Ari-Pekka Hakala

Ari-Pekka Hakala
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 182 lb (83 kg)
AIHL Team	Canberra Knights
Nationality	Finland
Born	May 15, 1985, Urjala, FIN
Pro Career	2004 – present

Ari-Pekka Hakala (born 15 May 1985, in Urjala, Finland), is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey player, who plays right wing for the Canberra Knights in the AIHL.

Playing career

Ari-Pekka Hakala was born born in Urjala, but later in his life moved to Forssa, and began playing A level junior hockey. He began his professional career in 2004, playing 7 games for FPS Forssa, in the Mestis league, before being relegated later that year to Ahmat Hyvinkää, in the lower league Suomi-sarja. The next year, in the 2005-06 season, he began playing for FPS Forssa again, and played a total of 2 seasons, before moving to Australia to play in the AIHL. In April 2007 Ari-Pekka Hakala began playing for the Canberra Knights, and finished the season as the second top scorer in the team.

Career statistics

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002-03	FPS Forssa	Jr. A I divisioona		4	0	0	0	2
2003-04	FPS Forssa	Jr. A I divisioona		15	3	5	8	0
2004-05	FPS Forssa	Jr. A I divisioona		11	4	9	13	12
2004-05	FPS Forssa	Jr. A Suomi-Sarja		11	7	4	11	4
2004-05	FPS Forssa	Mestis		7	0	0	0	0
2004-05	Ahmat Hyvinkää	Suomi-sarja		2	1	0	1	0
2005-06	FPS Forssa	Mestis		23	0	0	0	29
2006-07	FPS Forssa	Mestis		43	1	3	4	6
2007	Canberra Knights	AIHL		19	11	15	26	8
Mestis CAREER TOTALS (3 SEASONS)				73	1	3	4	35
AIHL CAREER TOTALS (1 SEASON)				19	11	15	26	8

See also

• Mestis
• AIHL
• Canberra Knights

External links

• Canberra Knights Official Website