Harri Pesonen

Harri Pesonen (born on August 6, 1988 in Muurame) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.

His brother Jussi is also an ice hockey player.

Club career
Harri Pesonen played junior hockey with the JYP organisation. He made his senior debut in the 2007-08 season playing 3 games with the JYP of the SM-liiga and 7 games on loan with the Suomi U20 of the Mestis.

The 2008-09 season was his last junior season. He played only one game with the junior team of the JYP, 10 games with the D Team of the Mestis and 47 regular season games and 15 play-off games with the JYP of the SM-liiga which they won in this season.

Harri Pesonen continued playing with the JYP of the SM-liiga and with the D Team of the Mestis during the next two seasons. In the 2011-12, he played only for the JYP of the SM-liiga winning the SM-liiga once again.

In 2012, Harri Pesonen moved to North America to try his luck in the NHL. He started playing with the Albany Devils of the AHL. On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montréal Canadiens. He played 4 games with the New Jersey Devils in the 2012-13 season. In the 2013-14 season, he played only for the Albany Devils of the AHL.

After two seasons within the Devils organization, and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the NLA (later NL) on May 20, 2014. He spent there 4 seasons. In 2018, Harri Pesonen signed with the SCL Tigers of the NL and stayed there for two seasons.

On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.

International career
Harri Pesonen played for Finland at the 2008 World Junior Championship and won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championship.