Erik Haula is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2019, Erik Haula currently plays for the Vegas Golden Knights as their center. Further, Erik Haula has played for Minnesota Wild.
Erik Haula reportedly earns around $2,750,000 as his yearly salary from Vegas Golden Knights and has an estimated net worth of over $4 million. Additionally, Erik Haula is engaged to love of his life, Kristen Boege.
As per the reports, Erik Haula is engaged to love of his life, Kristen Boege. Further, they are getting married this July. In addition, they are getting hitched after 7 years of relationship. The couple looks adorable together.
Despite the busy schedule, they spent quality time together. Erik Haula takes his future wife for vacations. They post so many pictures of them expressing their love. They never fail to flaunt their love in a social platform as well as real life.
Further, the duo loves traveling and keeps on posting pictures saying how much they love and adore each other. Talking about his body measurement, he stands in a height of 6 feet and weighs around 88 kg.
As of 2019, Erik Haula has an estimated net worth of over $4 million which is quite similar to Shayne Gostisbehere. He reportedly signed a 3 year / $8,250,000 contract, including $8,250,000 guaranteed with Vegas Golden Knights in 2019.
Further, the NHL player has an average salary of $2,750,000 annually whereas Paul Stastny is among the highest earner of the team with an annual salary of $6,500,000.
Erik Haula so far has made earnings of $9,300,000 from his entire NHL career. In 2018-19, Haula will earn a base salary of $2,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,750,000.
Some of his career contract and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2013-2014 | Minnesota Wild | $900,000 |
| 2014-2015 | Minnesota Wild | $900,000 |
| 2015-2016 | Minnesota Wild | $950,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Minnesota Wild | $1,050,000 |
| 2017-2018 | Vegas Golden Knights | $2,750,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | $2,750,000 |
Erik Haula was born on 23 March 1991, in Pori, Finland to parents Tomi Haula and Minna Haula. As per his nationality, he is Finnish and belongs to the white ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Aries.
Haula played with Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, in the 2008–09 hockey season. There he scored 24 goals and played 55 assists in 49 games for 79 points. Haula committed to Minnesota University in March 2009. He would only be the second player born outside North America to play for the Gophers after Austria's future Wild teammate Thomas Vanek.
However, before attending the University of Minnesota, Haula played with the Omaha Lancers for the 2009–10 season at the junior level in the U.S. Hockey League (USHL) while attending Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School.
On June 27, 2009, at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Haula was drafted by Minnesota Wild in the 7th round, 182nd overall. The Minnesota Wild signed an entry-level contract with Haula on April 7, 2013. Haula scored his first NHL career goal against the Dallas Stars on 18 January 2014.
He centered the third line of Minnesota with Nino Niederreiter and Jason Pominville in the 2015 - 2016 season, quickly becoming the most effective line of Minnesota offensively and acting as a shutdown line against the best of the league.
As a restricted free agent Haula was left exposed for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft at the end of his fourth season with the Wild in 2016–17. After agreeing to a three-year, $ 8.25 million deal with the Vegas Golden Knights, on June 21, 2017, Haula was Minnesota's required selection for the draft.
