ERIK HAULA FILE
Age: 21 Year: Junior
Height/weight: 5-11, 187 pounds
Hometown: Pori, Finland
NHL affiliation: Seventh-round draft pick of the Wild in 2009.
Gophers career: Led the team in scoring last season with 49 points; leads the team with 11 points this season; has the most career points (84) of any active Gopher.
Did you know? Haula learned English at a young age from American players on the football team his father, Tomi, coached in Finland.
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