Topi Jaakola
| Topi Jaakola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jaakola (left) at the 2016 IIHF World Championship | |||
| Born |
November 15, 1983 Oulu, Finland | ||
| 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 |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
134th overall, 2002 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Slovakia | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Russia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Czech Republic | |
| | 2003 Canada | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| | 2001 Finland | |
Topi Jaakola (born November 15, 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 July 30, 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
- Topi Jaakola profile at Eurohockey.com
- Topi Jaakola's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Topi Jaakola's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
