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).
| 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 | ||
Playing career
editHeikkinen 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database