Mikael Håkanson Ice hockey player

Mikael Håkanson (born May 31, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played with the Linköpings HC team in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien or SEL), the top-tier league in Sweden.Håkanson formerly was the record holder for the amount of SHL games played, both for the number of regular season games played and the combined total number of games played including playoff games. He surpassed Roger Åkerström's combined record on September 22, 2011, when he and his Linköpings HC team played a game against Skellefteå AIK at Cloetta Center which ended 4–0 in Skellefteå's favour. It was his 912th game. At the time of his retirement after the end of the 2011–12 season, he had played 950 SHL games, 808 of which were regular-season ones. His regular season record was beaten on September 14, 2013, when David Petrasek played his 809th regular season game. After playing another four games in the 2013–14 season, Petrasek also beat Håkanson's combined record when he had played his 951st SHL game overall.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 31, 1974
Birth place
Sweden , Spånga
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)91.6272

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Ice hockey player

Career start1992
Career end2012
draft125th overall
draft team
Toronto Maple Leafs
draft year1992
former team
Linköpings HC
Modo Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
American Hockey League
Swedish Hockey League
St. John's Maple Leafs
position
Winger (ice hockey)
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External resources

  1. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=80