Hannes Björninen

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Hannes Björninen
Born (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28)
Lahti, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Örebro HK
Lahti Pelicans
Jokerit
Brynäs IF
National team  Finland
Playing career 2014–present

Hannes Björninen (born 19 October 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career[edit]

Björninen made his Liiga debut playing with Lahti Pelicans during the 2014–15 season.[1]

Following his third season as captain and seventh overall with the Lahti Pelicans, Björninen left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish Kontinental Hockey League competitors, Jokerit, on 5 May 2021.[2] In the 2021–22 season, Björninen posted 10 goals and 21 points through 43 regular season games with Jokerit before the club's withdrawal to the KHL prior to the playoffs in the due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He subsequently returned his original Finnish club, Pelicans of the Liiga, for the remainder of the campaign.

On 28 April 2022, Björninen left the Liiga and the Pelicans for the second season in succession, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Brynäs IF.[3] Following Brynäs relegation to the Allsvenskan in the 2022–23 season, Björninen opted to remain in the SHL, leaving the club to sign a two-year contract with Örebro HK on 28 April 2023.[4]

International play[edit]

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2021 Latvia

Björninen played for Team Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, scoring the winning goal in the Gold Medal Game and bringing gold to Finland for the first time.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Pelicans FIN U18 Q 8 3 0 3 4 — — — — —
2011–12 Pelicans FIN U18 30 4 11 15 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Pelicans FIN U18 14 4 10 14 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Pelicans FIN U20 35 2 6 8 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Pelicans FIN U20 48 16 35 51 30 12 4 7 11 10
2014–15 Pelicans FIN U20 1 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Pelicans Liiga 46 1 5 6 40 — — — — —
2014–15 KooKoo Mestis — — — — — 17 4 4 8 12
2015–16 Pelicans Liiga 53 6 9 15 34 8 0 3 3 2
2015–16 Peliitat Mestis 2 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Pelicans Liiga 60 8 16 24 20 5 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Pelicans Liiga 39 10 7 17 14 3 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Pelicans Liiga 58 14 20 34 69 6 2 2 4 2
2019–20 Pelicans Liiga 39 11 17 28 22 — — — — —
2020–21 Pelicans Liiga 49 16 31 47 49 5 3 4 7 2
2021–22 Jokerit KHL 43 10 11 21 16 — — — — —
2021–22 Pelicans Liiga 10 3 3 6 0 3 1 0 1 0
2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 52 11 14 25 22 — — — — —
Liiga totals 354 69 108 177 248 30 6 9 15 8

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 0 0 0 0
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 2 0 2 2
2022 Finland OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 2
2022 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 25 4 4 8 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pelicans 2014-2015: Hannes Björninen | Pelicans". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Five new reinforcements for Jokerit" (in Finnish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Brynäs IF, Hannes Bjorninen" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Hannes Bjorninen signs for two years" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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