Ilkka Heikkinen
Born (1984-11-13) November 13, 1984
Rauma, FIN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Växjö Lakers
Lukko Rauma
HIFK
New York Rangers
Sivir Novosibirsk
HC Lugano
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003present

Ilkka Heikkinen (born November 13, 1984, in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Heikkinen developed within his hometown club of Lukko before making his professional SM-liiga debut in the 2003–04 season. After 4 season's in the top league with Lukko Ilkka moved to rival HIFK for two years, scoring a career high 37 points in the 2007–08 season.

On May 20, 2009, Heikkinen agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Rangers of the NHL.[1] After making his North American debut with American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, He appeared in his first career NHL game, a 2-1 Rangers victory over the Buffalo Sabres on December 5, 2009.[2] Heikkinen played in 7 games with the Rangers before returning to the Wolf Pack for the majority of the 2009–10 season.

On May 21, 2010, Ilkka returned to Europe, signing a one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL.[3]

On April 29, 2011, Ilkka signed a one-year contract with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Lukko SM-l 2001112
2004–05 Lukko SM-l 480228 90000
2005–06 Lukko SM-l 555101546
2006–07 Lukko SM-l 557172471 30000
2007–08 HIFK SM-l 5111263796 70226
2008–09 HIFK SM-l 548263422 20110
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 728303827
2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 70000
2010–11 HC Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 497152219 40004
2011–12 Växjö Lakers Hockey SEL 5518153334
2012–13 HC Lugano NLA 4414132732 72028
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 417172434 20000
2014–15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 57981716 50002
Liiga totals 2833182113255 210336
NHL totals 70000
KHL totals 10616233935 90006
SHL totals 5518153334

References

  1. "Rangers agree to terms with Heikkinen". New York Rangers. 2009-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  2. "Lundqvist leads way to a big 2-1 win at Buffalo". New York Rangers. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  3. "Its better to be in Siberia and the KHL then Rangers and the AHL". HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 2010-05-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  4. "Finsk back klar för Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.
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