Ilkka Heikkinen
| Ilkka Heikkinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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 |
| NLA team Former teams |
HC Lugano SM-liiga Lukko Rauma HIFK NHL New York Rangers KHL Sivir Novosibirsk SEL Växjö Lakers |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
Ilkka Heikkinen (born November 13, 1984 in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Lugano of the National League A (NLA).
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 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko | SM-l | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 51 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-l | 54 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers Hockey | SEL | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 283 | 31 | 82 | 113 | 255 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 49 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| SEL totals | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Heikkinen". New York Rangers. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ↑ "Lundqvist leads way to a big 2-1 win at Buffalo". New York Rangers. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ↑ "Its better to be in Siberia and the KHL then Rangers and the AHL". HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ "Finsk back klar för Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 2011-04-29.