Kari Laitinen

Kari Laitinen
Date of birth	April 9, 1964
place of birth	Vantaa , Finland
size	178 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1985-1987	Jokerit Helsinki
1987-1993	HIFK Helsinki
1993-1994	Jokipojat
1994-1995	ASG Angers
1995-1996	Chamonix Hockey Club
1996-1998	Pelicans Lahti

Kari Juhani Laitinen (born April 9, 1964 in Vantaa ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player .

Career

Kari Laitinen began his career as a hockey player at Jokerit Helsinki , for whose professional team he was active from 1985 to 1987 in the SM-liiga , the highest Finnish division. The winger then played for their league rivals HIFK Helsinki for six years . In the 1987/88 season he was elected to the All-Star Team of the SM-liiga. He spent the 1993/94 season at Jokipojat in the second class I-divisioona . He then ran for a year each for ASG Angers and the Chamonix Hockey Club in the French Elite Ligue . Most recently he was on the ice for Pelicans Lahti in the I-divisioona from 1996 to 1998 , before ending his career at the age of 34.

International

For Finland Laitinen took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , where he won the silver medal with his team. He contributed to this success with three goals and two assists in seven games.

Achievements and Awards

• 1988 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
• 1988 SM-liiga All-Star Team

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Elite Ligue main round	2	41	21st	18th	39	22nd
Elite Ligue playoffs	2	6th	4th	1	5	0
SM liiga main round	8th	309	143	76	219	155
SM liiga playoffs	5	20th	2	3	5	2

Web links

• Kari Laitinen at hockeydb.com (English)
• Kari Laitinen at eurohockey.com
• Kari Laitinen at eliteprospects.com (English)