Harri Pesonen

Harri Pesonen
Harri Pesonen with LHC in 2014
Born (1988-08-06) 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
NLA team
Former teams
Lausanne Hockey Club
JYP Jyväskylä
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008present

Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Lausanne Hockey Club of the National League A (NLA).

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]

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
2007–08 JYP SM-l 30000
2008–09 JYP SM-l 4743712 154158
2009–10 JYP SM-l 2542635
2010–11 JYP SM-l 5411152626 1046106
2011–12 JYP SM-l 6021143552 14651137
2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 6414173124
2012–13 New Jersey Devils NHL 40002
2013–14 Albany Devils AHL 7515213652 40110
Liiga totals 189403474125 3914122651
NHL totals 40002

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland WJC 6th 6 2 1 3 0
Junior totals 6 2 1 3 0

References

  1. "2010-11 Scoring for JyP HT Jyvaskyla". hockeydb.com. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  2. "Canadiens overcome Devils". NBC Sports. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  3. "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.
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