Iiro Pakarinen
| Iiro Pakarinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pakarinen in February 2015 | |||
| Born |
25 August 1991 Suonenjoki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk KalPa HIFK Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
184th overall, 2011 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Iiro Pakarinen (born 25 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Pakarinen previously played in the Finnish Liiga with KalPa and HIFK and the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers.
Playing career
Pakarinen played in his native Finland from his youth level with professional Liiga club, KalPa. As a skilled versatile forward, Pakarinen was drafted 184th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. Unable to agree to terms with the Panthers, Pakarinen opted to continue his development in the Finnish Liiga with KalPa.[1] On 3 May 2012, he joined HIFK as a free agent on a two-year contract.[2]
Upon completion of his second season with HIFK in 2013–14 and scoring a career high 20 goals and 30 points, Pakarinen signed his first NHL contract as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on a two-year entry level deal on 16 June 2014.[3] On 1 December 2017, he was placed on waivers by the Oilers,[4] and was then sent to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on 2 December.[5]
On July 2, 2018, Pakarinen left the Oilers and the NHL as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-l | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 46 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 2011–12 | KalPa | SM-l | 54 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 60 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 39 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 63 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 231 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 156 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 51 | ||||
| NHL totals | 134 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2014 Minsk | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ "2010-11 Scoring for KalPa Kuopio (SM-liiga)". hockeydb.com. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pakarinen agrees to transfer to HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Oilers agree to terms with Iiro Pakarinen". Edmonton Oilers. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "RELEASE: Oilers Claim Nathan Walker; Place Pakarinen on Waivers". NHL.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "BakersfieldCondors.com | PAKARINEN ASSIGNED TO BAKERSFIELD". www.bakersfieldcondors.com. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Iiro Pakarinen in Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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External links
- Iiro Pakarinen career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Iiro Pakarinen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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