Hannu Pikkarainen | |
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Born | Helsinki, Finland | October 13, 1983,
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
team F. teams |
Free Agent HIFK Hartford Wolf Pack Modo Hockey Dinamo Minsk Skellefteå AIK TPS KHL Medveščak Zagreb Leksands IF Schwenninger Wild Wings Iserlohn Roosters Jukurit Mikkeli |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–2018 |
Hannu Pikkarainen (born October 13, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Jukurit Mikkeli in the Liiga after spending the 2016-17 season with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career[]
Pikkarainen is a product of Helsinki-based club HIFK and made his professional debut with the club in the SM-liiga during the 2002–03 season. He left HIFK to play in the American Hockey League with the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 2006-07 season.[1] Pikkarainen saw action in seven AHL contests and played in eleven games for ECHL's Charlotte Checkers[2] that year before returning to HIFK the following season. After another two years with HIFK, he embarked on a journeyman career including stints in the Swedish Hockey League with Modo Hockey, Skellefteå AIK, Leksands IF,[3] two stints in the Kontinental Hockey League with HC Dynamo Minsk and Medvescak Zagreb[4] and a stop at TPS in the Finnish Liiga, before joining back HIFK.
On May 29, 2015, Pikkarainen concluded his third stint with HIFK and signed a one-year deal with German club Schwenninger Wild Wings.[5] When his contract was up, he agreed to terms with fellow DEL side Iserlohn Roosters inking a deal for the 2016–17 season.[6] In 41 games with the Roosters, Pikkarainen contributed with 2 goals and 18 points as Iserlohn finished out of playoff contention. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed.[7]
References[]
- ↑ The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Pikkarainen, Westlund Return From Hartford To Checkers.[dead link]
- ↑ ECHL ◊ mobile | HOME.[dead link]
- ↑ SAIK recruit defenseman Pikkarainen (Swedish) (2011-07-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-26.[dead link]
- ↑ Bears fortify their defence with Finn Hannu Pikkarainen.
- ↑ Fin for Schwenninger (2015-05-29). Retrieved on 2015-05-29.
- ↑ Iserlohn Roosters secure two signings (German) (2016-05-20).
- ↑ Roosters make initial personnel decisions (German) (2017-03-03). Retrieved on 2017-03-03.
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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