| Patrik Parkkonen | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 23, 1993, Porvoo, Finland |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| ELH team F. teams |
HC Energie Karlovy Vary Ässät BIK Karlskoga IK Oskarshamn Orli Znojmo |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
Patrik Parkkonen (born January 23, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Tipsport Extraliga.
Playing career[]
Coming through the youth system of HIFK, he spent two years in Canada, playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL (2010-2012), before returning to his native Finland. Parkkonen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1] Following a three-year stint at Ässät, Parkkonen signed with Lausitzer Füchse of Germany’s second division DEL2. In December 2015, his original short-term contract was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]
After three European seasons away from Finland, Parkkonen opted to return to North America as a professional, agreeing to a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on 25 September 2019.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Eliteprospects.com - 2012–13 Ässät player statistics
- ↑ Rundschau, Lausitzer. Weißwasser: Füchse trennen sich von Dolan und verlängern mit Parkkonen :: lr-online.
- ↑ Pair of blueliners head to Wichita. ECHL (25 September 2019). Retrieved on 25 September 2019.
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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