Esa Tikkanen is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Esa Tikkanen played for?

The last team Esa played for was HL Anyang in the Asia League.

How tall is Esa Tikkanen?

Esa Tikkanen is 186 cm (6'1") tall.

How much does Esa Tikkanen weigh?

Esa Tikkanen weighs 95 kg (209 lbs).

When was Esa Tikkanen born?

Esa Tikkanen was born on 1965-01-25 in Helsinki, FIN.

Esa Tikkanen

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Date of Birth: Jan 25, 1965
Age: 61
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kojootit
Position: LW
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Agitator
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Two-Way Forward
Drafted: 1983 round 4 #80 overall by Edmonton Oilers
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Sons: Enzo Tikkanen & Tito Tikkanen

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
80-81	HJK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	2	2	4	6	-
81-82	Regina Pat Blues	SJHL	59	38	37	75	216	-
	Regina Pats	WHL	2	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	3	2	5	2	-
82-83	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	30	34	31	65	104	-	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	10	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	2	1	3	14	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	5	-
83-84	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	6	5	9	14	13	-	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	8	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	36	19	11	30	30	1	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
	OlympiajoukkueLoan	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	8	4	12	8	-
84-85	HIFK	SM-liiga	36	21	34	55	42	37
	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	7	12	19	10	-
	Finland (all)	International	14	4	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WC	10	4	5	9	12	3
85-86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	35	7	6	13	28	5	Playoffs	8	2	3	5	7	-
86-87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	76	34	44	78	120	44	Playoffs	21	7	2	9	22	-
87-88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	23	51	74	153	21	Playoffs	19	10	17	27	72	2
	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	6	-3
88-89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	67	31	47	78	92	10	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	12	-1
	Finland	WC	8	4	4	8	14	3
89-90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	30	33	63	161	17	Playoffs	22	13	11	24	26	12
90-91	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	27	42	69	85	22	Playoffs	18	12	8	20	24	3
91-92	Edmonton Oilers"A"	NHL	40	12	16	28	44	-8	Playoffs	16	5	3	8	8	-1
	Finland	CC	6	2	2	4	6	-2
92-93	Edmonton Oilers"A"	NHL	66	14	19	33	76	-11
	New York Rangers	NHL	15	2	5	7	18	-13
	Finland	WC	6	0	0	0	2	-6
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	2	-
93-94	New York Rangers	NHL	83	22	32	54	114	5	Playoffs	23	4	4	8	34	1
94-95	HIFKLockout	SM-liiga	19	2	11	13	16	2
	St. Louis Blues	NHL	43	12	23	35	22	13	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	20	-1
95-96	St. Louis Blues	NHL	11	1	4	5	18	1
	New Jersey Devils	NHL	9	0	2	2	4	-6
	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	38	13	23	37	14	6	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	-3
	Finland	WC	1	0	0	0	0	-2
96-97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	62	12	15	27	66	-9
	New York Rangers	NHL	14	1	2	3	6	0	Playoffs	15	9	3	12	26	2
97-98	Florida Panthers	NHL	28	1	8	9	16	-7
	Washington Capitals	NHL	20	2	10	12	2	-4	Playoffs	21	3	3	6	20	-2
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	0	-1
	Finland (all)	International	6	1	1	2	0	-1
98-99	New York Rangers	NHL	32	0	3	3	38	-5
99-00	Jokerit	SM-liiga	43	10	13	23	85	3	Playoffs	11	1	6	7	10	1
	Finland	WC	9	2	1	3	10	2
00-01	Moskitos Essen	DEL	46	8	21	29	81	-18
01-04	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
04-05	Anyang Halla	Asia League	30	8	17	25	58	29

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
86-87	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2	0	1	1	2	-

Esa Tikkanen Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Asia League	1	30	8	17	25	0.83	58	29	0
CC	2	11	2	3	5	0.45	12	-5	0
DEL	1	46	8	21	29	0.63	81	-18	0
EJC-18	2	10	5	3	8	0.80	16	-	0
International	3	26	5	1*	6*	0.23*	2*	-1*	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	3	38	41	42	83	2.18	123	-	2	8	8	6	14	1.75	18	-
NHL	15	877	244	385	630	0.72	1077	81	13	186	71	61	132	0.71	275	12*
OG	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	0	-1	0
Rendez-vous 87	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-	0
SJHL	1	59	38	37	75	1.27	216	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	5	135	52	69	121	0.90	173	42	3	14	1	7	8	0.57	12	1*
WC	5	34	10	10	20	0.59	38	0	0
WHL	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
WJC-20	3	21	17	19	36	1.71	23	-	0

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Esa Tikkanen Career Totals

League

Asia League

DEL

EJC-18

International

Jr. A SM-sarja

NHL

877

244

385

Rendez-vous 87

SJHL

SM-liiga

135

WHL

WJC-20

Esa Tikkanen Hockey Connections

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Esa Tikkanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1982-1983	U18 EJC Silver Medal U20 SM-sarja Champion
1983-1984	SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (19) U20 SM-sarja Champion U20 WJC Silver Medal
1984-1985	SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+37) NHL Stanley Cup Champion U20 WJC All-Star Team
1986-1987	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1987-1988	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1988-1989	NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1989-1990	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1990-1991	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1993-1994	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1994-1995	Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (2) NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1997-1998	Olympic Bronze Medal
1999-2000	SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2000-2001	DEL All-Star Team
2003-2004	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#143)

Esa Tikkanen Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by Jokerit
Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for ESC Moskitos Essen
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HIFK
Cult/Star player for HL Anyang
Cult/Star player for Jokerit
Cult/Star player for New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for Regina Pats