| Kevin Lankinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1995, Helsinki, Finland |
| Height Weight |
0 ft 0 in (0.00 m) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| NHL team F. teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Jokerit HIFK KooKoo |
| Ntl. team |  Finland
|
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
Kevin Lankinen (born 28 April 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career[]
Lankinen has played primarily for HIFK of the SM-liiga, from 2014 to 2018. He also played one match for Jokerit and two for KooKoo, and ten for Kiekko-Vantaa of Mestis.[2]
In 2014, Lankinen signed a three-year contract with HIFK.[3] In the 2015 playoffs, he participated in the longest game in SM-liiga's history, lasting 134 minutes and 14 seconds. His team won 2–1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.[4]
During the 2015–16 season, Lankinen played alongside Ville Husso, playing 22 games in the regular season, as well as three in the playoffs as his team won silver medals.[5] During the 2016–17 season, Lankinen was a secondary goaltender alongside the more experienced Niklas Bäckström, but due to Bäckström's injuries, he became the primary goaltender and played in 42 games, seven of which were shutouts, the most in the league that season.[6]
During the 2017–18 season, Lankinen was injured and unable to play for a large portion of the season.[7] However, he made a successful comeback by playing 15 games in the regular season with four shutouts and a save percentage of 94.58 percent. His goals against average (GAA) was 1.33, the highest in the league that season. During the playoffs, he played as the primary goaltender for 13 games with a save percentage of 93.56 percent,[8] helping his team win bronze medals. He was in the running for the Urpo Ylönen trophy, which is awarded to the best goaltender of the season, alongside Veini Vehviläinen from Oulun Kärpät and Dominik Hrachovina from Tappara,[9] but the award went to Vehviläinen.
On 21 May 2018, Lankinen signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[10]
In his second season with the Blackhawks affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs in the 2019–20 season, Lankinen made 21 appearances, earning 8 wins and represented the IceHogs as the teams' lone representative at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game. On 5 March 2020, Lankinen was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, with a recovery period of 5 months.[11]
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2019 Slovakia | |
In 2019, Lankinen represented Finland in the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning gold. Throughout the tournament, he had the second highest save percentage (after Andrei Vasilevskiy) of 94.20% and a goals against average of 1.50. He served as the goaltender for each playoff game.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.00 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.92 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 36 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 2.33 | .917 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2.09 | .931 | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7.16 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.29 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HIFK | Liiga | 24 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1307 | 50 | 0 | 2.29 | .911 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 12 | 0 | 1.74 | .933 | ||
| 2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1294 | 51 | 0 | 2.36 | .906 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | .891 | ||
| 2015–16 | KooKoo | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 2.34 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HIFK | Liiga | 42 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2443 | 87 | 7 | 2.14 | .920 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 768 | 32 | 0 | 2.50 | .906 | ||
| 2017–18 | HIFK | Liiga | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 900 | 20 | 4 | 1.33 | .940 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 756 | 25 | 0 | 1.99 | .934 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ketterä | Mestis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.50 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1151 | 48 | 0 | 2.50 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Indy Fuel | ECHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 358 | 19 | 0 | 3.18 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 21 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1190 | 60 | 0 | 3.03 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 105 | 43 | 37 | 22 | 6,073 | 213 | 11 | 2.10 | .918 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 2118 | 79 | 0 | 2.24 | .921 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 481 | 12 | 2 | 1.50 | .942 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 481 | 12 | 2 | 1.50 | .942 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Jr. A | ||
| Jorma Valtonen Award | 2014 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2014 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2020 | |
| International | ||
| WC Best GAA (1.50) | 2019 | |
References[]
- ↑ Tilastot – #30 Lankinen, Kevin – Liiga.
- ↑ The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Michael Keränen into HIFK (in Finnish) (30 April 2014). Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ HIFK's Partanen ended the longest game in SM-Liiga's history (in Finnish) (15 March 2015). Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Liiga's goalie statistics 2015–2016. Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Liiga's goalie statistics 2016–2017. Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Atte Engren to tend HIFK's goal – Kevin Lankinen unable to play for a long time (in Finnish) (4 August 2017). Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Liiga's goalie statistics 2017–2018. Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Best goalie 2018 – the winner is one of these three (in Finnish) (30 April 2018). Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ RELEASE: Blackhawks agree to terms with four players (21 May 2018). Retrieved on 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Blackhawks goalie prospect Kevin Lankinen undergoes season-ending shoulder surgery". NBC Sports (5 March 2020). Retrieved on 5 March 2020.
External links[]
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