2001 NHL Draft
Kari Haakana in the 2001 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Kari Haakana 248th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 8.
He was the 20th of the 24 Finns selected that year. It was the ninth of the 11 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 105th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 248
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 27 years
The picks around it
Picks 245–251 in the 2001 draft
- 245Konstantin MihailovCVANVancouver Canucks
- 246Tomas MojzisD17 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 247Marek DubecDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 248Kari HaakanaD13 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 249Matt MaglioneDWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Brandon Crawford-WestGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 251Ville HamalainenFCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
20th
of 24 Finns selected
81st
of 96 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 6Mikko KoivuC1035 GP · 711 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 9Tuomo RuutuL735 GP · 346 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 48Tuomas PihlmanL15 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 83Henrik JuntunenRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 89Tuomas NissinenGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 102Timo ParssinenL17 GP · 3 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 103Tony VirtaR8 GP · 5 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 108Tomi MakiR1 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 109Martti JarventieD1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 111Matti KaltiainenGBOSBoston Bruins
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kari Haakana made his NHL debut on October 17, 2002, 1 year and 115 days after the draft.
13
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2001 draft
- 13Ales HemskyR845 GP · 572 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 43Doug LynchD2 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 52Edward CaronLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Kenny SmithDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 133Jussi MarkkanenG128 GP · 43 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 154Jake BrenkCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 185Mikael SvenskDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 215Dan BaumFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 248Kari HaakanaD13 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 272Ales PisaD53 GP · 4 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 278Shay StephensonL2 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers