayed 2020–21 campaign, Hakanpää recorded 1 assist in 42 regular season games and led the Ducks and placed third in the league in hits before on 12 April 2021, Hakanpää, and a Sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Haydn Fleury.[7]
On 29 July 2021, Hakanpää signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract with the Dallas Stars.[8]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 36 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 54 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 64 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Quad City Mallards | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 60 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 53 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2018–19 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 52 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 47 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 298 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 303 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 62 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2019 Slovakia | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | U18 | 
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Awards & honors[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liiga | ||
| Best Plus-minus | 2018, 2019 | |
| Kanada-malja (Oulun Kärpät) | 2018 | |
References[]
- ^ Näkökulma: Suomen NHL-taivaalla musta aukko | Yle Urheilu | yle.fi
- ^ "Blues sign 2010 draft pick Jani Hakanpaa". St. Louis Blues. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Blues assign 25 players to Peoria". St. Louis Blues. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Blues Recall Hakanpaa from Peoria". National Hockey League. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Aittokallio and Hakanpää will complete the line-up of Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Ducks sign Stolarz, Hakanpaa to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Canes Acquire Hakanpaa From Ducks". Carolina Hurricanes. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Stars sign F Raffl, D Hakanpaa to contracts". TSN. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links[]
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- Living people
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Dallas Stars players
- Espoo Blues players
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Oulun Kärpät players
- Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
- Quad City Mallards (ECHL) players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
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