Henri Nikkanen
Appearance
Henri Nikkanen | |||
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Born |
Mikkeli, Finland | April 28, 2001||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team | Jukurit | ||
NHL draft |
113th overall, 2019 Winnipeg Jets | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Henri Nikkanen (born April 28, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Jukurit of the Finnish Liiga.[1]
Nikkanen made his Liiga debut for his hometown team Jukurit during the 2018–19 Liiga season. He played nine regular season games and scored two goals.[2] He was drafted 113th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 50 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Jukurit | Jr. A | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Jukurit | Liiga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Ketterä | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Jukurit | Jr. A | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Jukurit | Liiga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | Finland | HG18 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Henri Nikkanen player profile" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ Henri Nikkanen profile - Eurohockey.com
- ^ "Jets' Henri Nikkanen: Potential steal late in draft". CBS Sports. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database