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Finland Otto Paajanen
#13 KooKoo / Liiga - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Sep 13, 1992
Position
C
Age
32
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Loppi, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Lopen Lätkä
Contract
24/25
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Mikko Paajanen & Jussi Paajanen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Otto Paajanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 5* 6* 11* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
2008-09 HPK U17 U17 SM-sarja Q 8* 5* 9* 14* 4* -* |
HPK U17 U17 SM-sarja 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 2 2 0 -
HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 24* 2* 11* 13* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -
2009-10 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 6 -
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 8* 10* 18* 6* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 13* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
2010-11 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 19* 28* 47* 16* 30* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 2 1
Suomi U20 Mestis 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 1* 2* 29* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2011-12 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 7* 7* 2* 9* 10* 0* | Playoffs 8 2 6 8 6 2
HPK SM-liiga 34* 4* 1* 5* 6* -3* |
KooKoo Mestis 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
2012-13 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 2 1
HPK SM-liiga 60* 3* 6* 9* 14* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 1
2013-14 HPK “A” Liiga 59* 7* 8* 15* 14* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -1
2014-15 HPK “A” Liiga 52* 5* 11* 16* 20* -2* |
2015-16 HPK “A” Liiga 60* 20* 15* 35* 14* -21* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2016-17 HPK “A” Liiga 60* 8* 18* 26* 12* 14* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 0
2017-18 HPK “C” Liiga 60* 17* 16* 33* 26* 3* |
2018-19 HPK “C” Liiga 60* 13* 21* 34* 44* 4* | Playoffs 18 4 4 8 12 6
2019-20 HIFK Liiga 49* 16* 21* 37* 26* 3* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Leksands IF SHL 50* 8* 14* 22* 18* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -5
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2021-22 HIFK “A” Liiga 59* 12* 22* 34* 30* 2* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 4 -5
2022-23 HIFK “A” Liiga 60* 6* 15* 21* 40* -6* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 10 1
2023-24 KooKoo “C” Liiga 50* 9* 11* 20* 20* -8* |
2024-25 KooKoo “C” Liiga 25* 1* 5* 6* 22* -3* |
Projected Liiga 60* 2* 12* 14* 53* -7* |

Otto Paajanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 HPK “C” Spengler Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
2019-20 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2021-22 HIFK “A” Champions HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2022-23 HIFK Spengler Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |

Otto Paajanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 35* 3* 6* 9* 0.26* 39* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 688* 121* 170* 291* 0.42* 288* -20* | 6 54 7 * 13 * 20 * 0.37 * 30 * 2 *
Mestis 2 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 50* 8* 14* 22* 0.44* 18* 7* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -5 *
Spengler Cup 2 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 13* 5* 6* 11* 0.85* 2* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 SM-sarja 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 2 * 2 * 2.00 * 0 * - *
U17 SM-sarja Q 1 8* 5* 9* 14* 1.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 27* 2* 11* 13* 0.48* 2* -* | 2 13 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.46 * 8 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 10* 1* 6* 7* 0.70* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 86* 34* 40* 74* 0.86* 32* 33* | 4 16 5 * 9 * 14 * 0.88 * 10 * 3 *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Otto Paajanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/10/2023
05/10/2023 Confirmed HIFK KooKoo
05/20/2021
05/20/2021 Confirmed Leksands IF HIFK
04/09/2020
04/09/2020 Confirmed HIFK Leksands IF
05/07/2019
05/07/2019 Confirmed HPK HIFK
11/21/2016
11/21/2016 Extension HPK HPK
12/19/2014
12/19/2014 Extension HPK HPK
12/12/2012
12/12/2012 Extension HPK HPK
11/21/2011
11/21/2011 Loan HPK KooKoo
02/11/2011
02/11/2011 Extension HPK U20 HPK
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HPK

Career transactions
- 2014-12-19 • Signed to a two-year contract extension with HPK
- 2012-12-12 • Signed to a two-year contract extension with HPK
- 2011-02-11 • Signed to a two-year contract with HPK

Career assingments
- 2011-2012 • Assigned to HPK U20
- 2010-2011 • Assigned to HPK U20
- 2011-11-21 • Loaned to KooKoo by HPK until Christmas break

Other memorable dates
- 2011-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2011-10-12 • Scored first Liiga goal (vs.Ässät)
- 2011-09-15 • Made Liiga debut (vs.TPS)
- 2010-04-12 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster