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Finland Ilkka Heikkinen
#49 Lukko / Liiga - 19/20
Date of Birth
Nov 13, 1984
Position
D
Age
39
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Rauma, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Lukko
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM

Heikkinen is a two-way defenseman with a big shot and one-timer. Has nice puck skills and solid defensive ability.
- Ulf Andersson, EP (2011)

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Ilkka Heikkinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja 35* 4* 8* 12* 78* -* |
2001-02 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 43* 5* 15* 20* 38* -* |
2002-03 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 29* 6* 9* 15* 34* -29* |
UJK Mestis 8* 0* 2* 2* 25* -8* | Relegation 10 2 1 3 4 1
2003-04 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 17* 7* 8* 15* 57* -7* |
Lukko SM-liiga 20* 0* 1* 1* 12* 1* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 4* 0* 3* 3* 4* 3* |
TuTo Hockey Mestis 10* 5* 3* 8* 0* 3* | Relegation 2 1 2 3 2 4
2004-05 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 0* 4* 4* 4* 3* |
Lukko SM-liiga 48* 0* 2* 2* 8* 5* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 0 -3
2005-06 Lukko SM-liiga 55* 5* 10* 15* 46* -6* |
2006-07 Lukko SM-liiga 55* 7* 17* 24* 71* 10* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2007-08 HIFK SM-liiga 51* 11* 26* 37* 96* 6* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 6 1
2008-09 HIFK SM-liiga 54* 8* 26* 34* 22* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
2009-10 New York Rangers NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 72* 8* 30* 38* 27* -2* |
2010-11 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 49* 7* 15* 22* 19* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -7
2011-12 Växjö Lakers HC Elitserien 55* 18* 15* 33* 34* -7* |
2012-13 HC Lugano NLA 44* 14* 13* 27* 32* 12* | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 8 -3
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2013-14 HC Lugano NLA 41* 7* 17* 24* 34* -8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
2014-15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 57* 9* 8* 17* 16* -7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2015-16 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 49* 7* 17* 24* 14* 24* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 29 1
2016-17 TPS Liiga 58* 10* 14* 24* 12* 9* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 4 0
2017-18 TPS Liiga 54* 17* 16* 33* 54* -2* | Playoffs 11 0 5 5 4 0
2018-19 TPS Liiga 55* 11* 29* 40* 98* 3* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 29 -1
2019-20 Lukko “A” Liiga 39* 6* 16* 22* 12* 14* |

Ilkka Heikkinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Finland EHT 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2011-12 Finland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
2012-13 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Spengler Cup 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2015-16 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 6* 4* 4* 8* 0* 3* |
2016-17 TPS Champions HL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -3* |
2017-18 TPS Champions HL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2018-19 TPS Champions HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |

Ilkka Heikkinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 72* 8* 30* 38* 0.53* 27* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 4 18* 5* 9* 14* 0.78* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 11* 0* 2* 2* 0.18* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 106* 16* 23* 39* 0.37* 35* -4* | 2 9 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * -8 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 10 489* 75* 157* 232* 0.47* 431* 38* | 7 43 3 * 11 * 14 * 0.33 * 43 * -4 *
Mestis 2 22* 5* 8* 13* 0.59* 29* -2* | 2 12 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.50 * 6 * 5 *
NHL 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 85* 21* 30* 51* 0.60* 66* 4* | 2 9 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.22 * 8 * -2 *
SHL (Elitserien) 2 104* 25* 32* 57* 0.55* 48* 17* | 1 13 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.31 * 29 * 1 *
Spengler Cup 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 35* 4* 8* 12* 0.34* 78* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 93* 18* 36* 54* 0.58* 133* -33* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ilkka Heikkinen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/05/2020
11/05/2020 Confirmed Lukko Retired
11/02/2019
11/02/2019 Confirmed TPS Lukko
01/01/2018
01/01/2018 Extension TPS TPS
05/18/2016
05/18/2016 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC TPS
05/18/2015
05/18/2015 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa Växjö Lakers HC
06/04/2014
06/04/2014 Confirmed HC Lugano Salavat Yulaev Ufa
04/18/2012
04/18/2012 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC HC Lugano
04/29/2011
04/29/2011 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk Växjö Lakers HC
05/21/2010
05/21/2010 Confirmed Hartford Wolf Pack Sibir Novosibirsk
05/20/2009
05/20/2009 Confirmed HIFK New York Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Lugano

Cult/Star player for Växjö Lakers HC

Career transactions
- 2011-04-29 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Växjö Lakers
- 2010-05-21 • Signed to a one-year contract by Sibir Novosibirsk
- 2009-05-20 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2009-01-21 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by HIFK
- 2007-04-19 • Signed to a two-year contract by HIFK
- 2005-03-11 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Lukko
- 2003-05-22 • Signed to a two-year pro contract by Lukko

Other memorable dates
- 2011-09-13 • Made Elitserien debut (at Frölunda; 23:48 TOI, 2 SOG, -2)
- 2009-12-05 • Made NHL debut (at Buffalo; 9:27 TOI)