Erik Hämäläinen
Date of birth | April 20, 1965 |
place of birth | Rauma , Finland |
size | 187 cm |
Weight | 91 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1985 , 10th lap, 197th position Detroit Red Wings |
Career stations | |
until 1988 | Lukko Rauma |
1988-1992 | KalPa Kuopio |
1992-1995 | Jokerit Helsinki |
1995-1998 | AIK Solna |
1998-2001 | Lukko Rauma |
2001-2002 | SC Langnau |
2002-2008 | Lukko Rauma |
Vesa Erik Hämäläinen (born April 20, 1965 in Rauma ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who played for Lukko Rauma , KalPa Kuopio and Jokerit Helsinki in the SM-liiga from 1982 to 2008 .
Career
Erik Hämäläinen began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown with Lukko Rauma , for whom he was active in the SM-liiga for six years from 1982 to 1988 . During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1985 in the tenth round as a total of 197 players by the Detroit Red Wings , for which he however never played. In his last season in Rauma, in the 1987/88 season, he was the Finnish runner-up with the team. The defender then moved to Rauma's league rivals KalPa Kuopio , for whom he played until 1992. Before the 1992/93 season Hämäläinen was committed by Jokerit Helsinki , with whom he was Finnish champion for the first and only time in his career in 1994 . The following year Hämäläinen reached the final again with his team, but in which he and his team lost to TPS Turku after games with 2: 3, and won the European Cup .
In the summer of 1995 the Finn moved to AIK Solna in the Swedish Elitserien , for which he appeared for three years. He then returned to his Finnish homeland, where he was on the ice for three more seasons for his ex-club Lukko Rauma. After Hämäläinen was again abroad in the 2001/02 season at SC Langnau in the Swiss National League A , the defender played again for Lukko Rauma in the SM-liiga, where he had his 26 years earlier, until the end of his career in 2008 Career had started.
International
For Finland , Hämäläinen took part in the U20 Junior World Championships in 1984 and 1985 , as well as the A-World Championships in 1992 , 1993 , 1994 and 1995 . He was also in Finland's squad at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer .
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 1992 silver medal at the world championship
- 1994 silver medal at the world championship
- 1994 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 1995 gold medal at the world championship
Records
- Most games ( SM-liiga ): 894
Web links
- Erik Hämäläinen at hockeydb.com (English)
- Erik Hämäläinen at eurohockey.com
- Erik Hämäläinen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hämäläinen, Erik |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hämäläinen, Vesa Erik |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rauma , Finland |