Lauri Korpikoski

Lauri Korpikoski
Lauri Korpikoski
Born	July 28, 1986 (age 38); Turku, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team; Former teams	Phoenix Coyotes; New York Rangers
National team	Finland
NHL draft	19th overall, 2004; New York Rangers
Playing career	2004–present

Lauri Korpikoski (born July 28, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Korpikoski was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Korpikoski played for the TPS junior team in the SM-liiga before moving up to the main team for the 2004–05 season. He played 2 seasons there before joining the Hartford Wolf Pack after his 2005–06 season. He played 5 regular season games and 11 playoff games. In the 2006–07 AHL season, Korpikoski had 11 goals and 38 points for the Wolf Pack.
In the 2007–08 AHL season, his second year with the Wolf Pack, he bested his previous year's totals, scoring 23 goals and having 50 points. He also had 2 points in 5 playoff games.
Following the Wolf Pack's quick exit from the AHL Playoffs, Korpikoski was named to the Rangers "taxi squad." He dressed for game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, on May 4, 2008. 2:03 into the third period, Lauri scored his first NHL goal on his second NHL shot. The goal brought the Rangers to within one goal of tying (which they did) but they eventually lost in overtime. The loss eliminated the team from the playoffs.

After scoring points in every preseason game in which he played, Korpikoski survived cuts to make the Rangers' 23-man roster for the start of the 2008–09 season. He was the only Rangers rookie to make the team. Lauri scored his first regular season goal against Kevin Weekes of the New Jersey Devils on November 12, 2008.

On July 13, 2009, he was traded by the Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes for Enver Lisin.

On July 11, 2013, the Coyotes re-signed Korpikoski to a four-year contract.^[1]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	TPS	SM-l	41	0	6	6	12	6	1	0	1	0
2005–06	TPS	SM-l	51	3	4	7	16	2	0	1	1	0
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	5	2	1	3	0	11	1	0	1	2
2006–07	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	78	11	27	38	23	7	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	79	23	27	50	71	5	1	1	2	0
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	1	0
2008–09	New York Rangers	NHL	68	6	8	14	14	7	0	2	2	0
2008–09	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	4	4	2	6	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	71	5	6	11	16	7	1	0	1	2
2010–11	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	79	19	21	40	20	4	0	1	1	2
2011–12	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	17	20	37	14	11	0	0	0	2
2012–13	TPS	SM-l	11	6	11	17	10	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	36	6	5	11	12	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			336	53	60	113	76	30	2	3	5	6

References

^ "Coyotes trade Lisin to Rangers for Korpikoski". TSN. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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Preceded by Al Montoya	New York Rangers first round draft pick 2004	Succeeded by Marc Staal

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[1] "Coyotes trade Lisin to Rangers for Korpikoski". TSN. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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