Markus Hännikäinen
| Markus Hännikäinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 March 1993 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters (AHL) Jokerit HPK JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Markus Mikael Hännikäinen (born 26 March 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. Hännikäinen is currently playing with the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Hännikäinen recorded a break-out season with 19 goals and 27 assists for 46 points with 51 penalty minutes and a +22 plus/minus rating in 60 games with JYP Jyväskylä in the 2014–15 season. After Hännikäinen's Liiga team, JYP Jyväskylä was eliminated from the playoffs by Oulun Kärpät it was announced on 20 April 2015 that Hännikäinen had signed a two-year entry level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HPK | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | JYP | Liiga | 60 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 117 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [2] |
References
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen". Columbus Blue Jackets. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Brown, Tony (12 June 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
- Markus Hännikäinen career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Markus Hännikäinen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Markus Hännikäinen player profile at NHL.com
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Cleveland Monsters players
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- HPK players
- Jokerit players
- JYP Jyväskylä players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey people
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs