Kari Martikainen (born September 15, 1968 in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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) is a
Finnish professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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.
Martikainen started his
SM-liiga
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career at a relatively old age, playing his first game at the age of 23 with
Jokerit
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. He was one of the team's defensive mainstays in the first half of the 1990s, and after winning the SM-liiga championship three times, he moved on to the
Swiss
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league, where he played for
SC Rapperswil-Jona
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History
The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed ...
and the
ZSC Lions. In 2004 Martikainen returned to Jokerit, and after the 2005–06 season, he signed with
Lukko.
Career statistics
References
Jatkoaika.com player profile
1968 births
Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Jokerit players
Living people
Lukko players
Ice hockey people from Helsinki
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