Juha-Pekka Haataja

Juha-Pekka Haataja
Born	(1982-10-31) October 31, 1982 Oulu, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Liiga team Former teams	KooKoo Oulun Kärpät Lukko HIFK Atlant Moscow Oblast Modo Hockey
National team	Finland
Playing career	2001–2020

Juha-Pekka Haataja (born October 31, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger. He currently plays for KooKoo of the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

In the 2012–13 season, he had the most points in the SM-Liiga at 59 while playing for Oulun Kärpät. Haataja spent parts of two seasons with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League before returning to the Liiga, signing a deal with KooKoo on October 12, 2015. In the 2019–20 season, on November 20, 2019, Haataja scored the 95th power-play goal of her league career, with which he became the player with the highest number of power-play goals in the regular season in the Finnish Liiga, overtaking Janne Ojanen.

Awards, honors and records

Awards	Year
Liiga
Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja)	2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11
Runners-up	2002-03
Bronze Medal	2005-06, 2017-18
Aarne Honkavaara award	2012-13
Veli-Pekka Ketola award	2012-13

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	Kärpät	FIN U18		34	20	12	32	82		6	3	5	8	0
1999–2000	Kärpät	FIN U20		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Kärpät	FIN U20		40	28	19	47	41		6	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Kärpät	FIN U20		41	16	20	36	16		2	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Kärpät	SM-l		15	4	0	4	2		4	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Kärpät	SM-l		56	4	6	10	4		11	0	2	2	4
2003–04	Kärpät	SM-l		44	3	4	7	10		15	2	0	2	6
2004–05	Kärpät	SM-l		48	6	15	21	10		9	0	1	1	2
2005–06	Kärpät	SM-l		55	9	16	25	24		11	3	2	5	4
2006–07	Lukko	SM-l		56	27	32	59	52		3	0	0	0	2
2007–08	Lukko	SM-l		33	10	17	27	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lukko	SM-l		58	24	26	50	26		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HIFK	SM-l		46	16	21	37	14		6	4	2	6	4
2010–11	HIFK	SM-l		52	16	22	38	26		14	8	8	16	4
2011–12	Kärpät	SM-l		55	24	16	40	16		9	4	2	6	0
2012–13	Kärpät	SM-l		60	28	31	59	69		3	0	1	1	2
2013–14	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		42	5	9	14	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kärpät	Liiga		32	7	11	18	24		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Modo Hockey	SHL		16	2	5	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Modo Hockey	SHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	KooKoo	Liiga		49	14	19	33	8		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	KooKoo	Liiga		60	20	21	41	42		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HIFK	Liiga		49	13	15	28	26		14	4	6	10	2
2018–19	KooKoo	Liiga		54	14	21	35	45		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	KooKoo	Liiga		59	17	33	50	16		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l/Liiga totals				881	256	326	582	422		99	25	24	49	30

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Finland	WC		6	0	0	0	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database