Michael Keränen

Michael Keränen (born January 4, 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Undrafted, Keränen first played as a youth in his native Finland with Tappara before moving to Ilves as a 17 year-old. Keränen made his professional debut in the SM-liiga with Ilves at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season. After his fifth season with Ilves, in which he led the team in scoring with 52 points in as many games, Keränen initially signed as a free agent on a one-year contract with rival Finnish Liiga club, HIFK on April 30, 2014.

A little over a month later, Keränen exercised his NHL out clause to leave HIFK and sign his first NHL contract on a one-year, two-way deal with the Minnesota Wild on June 5, 2014.