Mikael Håkanson (born May 31, 1974) is a Swedish former professional

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player who last played with the

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team in the

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(SHL, formerly named Elitserien or SEL), the top-tier league in Sweden.

Playing career

Håkanson used to be the record holder for the number 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

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's combined record on September 22, 2011, when he and his

team played a game against

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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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1974 births Living people Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Linköping HC players Modo Hockey players St. John's Maple Leafs players Swedish ice hockey right wingers Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Ice hockey people from Stockholm Nacka HK players {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub