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Finland Esa Tikkanen
#10 Anyang Halla / Asia League - 04/05
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
5-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 5
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 25, 1965
Position
LW
Age
59
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kojootit
Status
Retired
Drafted
1983 round 4 #80 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Sons: Enzo Tikkanen & Tito Tikkanen

Team Staff profile of Esa Tikkanen also available

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Esa Tikkanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 HJK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
1981-82 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* -* |
1982-83 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* -* |
1983-84 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 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 8* 4* 12* 8* -* |
1984-85 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* |
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35* 7* 6* 13* 28* 5* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 7 -
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76* 34* 44* 78* 120* 44* | Playoffs 21 7 2 9 22 -
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 23* 51* 74* 153* 21* | Playoffs 19 10 17 27 72 2
Finland CC 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* -3* |
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67* 31* 47* 78* 92* 10* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 12 -1
Finland WC 8* 4* 4* 8* 14* 3* |
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 30* 33* 63* 161* 17* | Playoffs 22 13 11 24 26 12
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 27* 42* 69* 85* 22* | Playoffs 18 12 8 20 24 3
1991-92 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* |
1992-93 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* -* |
1993-94 New York Rangers NHL 83* 22* 32* 54* 114* 5* | Playoffs 23 4 4 8 34 1
1994-95 HIFK 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
1995-96 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* |
1996-97 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
1997-98 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 OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
1998-99 New York Rangers NHL 32* 0* 3* 3* 38* -5* |
1999-00 Jokerit SM-liiga 43* 10* 13* 23* 85* 3* | Playoffs 11 1 6 7 10 1
Finland WC 9* 2* 1* 3* 10* 2* |
2000-01 Moskitos Essen DEL 46* 8* 21* 29* 81* -18* |
2001-04 Did not play * * * * * * |
2004-05 Anyang Halla Asia League 30* 8* 17* 25* 58* 29* |

Esa Tikkanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |

Esa Tikkanen Career Totals

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* 2* 0.08* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 38* 41* 42* 83* 2.18* 123* -* | 2 8 8 * 6 * 14 * 1.75 * 18 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 5 135* 52* 69* 121* 0.90* 173* 42* | 3 14 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.57 * 12 * 1 *
NHL 15 877* 244* 385* 630* 0.72* 1 077* 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 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Esa Tikkanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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