Lauri Korpikoski

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
NHL Team (P) Cur. team	New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Nationality	Finland
Born	July 28, 1986 (1986-07-28) (age 21), Turku, Finland
NHL Draft	19th overall, 2004 New York Rangers
Pro career	2006 – present

Lauri Korpikoski (born July 28, 1986 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player for the New York Rangers.

He was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Playing career

Korpikoski played for the TPS junior team in the SM-liiga before moving up to the main team for the 2004–05 season. He played 2 seasons there before joining the Wolf Pack after his 2005–06 season. He played 5 regular season games and 11 playoff games. In the 2006–07 season, Korpikoski had 11 goals and 38 points for the Wolf Pack.
In the 2007–08 season, his second year with the Wolf Pack, he bested his previous year's totals, scoring 23 goals and having 50 points. He also had 2 points in 5 playoff games.
Following the Wolf Pack's quick exit from the AHL Playoffs, Korpikoski was named to the Rangers "taxi squad." He dressed for game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, on May 4, 2008. 2:03 into the third period, Lauri scored his first NHL goal on his second NHL shot. The goal brought the Rangers to within 1 goal of tying (which they did) but they eventually lost in overtime. The loss eliminated the team from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	TPS	SM-liiga	41	0	6	6	12	6	1	0	1	0
2005–06	TPS	SM-liiga	51	3	4	7	16	2	0	1	1	0
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	5	2	1	3	0	11	1	0	1	2
2006–07	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	78	11	27	38	23	7	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	79	23	27	50	71	5	1	1	2	0
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL	--	--	--	--	--	1	1	0	1	0
AHL Totals			83	13	28	41	23	18	1	0	1	2