Markus Hännikäinen
| Markus Hännikäinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 March 1993 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa HPK JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| 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 Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
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]
On 21 January 2017, during an afternoon game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Hännikäinen scored his first NHL goal.[2] He recorded his first NHL assist on February 25, 2017, against the New York Islanders.[2]
On March 21, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension through the 2018–19 NHL season with the Blue Jackets.[2]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 57 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 117 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 47 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [3] |
References
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- 1 2 3 "Jackets sign three to two-year contract extensions". NHL.com. Columbus Blue Jackets. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ 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
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database