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 (age 58)
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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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
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