Hannu Pikkarainen

Hannu Pikkarainen
Born (1983-10-13) October 13, 1983
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Schwenninger Wild Wings
HIFK
Hartford Wolf Pack
Modo Hockey
Dinamo Minsk
Skellefteå AIK
TPS
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Leksands IF
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present

Hannu Pikkarainen (born October 13, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Undrafted, Pikkarainen first played professionally in his native Finland with HIFK of the SM-liiga before crossing to North America to play in the American Hockey League with the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 2006-07 season. Pikkarainen returned to Finland the following season before embarking on a journeyman European career including two stints in the Swedish Hockey League with Skellefteå AIK and Leksands IF[1]

On May 29, 2015, Pikkarainen conclude his third stint with hometown club, HIFK in signing with his first German club, Schwenninger Wild Wing on a one-year deal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "SAIK recruit defenseman Pikkarainen" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Fin for Schwenninger". Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-29.

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