| Hannes Björninen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 October 1995, Lahti, Finland |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| SHL team F. teams |
Brynäs IF Lahti Pelicans Jokerit |
| Ntl. team |  Finland
|
| Playing career | 2014–present |
Hannes Björninen (born 19 October 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[]
Björninen made his Liiga debut playing with Lahti Pelicans during the 2014–15 season.[1]
Following his third season as captain and seventh overall with the Lahti Pelicans, Björninen left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish Kontinental Hockey League competitors, Jokerit, on 5 May 2021.[2] In the 2021–22 season, Björninen posted 10 goals and 21 points through 43 regular season games with Jokerit before the club's withdrawal to the KHL prior to the playoffs in the due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He subsequently returned his original Finnish club, Pelicans of the Liiga, for the remainder of the campaign.
On 28 April 2022, Björninen left the Liiga and the Pelicans for the second season in succession, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Brynäs IF.[3]
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2022 Beijing | |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2022 Finland | |
| Silver | 2021 Latvia | |
Björninen played for Team Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, scoring the winning goal in the Gold Medal Game and bringing gold to Finland for the first time.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Pelicans | FIN U18 Q | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Pelicans | FIN U18 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | FIN U18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | FIN U20 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pelicans | FIN U20 | 48 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pelicans | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Pelicans | Liiga | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | KooKoo | Mestis | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pelicans | Liiga | 53 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Peliitat | Mestis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Pelicans | Liiga | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Pelicans | Liiga | 39 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Pelicans | Liiga | 58 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Pelicans | Liiga | 39 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Pelicans | Liiga | 49 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Pelicans | Liiga | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 354 | 69 | 108 | 177 | 248 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WC | 
|
9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Finland | OG | 
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Pelicans 2014-2015: Hannes Björninen | Pelicans.
- ↑ Five new reinforcements for Jokerit (Finnish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved on 5 May 2021.
- ↑ Welcome to Brynäs IF, Hannes Bjorninen (Swedish). Brynäs IF (28 April 2022). Retrieved on 28 April 2022.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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