Topi Jaakola

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Representing Finland
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World U18 Championships

Topi Jaakola
Topi Jaakola
	Jaakola (left) at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
Born	November 15, 1983 (age 40); 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

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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "Jaakola to improve the defense" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-07-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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