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 | |
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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)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Laitinen, Kari |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laitinen, Kari Juhani |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vantaa , Finland |