- Kari Takko
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size =
position =Goaltender
catches = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 192
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|6|23|mf=y
birth_place =Uusikaupunki , FIN
draft = 97th overall
draft_year = 1984
draft_team =Minnesota North Stars
played_for = NHL
Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers SM-liiga Ässät Elitserien HV71
career_start = 1978
career_end = 2000Kari Takko (born
June 23 ,1962 inUusikaupunki ,Finland ) is a retired Finnishice hockey goaltender .Playing career
He played six seasons in the NHL, serving as a backup to
Don Beaupre ,Jon Casey andBill Ranford . He was selected in the tenth round of the1981 NHL Entry Draft , 200th overall, by theQuebec Nordiques , but was unable to come to contract terms. He re-entered the1984 NHL Entry Draft and was this time drafted by theMinnesota North Stars .Takko started his
SM-liiga career inÄssät during the 1978–79 season and played on for seven seasons (1978–1985). Takko went to NHL after the 1984–85 season. He was contracted by Minnesota North Stars and played with them for a total of six seasons (1985–1991). During the 1990–91 season Takko was traded toEdmonton Oilers and played for the rest of the season (and his NHL career) in Edmonton. After retiring from NHL play, he played nine more seasons inEurope representing:Ässät (1991–1996), in SM-liiga, andHV71 (1997–2000), inElitserien . Takko retired from playing after the 1999–2000 season.Takko also played internationally for
Finland , appearing for their national team for a total of 104 times.Awards
* Silver medal at the World Junior Championships in 1981.
* Bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 1982.
* Named Best Goalie ofSM-liiga in 1985 and 1994.External links
* [http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/takko.html HockeyGoalies entry]
* [http://www.nhlfinns.com/players.aspx?pid=88 Kari Takko] on nhlfinns.com
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