Erik Haula
Erik Haula | |
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Born | Pori, Finland | March 23, 1991
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
Position | Center |
Shoots | Left |
NHL team | Minnesota Wild |
National team | Finland |
NHL Draft | 182nd overall, 2009 Minnesota Wild |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Erik Haula (born March 23, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Haula was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 7th round (182nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Amateur
Erik Haula played the 2008–09 season with Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota. There he tallied 24 goals and 55 assists (79 points) in 49 games played. He then went on to play in the USHL with the Omaha Lancers. His 28 goals and 44 assists with a plus/minus of +36 helped lead the Lancers to the Western Division finals. In his one USHL season he was named to the All-Star and All-Rookie teams. [1]
In March 2009, Haula committed to the University of Minnesota. He would be only the second player born outside of North America to play for the Gophers, following future Wild teammate Thomas Vanek, of Austria. [1]
Haula totaled 42 goals, 82 assists and 124 points in 114 games during three seasons with the Golden Gophers. He decided to forgo his senior year and final season of eligibility to sign with the Wild.
Professional
On April 7, 2013, the Minnesota Wild signed Haula to an entry-level contract.[2]
During the 2013–14 season on November 29, 2013, the Wild recalled Haula from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) to make his NHL debut, and he got his first NHL point, an assist and he was named the game's third star in a 3–1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.[3][4]
On December 9, 2013, Haula was reassigned to Iowa.[5] In his return to Minnesota on January 18, 2014 Haula scored his first goal in the NHL against the Dallas Stars in the first period.
In 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he scored 4 goals and added 3 assists in 13 playoff games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Midget AAA | 49 | 24 | 55 | 79 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2009–10 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 56 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 34 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 31 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 72 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 118 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
Silver | 2014 Minsk | |
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
Bronze | 2009 Minnesota |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
2008 | Finland | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
2009 | Finland | WJC18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
2014 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Junior totals | 23 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 32 | ||||
Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA Second Team | 2012–13 | [6] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Erik Haula Bio". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Wild Inks Haula To Entry-Level Deal". Minnesota Wild. 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ↑ "Erik Haula expects to make NHL debut; Mike Rupp leaves Wild for a few days". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "Avs post victory over Wild". National Hockey League. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "Wild re-assigns Haula to Iowa". Minnesota Wild. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "St. Cloud State's Drew LeBlanc honored as WCHA player of the year" (Press release). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
External links
- Erik Haula's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Erik Haula's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database