Ari Haanpää

Ari Eerik Haanpää (born November 28, 1965, in Nokia, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders between 1985 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1999, and briefly in 2001–2002, was mainly spent in the Finnish SM-liiga. Internationally Haanpää played for the Finnish national junior team at two European Junior Championships and two World Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in 1984.

Ari Haanpää
Born	(1965-11-28) 28 November 1965 Nokia, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Hockey Club de Reims CE Wien Tappara JyP HT Lukko New York Islanders Ilves
National team	Finland
NHL draft	83rd overall, 1984 New York Islanders
Playing career	1983–1999 2001–2002

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Tappara U20	FIN Jr		23	8	7	15	19		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Tappara U20	FIN Jr		21	9	9	18	54		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Ilves	FIN		27	0	1	1	8		2	0	0	0	2
1984–85	Ilves	FIN		13	5	0	5	2		9	3	1	4	0
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL		18	0	7	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Springfield Indians	AHL		30	3	1	4	13		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL		41	6	4	10	17		6	0	0	0	10
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Springfield Indians	AHL		61	14	19	33	34		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Lukko	FIN		42	28	19	47	36		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Lukko	FIN		24	17	9	26	59		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	JyP HT	FIN		32	28	17	45	100		5	3	1	4	8
1991–92	JyP HT	FIN		41	21	20	41	70		10	6	2	8	8
1992–93	JyP HT	FIN		44	15	11	26	89		9	1	2	3	4
1993–94	Tappara	FIN		42	21	13	34	72		10	3	6	9	6
1994–95	Tappara	FIN		48	12	12	24	67		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Tappara	FIN		45	13	16	29	60		4	3	0	3	8
1996–97	CE Wien	AUT		29	15	13	28	39		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	GEC Nordhorn	GER-2		33	32	37	69	64		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hockey Club de Reims	FRA		33	19	14	33	76		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kiekko-Ahma	FIN-3		3	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
FIN totals				358	160	118	278	563		49	19	12	31	36
NHL totals				60	6	11	17	37		6	0	0	0	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	Finland	EJC		5	0	0	0	16
1983	Finland	EJC		5	3	0	3	12
1984	Finland	WJC		7	5	5	10	8
1985	Finland	WJC		7	6	1	7	4
Junior totals				24	14	6	20	40

External links

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