Ilkka Heikkinen
| Ilkka Heikkinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 13, 1984 Rauma, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Växjö Lakers Lukko Rauma HIFK New York Rangers Sivir Novosibirsk HC Lugano Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Ilkka Heikkinen (born November 13, 1984 in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Heikkinen developed within his hometown club of Lukko before making his professional SM-liiga debut in the 2003–04 season. After 4 season's in the top league with Lukko Ilkka moved to rival HIFK for two years, scoring a career high 37 points in the 2007–08 season.
On May 20, 2009, Heikkinen agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Rangers of the NHL.[1] After making his North American debut with American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, He appeared in his first career NHL game, a 2-1 Rangers victory over the Buffalo Sabres on December 5, 2009.[2] Heikkinen played in 7 games with the Rangers before returning to the Wolf Pack for the majority of the 2009–10 season.
On May 21, 2010, Ilkka returned to Europe, signing a one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL.[3]
On April 29, 2011, Ilkka signed a one-year contract with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Lukko | SM-l | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko | SM-l | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 51 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-l | 54 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers Hockey | SEL | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Lugano | NLA | 44 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 41 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 57 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 283 | 31 | 82 | 113 | 255 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 106 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| SHL totals | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Heikkinen". New York Rangers. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ↑ "Lundqvist leads way to a big 2-1 win at Buffalo". New York Rangers. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ↑ "Its better to be in Siberia and the KHL then Rangers and the AHL". HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ "Finsk back klar för Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 2011-04-29.
External links
- Ilkka Heikkinen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ilkka Heikkinen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
