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1984 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ari Haanpaa
Selected in fourth round
No. 83 overall by New York Islanders

Born November 28, 1965
Position: Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Tampere Ilves (Finland)                    
Birthplace: Nokia, Finland
Hometown: Nokia, Finland
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 Tampere TapparaFinland Jr. ---- ---- --
1982-83 Tampere IlvesFinland Jr. 219 918 54
1983-84 Tampere IlvesFinland Jr. 74 26 19
  Tampere IlvesFinland 270 11 8

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Jr. Championships:
1983 (sixth place), 1984 (silver medal)
European Junior Championships: 1982 (fourth), 1983 (silver)
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 12, 1985 (N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles)
Numbers:  25 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1999
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-1988 N.Y. Islanders60 611 1737
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1987 N.Y. Islanders6 00 010

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained shoulder, suffered when he was checked by Al MacInnis during N.Y. Islanders' Nov. 5, 1985, game vs. Calgary. He did not return to action until he was assigned to Springfield (AHL) for a conditioning stint in late January 1986. ... Played left wing for N.Y. Islanders in 1986-87. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with bruised right thigh, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Dec. 7, 1986, game at Boston. He did not return to action until N.Y. Islanders' Dec. 30, 1986, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with sore back, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Feb. 22, 1987, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until N.Y. Islanders' March 8, 1987, game at Chicago. ... Released by N.Y. Islanders in June 1988.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Tampere Ilves (Finland); Springfield (AHL); Rauma (Finland); Team Finland; Jyvaskyla, Tampere Tappara (Finland); Vienna (Austria); Nordhorn (Germany) Reims (France); Valkeakoski (Finland)
World Junior Championships: 1985 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship:
1985 (Tampere Ilves)
Finland Playoffs MVP: 1991 (Jyvaskyla)
Finland All-Star First Team: 1990-91 (Jyvaskyla)
Coaching Career: Named Tampere Tappara (Finland) assistant coach prior to 2003-04 season and held position until February 2004.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1984-85 season with knee injury. ... Came out of retirement to play three games for Valkeakoski (Finland) during 2001-02 season. ... Coached youth hockey in Tampere Tappara system in 2004-05.
Personal: Full name is Ari Eerik Haanpaa. ... Also known as Ari Eerik Haanpaa during his playing days.

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SNAPSHOT '84
Total Selected: 250
Forwards: 142
Defense: 88
Goaltenders: 20
Major Junior: 110
Tier II/Jr. B: 16/9
College Players: 23
High School: 47
Midget: 4
U.S. Junior B: 1
Canadian: 145
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 63
European: 41
Reached NHL: 102
Stanley Cup: 20
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 31
Picks Traded: 39
 
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