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Finland Paul Högbacka

OKK / II-divisioona - 97/98

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Paul Högbacka Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 05, 1962
Position
C
Age
62
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HIFK
Status
Retired

Son: Jere Högbacka

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Paul Högbacka Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 32* 18* 19* 37* 20* -* |
1981-82 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 32* 18* 23* 41* 6* -* |
HIFK SM-liiga 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
1982-83 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 32* 39* 26* 65* 16* -* | Playoffs 4 9 4 13 5 -
HIFK SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 -
1983-84 HIFK SM-liiga 31* 4* 6* 10* 0* 5* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
1984-85 HIFK SM-liiga 29* 11* 3* 14* 8* 4* |
1985-86 HIFK SM-liiga 23* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
1986-87 HIFK SM-liiga 42* 10* 8* 18* 10* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -
1987-88 Kiekkoreipas I-divisioona 44* 24* 31* 55* 4* -* | Qualification 5 4 0 4 2 -
1988-89 Kiekkoreipas I-divisioona 44* 29* 25* 54* 18* -* |
1989-90 Hockey Reipas I-divisioona 43* 19* 28* 47* 42* -* | Qualification 4 2 3 5 0 -
1990-91 Hockey Reipas “A” SM-liiga 44* 6* 12* 18* 6* 0* |
1991-92 HJK I-divisioona 43* 18* 13* 31* 6* -3* |
1992-93 HJK I-divisioona 15* 6* 5* 11* 2* -20* |
Vantaa HT I-divisioona 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Relegation 10 4 7 11 0 -
1993-94 PiTa II-divisioona 22* 12* 16* 28* 2* -* |
1994-95 PiTa II-divisioona 30* 23* 29* 52* 0* -* | Playoffs
PiTa II-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 10 5 13 18 0 5
1995-96 PiTa I-divisioona 43* 9* 10* 19* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
1996-97 OKK II-divisioona 27* 18* 27* 45* 8* -* |
1997-98 OKK II-divisioona 20* 2* 7* 9* 16* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1999-00 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2000-01 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2002-03 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Asst. Coach
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Team Manager
2009-10 Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona Head Coach
2010-11 Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona Head Coach
2011-12 Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2013-14 Kiekko-Vantaa Itä II-divisioona Head Coach
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Asst. Coach Replaced Tero Määttä midseason
2014-15 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Team Manager
2015-16 HC Vantaa II-divisioona Head Coach
2016-17 HC Vantaa II-divisioona Head Coach
2017-18 HC Vantaa II-divisioona Head Coach
2018-19 HC Vantaa II-divisioona Head Coach
2019-22 Not active as staff
2022-23 Kiekko-Vantaa Itä II-divisioona Head Coach
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Paul Högbacka Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
I-divisioona 6 232* 105* 112* 217* 0.94* 80* -23* | 4 21 10 * 10 * 20 * 0.95 * 4 * - *
II-divisioona 4 99* 55* 79* 134* 1.35* 26* -* | 1 10 5 * 13 * 18 * 1.80 * 0 * 5 *
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 96* 75* 68* 143* 1.49* 42* -* | 1 4 9 * 4 * 13 * 3.25 * 5 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 174* 33* 30* 63* 0.36* 24* 16* | 4 19 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.11 * 6 * -1 *
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Paul Högbacka Connections

Player Period Teams
Marko Rönkkö (F) 1980-1993 9 HIFK, HIFK U20, HJK, Vantaa HT
Pertti Ratilainen (D) 1980-1992 8 HIFK, HIFK U20, HJK, Pelicans
Olli Ignatius (F) 1980-1987 7 HIFK, HIFK U20
Tony Arima (F) 1981-1991 7 HIFK, Pelicans

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