Kari Takko

Born on: June 23, 1962
Birth place: Uusikaupunki, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)

Drafted by: Quebec Nordiques, 10. round (#200 overall), in 1981 NHL Entry DraftDrafted by: Minnesota North Stars, 5. round (#97 overall), in 1984 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	16	1979	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	Tappara Tampere defeated Ässät Pori 3‑2 in a best of five gold medal series.
	17	1980	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	HIFK Helsinki defeated Ässät Pori 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series.
	18	1981	Team Finland	U20 World Championship	Füssen, West Germany
	19	1982	Team Finland	U20 World Championship	Minnesota, United States ‑ Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
	21	1984	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	Tappara Tampere defeated Ässät Pori 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series.
	32	1995	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	Ässät Pori defeated Lukko Rauma 3‑0 in the bronze medal game.
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals
Finnish Championship Medals

Date	Game	Score	TOI	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	G	A	PIM
Jan 8, 1991	EDM @ PIT	(1-6)	40:00	3.00	0.895	0	0	2	17	19	0	0	0	0
Jan 12, 1991	EDM @ NJD	(5-4)	28:00	6.43	0.813	0	0	3	13	16	0	0	0	0
Jan 23, 1991	EDM @ VAN	(5-6)	39:31	7.59	0.800	0	1	5	20	25	0	0	1	0
Jan 25, 1991	NYR @ EDM	(4-3)	59:11	4.06	0.846	0	1	4	22	26	0	0	0	0
Feb 8, 1991	EDM @ WSH	(3-6)	60:00	6.00	0.833	0	1	6	30	36	0	0	0	0
	GAME LOG

Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
1978‑79	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	16	1	3.00	0.905	0	0	2	19	21	0	40	0	0	0	2
1979‑80	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	17	2	5.00	0.873	1	0	8	55	63	0	96	0	0	0	0
1980‑81	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	18	4	5.65	0.843	2	1	16	86	102	0	170	0	0	0	0
1980‑81	Team Finland U20		18	4	3.00	0.903	2	1	12	112	124	0	240	0	0	0	0
1981‑82	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	19	14	4.74	0.855	4	5	59	347	406	0	747	0	0	0	0
1981‑82	Team Finland U20		19	7	4.14	0.863	5	2	29	183	212	0	420	0	0	0	0
1982‑83	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	20	21	3.88	0.883	7	9	77	581	658	0	1190	0	0	0	4
1982‑83	Team Finland		20	8	3.77		3	4	30	219	244	0	478	0	0	0	0
1983‑84	Olympiajoukkue	SM-Liiga	21	3	3.67	0.890	2	1	11	89	100	0	180	0	0	0	0
1983‑84	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	21	32	3.48	0.890	19	9	102	827	929	3	1758	0	2	2	2
1983‑84	Team Finland		21	7	4.96		2	4	31	156	175	0	375	0	0	0	4
1984‑85	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	22	35	3.48	0.887	22	13	122	961	1083	3	2101	0	0	0	2
1984‑85	Team Finland		22	9	3.33		5	3	30	188	211	1	540	0	0	0	0
1985‑86	Springfield Indians	AHL	23	43	4.05		18	19	161			1	2386	0	0	0	6
1985‑86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	23	1	3.01	0.909	0	1	3	30	33	0	60	0	0	0	0
1986‑87	Springfield Indians	AHL	24	5	3.20		3	2	16			1	300	0	0	0	0
1986‑87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	24	38	3.46	0.887	13	18	119	938	1057	0	2066	0	0	0	14
1987‑88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	25	37	4.48	0.866	8	19	143	925	1068	1	1916	0	0	0	8
1987‑88	Team Finland		25	5	4.71	0.877	0	5	22	157	179	0	280	0	0	0	0
1988‑89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	26	32	3.48	0.899	8	15	93	824	917	0	1603	0	0	0	6
1989‑90	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	27	1	5.08	0.853	0	1	5	29	34	0	59	0	0	0	0
1989‑90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	27	21	4.03	0.858	4	12	68	410	478	0	1012	0	1	1	2
1990‑91	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	28	2	6.06	0.838	0	2	12	62	74	0	119	0	0	0	0
1990‑91	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	28	5	2.00	0.922	4	1	10	118	128	0	300	0	0	0	0
1990‑91	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	28	11	4.20	0.867	4	4	37	242	279	0	529	0	1	1	0
1990‑91	Team Finland		28	3	3.00	0.875	2	1	9	63	72	0	180	0	0	0	0
1991‑92	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	29	28	3.61	0.885	13	11	98	751	849	1	1628	0	1	1	2
1992‑93	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	30	45	3.04	0.913	21	16	138	1444	1582	3	2721	0	7	7	4
1993‑94	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	31	48	2.98	0.907	25	16	145	1420	1565	3	2915	0	3	3	10
1994‑95	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	32	49	3.18	0.904	20	18	157	1473	1630	1	2961	0	1	1	4
1995‑96	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	33	42	3.07	0.904	18	21	128	1205	1333	2	2504	0	3	3	2
1996‑97	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	34	42	3.35	0.891	16	16	139	1131	1270	1	2489	0	2	2	4
1996‑97	Team Finland		34	2	3.03	0.910	1	1	6	61	67	0	119	0	0	0	0
1997‑98	HV 71	Elitserien	35	39	3.13	0.880			122	894	1016	5	2340	0	0	0	0
1998‑99	HV 71	Elitserien	36	40	2.59	0.888			107	851	958	5	2475	0	0	0	0
1999‑00	HV 71	Elitserien	37	39	2.51	0.892			95	784	879	4	2271	0	0	0	4
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
	Liiga Totals			366	3.35	0.896	170	136	1202	10389	11591	17	21 500	0	19	19	36
	NHL Totals			142	3.90	0.878	37	71	475	3431	3906	1	7305	0	2	2	30
	SHL Totals			118	2.74	0.886			324	2529	2853	14	7086	0	0	0	4
	AHL Totals			48	3.95		21	21	177			2	2686	0	0	0	6
	IHL Totals			6	2.51	0.907	4	2	15	147	162	0	359	0	0	0	0

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
1978‑79	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	16	1	3.18	0.880	1	0	3	22	25	0	57	0	0	0	0
1979‑80	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	17	1								0		0	0	0	0
1980‑81	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	18	1								0		0	0	0	0
1981‑82	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	19	5								0		0	0	0	0
1983‑84	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	21	9		0.872			37	253	290	0		0	0	0	2
1984‑85	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	22	8		0.881			32	236	268	0		0	0	0	0
1988‑89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	26	3	4.00	0.873	0	1	7	48	55	0	105	0	0	0	0
1989‑90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	27	1	0.00		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
1991‑92	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	29	6	2.84	0.908	3	3	17	167	184	1	359	0	0	0	6
1992‑93	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	30	7	4.05	0.886	4	3	29	226	255	0	429	0	0	0	2
1993‑94	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	31	5	4.06	0.884	2	3	20	152	172	0	296	0	0	0	0
1994‑95	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	32	7	2.54	0.919	4	3	18	204	222	3	425	0	1	1	2
1995‑96	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	33	3	4.12	0.880	0	3	12	88	100	0	175	0	0	0	0
1996‑97	Ässät Pori	SM-Liiga	34	4	4.14	0.856	1	3	15	89	104	0	217	0	0	0	2
1997‑98	HV 71	Elitserien	35	5	2.10	0.934			11	156	167	2	314	0	0	0	0
1999‑00	HV 71	Elitserien	37	3	2.35	0.899			7	62	69	0	178	0	0	0	0
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
	Liiga Totals			57			15	18	183	1437	1620	4	1958	0	1	1	14
	SHL Totals			8	2.20	0.924			18	218	236	2	492	0	0	0	0
	NHL Totals			4	3.85	0.873	0	1	7	48	55	0	109	0	0	0	0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	PIM
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1981	18	4	3.00	0.903	2	1	12	112	124	0	240	0
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1982	19	7	4.14	0.863	5	2	29	183	212	0	420	0
Team Finland - World Championship 1983	20	6	4.19	0.898	1	4	25	219	244	0	358	0
Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Sarajevo 1984	21	5	4.47	0.891	1	3	19	156	175	0	255	2
Team Finland - World Championship 1985	22	7	3.29	0.891	3	3	23	188	211	1	420	0
Team Finland - Canada Cup 1987	25	5	4.71	0.877	0	5	22	157	179	0	280	0
Team Finland - World Championship 1991	28	3	3.00	0.875	2	1	9	63	72	0	180	0
Team Finland - World Cup 1996	34	2	3.03	0.910	1	1	6	61	67	0	119	0
World Championship Totals		16	3.57	0.892	6	8	57	470	527	1	958	0
U20 World Championship Totals		11	3.73	0.878	7	3	41	295	336	0	660	0
World Cup Totals		7	4.21	0.886	1	6	28	218	246	0	399	0
Olympics Totals		5	4.47	0.891	1	3	19	156	175	0	255	2

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	GAA	W	L	GA	TIME	PIM
Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1982	20	2	2.50	2	0	5	120	0
Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1983	21	2	6.00	1	1	12	120	2
Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1984	22	2	3.50	2	0	7	120	0
Men Totals		6	4.00	5	1	24	360	2

All-Star Game Appearences

Year	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SO	SOG	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
1997	Western All-Stars	SM-Liiga	34	1	6.00	0.885	1	0	3	23	26	0	30	0	0	0	0
	SM-Liiga All-Star Game Totals			1	6.00	0.885	1	0	3	23	26	0	30	0	0	0	0