Esa Keskinen
| Esa Keskinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 February 1965 Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
SM-liiga TPS Lukko 1. Divisioona FPS Elitserien HV71 | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
101st overall, 1985 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1983–2000 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 |
1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
 |
1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey |
Esa Juhani Keskinen (born 3 February 1965 in Ylöjärvi, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.
Playing career[edit]
Keskinen was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, 101st overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the NHL anytime in his active playing career.[1]
Playing for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien, he won the Swedish national championship during the 1994–95 season. During the 1995–96 season Keskinen formed with his fellow Finn Kai Nurminen a proficient goal-scoring duo, still playing for HV71.[2] During his years in HV71 he was a popular player among the fans and drew by himself large crowds to the club's, at the time, arena Rosenlundshallen.[3]
Keskinen recorded 658 points (215 goals, 443 assists) and 130 penalty minutes in 478 games in SM-liiga playing for TPS and Lukko. In Elitserien he totalled 203 games with 209 points (61 goals, 148 assists) and 148 penalty minutes playing for HV71. He has been noted for most points in SM-liiga in seasons 1987-88 (69 points), 1992–93 (59 points) and 1993-94 (70 points).[1]
Awards[edit]
- Silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
- Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy in 1988, 1993 and 1994.
- SM-liiga champion with TPS in 1993 and 2000.
- Awarded the Kultainen kypärä trophy in 1994.
- Awarded Lasse Oksanen trophy in 1994.
- SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season 1993–94.
- Bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
- Elitserien playoff winner with HV71 in 1995.
- Gold medal at the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championship.
- Awarded Guldhjälmen (Most Valuable Player) in 1996.
Records[edit]
- HV71's club record for assists in one season (41)
- HV71's club record for points in one season (59)
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | KOOVEE | FIN U20 | 32 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | FoPS | FIN.2 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | FoPS | FIN.2 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | TPS | SM-l | 35 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | TPS | SM-l | 36 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Lukko | SM-l | 41 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | HV71 | SEL | 39 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | HV71 | SEL | 39 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | HV71 | SEL | 34 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HV71 | SEL | 46 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | HV71 | SEL | 45 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 22 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| SM-l totals | 478 | 215 | 443 | 658 | 130 | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | ||||
| SEL totals | 203 | 61 | 148 | 209 | 148 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1982 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1983 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1985 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Finland | OG | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Finland | OG | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 23 | |||
| Senior totals | 67 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 32 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Esa Keskinen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
- ^ Peter Gustafsson (29 May 2011). "Bergman blev "Kung Sune" med hela Jönköping" (in Swedish). Jnytt. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Historien om HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Archived from the original on August 5, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Finnish ice hockey centres
- Finnish ice hockey world championship gold medalists
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Lukko players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- People from Ylöjärvi
- HC TPS players
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey people from Pirkanmaa