Topi Jaakola
Topi Jaakola | |||
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Jaakola (left) at the 2016 IIHF World Championship | |||
Born |
Oulu, Finland | 15 November 1983||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Jokerit Oulun Kärpät Södertälje SK Luleå HF Amur Khabarovsk HC Lev Praha | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
134th overall, 2002 Florida Panthers | ||
Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Topi Jaakola (born 15 November 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is playing for Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers, 134th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft however opted to remain in Europe to pursue his professional career.
Playing career
He played his first games at senior level during the 2000–01 season and became a regular player during the following season. He spent his entire Finnish career in the Liiga with Oulun Kärpät, winning four championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). For the 2008–09 season he moved to Sweden to play in Södertälje SK.
On 30 July 2014, at the completion of his contract with HC Lev Praha, Jaakola remained in the KHL but returned to Finland in agreeing to a two-year contract with Jokerit.[1]
In 2009, Jaakola was chosen to play for the Finnish national team in the World Championships.
References
- ↑ "Jaakola to improve the defense" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database