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. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- ↑ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
External links
- Markus Hännikäinen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Markus Hännikäinen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Markus Hännikäinen's player profile at NHL.com
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