Kari Takko

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Uusikaupunki, Finland, June 23, 1962.
HOME: Pori, Finland.
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 182-189 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1 (Minnesota).
CATCHES: Left
STYLE: Standup.
STRENGTHS: Uses his size to his advantage, and plays the angles properly.
WEAKNESSES:

Name pronounced CARY TAH-ko.

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Quebec Nordiques in tenth round (eighth Nordiques choice, 200th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June, 1981.
Reentered draft, and selected by Minnesota North Stars in fifth round (eighth North Stars choice, 97th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June, 1984.
Traded by North Stars to Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Bruce Bell, November 22, 1990.
Announced retirement from National Hockey League, March 1, 1991.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Finnish All-Star First Team, 1984-85.

INJURIES:

RECORDS:

FIRSTS:

PENALTY SHOTS:

Allowed penalty shot goal (Joe Mullen), February 14, 1987.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Troy Murray), December 30, 1987.
Stopped penalty shot (Steve Larmer), February 22, 1989.

DID YOU KNOW?

Due to Grant Fuhr's suspension to start the 1990-91 season, the Edmonton Oilers acquired Takko primarily to back up Bill Ranford. Unfortunately for Takko, Fuhr came back to the club in mid-February. Faced with the prospect of being sent down to the AHL Maine Mariners, Takko instead retired from the National Hockey League on March 1, 1991.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                       GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
78-79 Assat Pori FINLAND          2    120                 2   1.00                    0
      Finland EURO JUNIOR         4    240                 8   2.00
79-80 Assat Pori FINLAND          2    120                 8   4.00
80-81 Assat Pori FINLAND          4    240                16   4.00
      Finland WORLD JUNIOR        4    240                12   3.00
81-82 Assat Pori FINLAND         14    840                60   4.28
      Finland WORLD JUNIOR        7    420   5   2   0    29   4.14                    0
82-83 Assat Pori FINLAND         21   1260                77   3.66                    0
      Finland WORLD               6    360                25   4.17
83-84 Assat Pori FINLAND         32   1920               102   3.19                    3
      Finland OLYMPICS            5    195                19   5.85
      Finland WORLD               7    420                23   3.28
85-86 Springfield Indians AHL    43   2286  18  19   3   161   4.05                    1   0   0     6
      Minnesota North Stars NHL   1     60   0   1   0     3   3.00      34   .912     0   0   0     0    34.00  968.43
86-87 Minnesota North Stars NHL  38   2075  13  18   4   119   3.44    1061   .888     0   0   0    14    30.68  938.97
      Springfield Indians AHL     5    300   3   2   0    16   3.20                    1   0   0     0
87-88 Finland CANADA CUP          5    280   0   5   0    22   5.00
      Minnesota North Stars NHL  37   1919   8  19   6   143   4.47    1070   .866     1   0   0     8    33.45  922.11
88-89 Minnesota North Stars NHL  32   1603   8  15   4    93   3.48     922   .899     0   0   0     6    34.51  956.65
89-90 Kalamazoo Wings IHL         1     59   0   1   0     5   5.08                    0   0   0     0
      Minnesota North Stars NHL  21   1012   4  12   0    68   4.03     482   .859     0   0   1     2   28.58  906.55
90-91 Minnesota North Stars FRT   2     49                 4   4.89                    0
      Minnesota North Stars NHL   2    119   0   2   0    12   6.05      74   .838     0   0   0     0    37.31  900.02
      Kalamazoo Wings IHL         5    300   4   1   0    10   2.00                    1   0   0     0
      Edmonton Oilers NHL        11    529   4   4   0    37   4.20     279   .867     0   0   1     0    31.64  920.12
      Finland WORLD               3    178   2   1   0     9   3.03 
91-92 Assat Pori FINLAND         28   1628                98   3.61                    1   0   1     2
92-93 Assat Pori FINLAND         45   2723               138   3.04                    3   0   0     0
93-94 Assat Pori FINLAND                                                                   0   3    10
94-95 Assat Pori FINLAND         49   2963               157   3.18
95-96 Assat Pori FINLAND         42   2510               128   3.06                    2
96-97 Finland WORLD CUP           2    119                 7   3.53
      Assat Pori FINLAND         42   2492  16  16   9   139   3.35                    1
97-98 HV-71 Jonkoping SWEDEN     38   2280               119   3.13
SIX (6) NHL SEASONS             142   7317  37  71  14   475   3.90    3922  0.879     1                  32.16  932.49

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                       GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
83-84 Assat Pori FINLAND          9    540           37   4.11                    0
84-85 Assat Pori FINLAND          8    480           32   4.00                    0
88-89 Minnesota North Stars NHL   3    105   0   1    7   4.00      55   .873     0   0   0     0    31.43  925.11
89-90 Minnesota North Stars NHL   1      4   0   0    0   0.00       0    ---     0   0   0     0    -----  ------
91-92 Assat Pori FINLAND          6    359           17   2.84                    1
92-93 Assat Pori FINLAND          7    430           29   4.05                    0
95-96 Assat Pori FINLAND          3    178           12   4.05
96-97 Assat Pori FINLAND          4    217   1   3   15   4.14                    0
97-98 HV-71 Jonkoping SWEDEN      5    314           11   2.10           
TWO (2) NHL POSTSEASONS           4    109   0   1    7   3.85      55  0.873     0                  30.28  923.19

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Selected by Minnesota North Stars in 1981 National Hockey League entry draft.
03/08/86: L (59m, 31/34) 2-4 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Bouchard).
10/13/86: - (20m, 9/9) 4-6 defeat at Montreal (Hayward) [Replaced Beaupre].
10/18/86: W (60m, 25/26) 4-1 victory vs. Vancouver (Young).
10/22/86: W (44m13s, 28/28) 8-3 victory at St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Beaupre].
10/24/86: L (60m, 24/32) 2-8 defeat at Washington (Mason).
10/26/86: L (60m, 19/23) 1-4 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall).
11/01/86: L (40m, 10/12) 5-6 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman, Sauve) [Replaced Beaupre].
11/05/86: L (17m14s, 8/10) 2-4 defeat at Chicago (Bannerman) [Replaced Sands].
11/06/86: W (60m, 20/21) 4-1 victory vs. Toronto (Bester).
11/11/86: T (65m, 28/30) 2-2 OT tie vs. Washington (Mason).
11/18/86: L (60m, 21/25) 3-4 defeat vs. St. Louis (Millen).
12/13/86: W (60m, 28/32) 5-4 victory vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
12/15/86: W (60m, 33/36) 4-3 victory at NY Rangers (Soetaert, Vanbiesbrouck).
12/18/86: W (62m10s, 27/32) 6-5 OT victory at Toronto (Wregget).
12/20/86: L (60m, 18/22) 1-4 defeat vs. Quebec (Malarchuk).
12/23/86: L (64m40s, 25/29) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Toronto (Bester, Wregget).
12/28/86: L (35m17s, 27/29) 4-5 defeat at Winnipeg (Reddick) [Replaced Beaupre].
12/31/86: W (60m, 32/34) 5-2 victory vs. Hartford (Liut).
01/02/87: L (60m, 15/17) 1-2 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
01/05/87: T (65m, 41/44) 3-3 OT tie at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
01/08/87: W (61m05s, 20/24) 5-4 OT victory vs. Buffalo (Cloutier).
01/10/87: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory vs. Hartford (Liut).
01/12/87: T (65m, 20/24) 4-4 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Millen).
01/18/87: L (59m, 34/38) 3-5 defeat at Winnipeg (Berthiaume).
01/29/87: T (65m, 37/40) 3-3 OT tie at Calgary (Lemelin).
02/01/87: W (60m, 32/35) 4-3 victory at Vancouver (Caprice).
02/06/87: L (60m, 28/34) 4-6 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
02/14/87: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat vs. Calgary (Vernon, Lemelin, Vernon).
02/18/87: W (60m, 33/36) 7-3 victory vs. Vancouver (Caprice).
02/21/87: L (60m, 28/29) 0-1 defeat vs. Boston (Ranford).
02/23/87: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory at Montreal (Roy).
02/24/87: L (60m, 27/32) 4-5 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin).
03/01/87: W (60m, 40/44) 5-4 victory vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
03/05/87: L (11m12s, 4/9) 3-9 defeat at Detroit (Stefan, Hanlon) [Replaced by Beaupre].
03/07/87: - (49m51s, 22/25) 3-7 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Meloche) [Replaced Beaupre].
03/09/87: L (60m, 24/29) 4-5 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy).
03/21/87: L (60m, 30/35) 1-5 defeat at Hartford (Liut).
03/29/87: L (59m, 32/35) 2-4 defeat at Washington (Mason).
04/04/87: - (32m01s, 6/6) 1-4 defeat at St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Beaupre].
10/10/87: L (60m, 26/31) 4-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Laforest).
10/19/87: L (60m, 21/26) 1-5 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
10/27/87: W (60m, 27/30) 5-3 victory at St. Louis (Wamsley).
11/03/87: T (65m, 25/27) 2-2 OT tie at Detroit (Stefan).
11/11/87: L (60m, 24/28) 3-4 defeat vs. Calgary (Vernon).
11/13/87: W (60m, 31/35) 5-4 victory at Buffalo (Puppa).
11/18/87: L (59m, 43/47) 2-5 defeat at Chicago (Mason).
11/21/87: - (32m43s, 17/21) 5-7 defeat vs. Boston (Lemlin) [Replaced by Beaupre].
11/27/87: W (60m, 30/32) 4-2 victory vs. Montreal (Roy).
11/28/87: W (60m, 26/30) 6-4 victory at St. Louis (Millen).
12/05/87: T (65m, 41/45) 4-4 OT tie at Calgary (Vernon).
12/06/87: L (5m26s, 3/4) 4-10 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr) [Replaced Beaupre, replaced by Beaupre].
12/08/87: W (60m, 29/31) 3-2 victory at Vancouver (McLean).
12/10/87: L (60m, 27/32) 4-5 defeat vs. St. Louis (Millen).
12/12/87: - (20m42s, 17/19) 0-5 defeat vs. Quebec (Gosselin) [Replaced Beaupre].
12/16/87: L (60m, 34/38) 2-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Pang).
12/18/87: L (51m19s, 19/26) 3-8 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced by Casey].
12/21/87: T (65m, 33/33) 0-0 OT tie at Toronto (Bester).
12/23/87: L (60m, 26/31) 3-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall).
12/27/87: W (60m, 36/40) 5-4 victory vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
12/30/87: W (60m, 26/30) 6-4 victory at Chicago (Pang).
12/31/87: L (40m, 14/18) 1-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Mason) [Replaced by Casey].
01/05/88: T (65m, 39/42) 3-3 OT tie at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
01/06/88: T (65m, 38/43) 5-5 OT tie at Toronto (Bester, Wregget).
01/09/88: L (60m, 22/26) 3-4 defeat vs. New Jersey (Sauve).
01/11/88: L (40m, 20/25) 4-5 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Healy) [Replaced by Beaupre].
01/21/88: L (60m, 43/49) 1-6 defeat at Boston (Keans).
01/23/88: - (41m49s, 16/16) 0-5 defeat at Hartford (Liut) [Replaced Beaupre, replaced by Beaupre, replaced Beaupre].
01/24/88: W (60m, 24/27) 5-3 victory at Philadelphia (Hextall).
01/28/88: L (60m, 28/37) 1-9 defeat at St. Louis (Millen).
02/06/88: T (15m34s, 5/5) 8-8 OT tie vs. Winnipeg (Berthiaume) [Replaced Beaupre].
02/13/88: L (47m06s, 31/36) 3-7 defeat vs. Quebec (Gosselin) [Replaced by Beaupre].
02/20/88: L (60m, 19/22) 0-3 defeat vs. Washington (Malarchuk).
02/27/88: L (60m, 30/37) 4-7 defeat at Boston (Lemelin, Keans, Lemelin, Keans).
03/03/88: L (30m53s, 19/25) 3-6 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced by Beaupre].
03/26/88: - (9m20s, 2/5) 1-8 defeat at Hartford (Brodeur) [Replaced Casey].
03/30/88: L (60m, 13/19) 3-6 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr).
10/22/88: - (27m01s, 14/18) 2-8 defeat at Los Angeles (Healy) [Replaced Casey].
11/10/88: T (65m, 39/44) 5-5 OT tie at St. Louis (Millen).
11/12/88: L (60m, 34/37) 1-3 defeat vs. Hartford (Liut).
11/15/88: L (59m, 29/32) 2-4 defeat at Washington (Malarchuk).
11/17/88: W (26m53s, 9/11) 7-6 victory vs. Vancouver (McLean).
11/19/88: L (60m, 38/42) 1-4 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
11/26/88: W (60m, 32/35) 6-3 victory at Toronto (Bester).
11/29/88: W (60m, 44/46) 5-2 victory vs. Chicago (Waite).
12/06/88: L (59m, 39/41) 0-3 defeat at St. Louis (Millen).
12/13/88: L (60m, 33/38) 4-5 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon).
12/17/88: W (60m, 32/34) 3-2 victory vs. Los Angeles (Fitzpatrick).
12/19/88: L (40m, 30/33) 1-5 defeat at Vancouver (Gamble) [Replaced by Casey].
01/21/89: L (20m, 2/6) 6-8 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey) [Replaced Casey].
01/23/89: W (60m, 40/42) 7-2 victory at New Jersey (Burke, Billington).
01/26/89: W (60m, 35/38) 5-3 victory vs. Quebec (Gosselin).
01/28/89: - (12m30s, 5/7) 4-4 OT tie vs. New Jersey (Burke) [Replaced by Casey].
01/30/89: T (65m, 28/32) 4-4 OT tie vs. Washington (Malarchuk).
02/04/89: L (40m, 13/18) 3-6 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin) [Replaced by Casey].
02/14/89: L (59m, 24/27) 2-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Chevrier).
02/15/89: - (32m55s, 15/15) 2-4 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced Casey].
02/21/89: W (60m, 37/38) 2-1 victory at Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
02/22/89: T (65m, 46/51) 5-5 OT tie at Chicago (Chevrier, Belfour).
02/25/89: L (60m, 27/31) 2-4 defeat vs. Toronto (Bester).
02/28/89: - (11m53s, 4/7) 4-3 victory at Washington (Beaupre) [Replaced by Casey].
03/01/89: - (24m0s, 10/11) 1-5 defeat at Chicago (Pang) [Replaced Casey].
03/05/89: L (60m, 18/20) 0-2 defeat at New Jersey (Burke).
03/11/89: T (65m, 24/26) 2-2 OT tie at St. Louis (Millen).
03/14/89: L (60m, 31/36) 3-5 defeat vs. Toronto (Bester).
03/20/89: W (60m, 21/23) 7-2 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
03/23/89: L (59m, 26/28) 1-3 defeat at NY Islanders (Hackett).
03/29/89: L (60m, 30/33) 1-3 defeat at Toronto (Bester).
04/02/89: L (30m17s, 15/17) 2-3 defeat at Winnipeg (Reddick) [Replaced Casey].
04/06/89: L (65m30s, 28/32) 3-4 OT defeat at St. Louis (Millen).
04/08/89: - (20m25s, 4/5) 3-5 defeat vs. St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Casey, replaced by Casey, replaced Casey].
04/11/89: - (20m, 5/7) 1-6 defeat at St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Casey].
10/07/89: W (60m, 29/33) 6-4 victory at Hartford (Sidorkiewicz).
10/14/89: W (60m, 22/24) 3-2 victory vs. Quebec (Fiset).
10/18/89: L (60m, 23/27) 3-4 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon).
10/21/89: - (40m, 15/19) 2-7 defeat at Quebec (Tugnutt) [Replaced Casey].
10/26/89: L (60m, 16/20) 1-4 defeat at St. Louis (Millen).
10/31/89: - (21m40s, 5/6) 4-6 defeat vs. Toronto (Bester, LaForest) [Replaced Casey].
11/02/89: L (60m18s, 26/30) 3-4 OT defeat at Chicago (Cloutier, Chevrier).
11/16/89: L (38m23s, 17/20) 3-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Hoffort) [Replaced Casey].
11/21/89: L (49m04s, 14/18) 4-7 defeat at St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Casey].
12/02/89: - (20m, 6/7) 1-6 defeat at Edmonton (Ranford) [Replaced Casey].
12/03/89: L (60m, 24/30) 5-6 defeat at Vancouver (McLean).
12/12/89: L (59m, 18/21) 2-4 defeat vs. Vancouver (McLean).
12/23/89: L (60m, 23/27) 3-4 defeat at Hartford (Sidorkiewicz).
01/13/90: W (54m19s, 26/29) 6-4 victory vs. Detroit (St. Laurent) [Replaced Casey].
01/15/90: L (60m, 25/29) 3-4 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
01/18/90: W (60m, 25/29) 7-4 victory vs. Quebec (Millen).
01/24/90: - (15m29s, 5/8) 3-7 defeat at Toronto (Reese) [Replaced Casey].
02/07/90: L (59m, 19/23) 3-5 defeat vs. Hartford (Liut).
03/12/90: - (0m06s, 0/0) 4-1 victory at Toronto (Bester) [Replaced Casey, replaced by Casey].
03/29/90: L (59m, 38/41) 2-4 defeat at Buffalo (Puppa).
04/01/90: L (60m, 33/37) 1-4 defeat at Chicago (Millen).
04/16/90: - (2m47s, 0/0) 2-5 defeat at Chicago (Millen) [Replaced Casey, replaced by Casey].
10/26/90: L (59m, 39/46) 6-8 defeat at Detroit (Cheveldae).
10/30/90: L (60m, 23/28) 4-5 defeat at Toronto (Ing, Reese, Ing).
Traded by North Stars to Edmonton Oilers.
11/24/90: W (42m22s, 29/29) 4-1 victory at Toronto (Reese) [Replaced Ranford].
12/01/90: W (60m, 32/34) 4-2 victory at Hartford (Sidorkiewicz).
12/05/90: W (60m, 23/25) 3-2 victory vs. Quebec (Tugnutt).
12/15/90: - (20m, 7/10) 3-8 defeat at Los Angeles (Berthiaume) [Replaced Ranford].
12/18/90: W (60m, 23/26) 4-3 victory vs. Los Angeles (Berthiaume).
12/20/90: L (60m, 26/33) 4-7 defeat at Vancouver (Gamble).
01/08/91: - (40m, 17/19) 1-6 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced Ranford].
01/12/91: - (28m00s, 13/16) 5-4 OT victory at New Jersey (Terreri) [Replaced by Ranford].
01/23/91: L (40m, 20/25) 5-6 defeat at Vancouver (Gamble) [Replaced Ranford].
01/25/91: L (60m, 21/25) 3-4 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Richter).
02/08/91: L (60m, 30/36) 3-6 defeat at Washington (Beaupre).

INTERNATIONAL GAME DIRECTORY:

Played for Finland in 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
08/27/96: W (60m, 25/28) 7-3 victory vs. Czech Republic (Turek, Briza).
09/01/96: L (59m, 26/30) 2-5 defeat vs. Sweden (Soderstrom).

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