Ilkka Heikkinen

Ilkka Heikkinen
Ilkka Heikkinen
Born	November 13, 1984 (age 40); 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. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
^ "Lundqvist leads way to a big 2-1 win at Buffalo". New York Rangers. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
^ "Its better to be in Siberia and the KHL then Rangers and the AHL". HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 2010-05-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
^ "Finsk back klar för Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Rangers agree to terms with Heikkinen". New York Rangers. 2009-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

[2] "Lundqvist leads way to a big 2-1 win at Buffalo". New York Rangers. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.

[3] "Its better to be in Siberia and the KHL then Rangers and the AHL". HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 2010-05-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

[Signed_with_Växjö-4] "Finsk back klar för Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.

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