Jaakko Rissanen

Jaakko Rissanen
Born (1989-11-12) November 12, 1989
Kuopio, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Kunlun Red Star
KalPa
SaiPa
HC Vityaz
Playing career 2009present

Jaakko Rissanen (born November 12, 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

He previously played for KalPa and SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga.[1] Following the 2016–17 season, his 8th in Finland, Rissanen left as a free agent seeking a new challenge in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL on May 3, 2017.[2]

In the 2017–18 season, Rissanen made his debut with Vityaz, and appeared in 21 games for 8 points before he was traded to Kunlun Red Star in exchange for fellow Finnish forward Matias Myttynen on November 6, 2017.[3]

References

  1. "2010-11 Scoring for KalPa Kuopio (SM-liiga)". hockeydb.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. "Vityaz sign four foreigners" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. "Vityaz trade Rissanen to Kunlun" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2017-11-06.


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