Henri Ikonen (born April 17, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Lukko in the Liiga. Ikonen was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 6th round (154th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Henri Ikonen
Ikonen with the Syracuse Crunch in 2014
Born (1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 30)
Savonlinna, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Lukko
KalPa
Syracuse Crunch
Jokerit
NHL draft 154th overall, 2013
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

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Ikonen made his professional and SM-liiga debut with KalPa Kuopio during the 2011–12 season.[1] He played the 2012–13 season in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Frontenacs.

On April 6, 2014, Ikonen was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract and without appearing in an NHL contest with the Lightning, Ikonen returned to Finland in agreeing to a two-year contract with Jokerit of the KHL on June 19, 2017.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 KalPa Jr. A 26 7 10 17 8
2011–12 KalPa Jr. A 37 17 28 45 18 9 8 6 14 2
2011–12 KalPa SM-l 8 0 1 1 4
2012–13 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 61 22 29 51 30 4 1 0 1 4
2013–14 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 54 25 45 70 49 7 1 5 6 8
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 0 2 2 2
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 59 5 8 13 43 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 61 3 8 11 31
2015–16 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 3 1 0 1 0
2016–17 Syracuse Crunch AHL 54 6 11 17 27 1 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Jokerit KHL 35 4 9 13 22 4 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Jokerit KHL 46 1 4 5 45 2 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Jokerit KHL 42 8 6 14 18 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Jokerit KHL 40 2 5 7 20 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Jokerit KHL 25 1 3 4 4
2021–22 Lukko Liiga 12 2 3 5 2 7 0 0 0 4
Liiga totals 20 2 4 6 6 7 0 0 0 4
KHL totals 188 16 27 43 109 8 0 0 0 4

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland U17 7th 5 1 3 4 2
2011 Finland IH18 4th 4 0 1 1 2
2012 Finland U18 4th 7 2 0 2 4
2014 Finland WJC   7 1 2 3 2
Junior totals 23 4 6 10 10

References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 KalPa season stats". eliteprospects.com. April 15, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Lightning sign forward Henri Ikonen to entry-level contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Junior World Champion Ikonen signs with Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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