Harri Pesonen
| Harri Pesonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Harri Pesonen with LHC in 2014 | |||
| Born |
August 6, 1988 Muurame, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk JYP Jyväskylä New Jersey Devils Lausanne HC SCL Tigers | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in the National League (NL) for the SCL Tigers and Lausanne HC.
Playing career
Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä.[1]
On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens.[2]
After two seasons within the Devils organization, and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014.[3]
On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[4]
Personal
Pesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | JYP | Jr. A | 40 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | Jr. A | 37 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 33 | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | D Team | Mestis | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | D Team | Mestis | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 54 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | D Team | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 60 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 64 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 48 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 50 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 49 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lausanne HC | NL | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SCL Tigers | NL | 50 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | SCL Tigers | NL | 48 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 189 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 125 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 51 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NL totals | 286 | 98 | 128 | 226 | 205 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2019 Slovakia | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "2010-11 Scoring for JyP HT Jyvaskyla". hockeydb.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Canadiens overcome Devils". NBC Sports. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Harri Pesonen joins Lausanne Hockey Club" (in French). HC Lausanne. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "Metallurg signs a contract with forward Harri Pesonen" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Albany Devils players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey people
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey left wingers
- JYP Jyväskylä players
- Lausanne HC players
- New Jersey Devils players
- People from Muurame
- SCL Tigers players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Finnish ice hockey winger stubs