Finland Hannu Pikkarainen
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

A smooth-skating defenseman, Pikkarainen has great offensive tools. He is a skilled passer and possesses a good shot from the point. Thrives on the powerplay.
Lacks in physical play and aggression.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

© Photo: Timo Savela

Hannu Pikkarainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 20* 9* 10* 19* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 4 -
1999-00 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 32* 5* 7* 12* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
2000-01 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* 1* 10* 11* 59* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 19* 4* 7* 11* 6* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2001-02 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 44* 8* 14* 22* 24* 8* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 1
2002-03 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 11* 3* 11* 14* 16* 13* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 4 5
HIFK SM-liiga 47* 1* 3* 4* 8* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2003-04 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 12* 3* 9* 12* 32* 15* | Playoffs 5 1 5 6 0 6
HIFK SM-liiga 16* 0* 0* 0* 6* 5* | Playoffs 13 0 0 0 2 -2
HC Salamat Mestis 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -4* |
2004-05 HIFK SM-liiga 49* 7* 13* 20* 36* 11* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -3
2005-06 HIFK SM-liiga 47* 5* 13* 18* 60* 11* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 2 -1
2006-07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -4* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -1
Charlotte Checkers ECHL 10* 2* 7* 9* 10* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
2007-08 HIFK SM-liiga 32* 4* 11* 15* 20* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 6 1
2008-09 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 47* 4* 19* 23* 36* -11* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -2
2009-10 MODO Hockey Elitserien 50* 11* 32* 43* 60* 19* |
2010-11 Dynamo Minsk KHL 16* 0* 5* 5* 2* -9* |
MODO Hockey Elitserien 24* 3* 17* 20* 4* 7* | Kvalserien SHL 8 1 1 2 8 1
2011-12 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 50* 3* 19* 22* 4* 5* | Playoffs 17 0 3 3 8 5
2012-13 TPS SM-liiga 35* 2* 10* 12* 18* -4* |
2013-14 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 10* 0* 4* 4* 2* 2* |
Leksands IF SHL 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
2014-15 HIFK Liiga 37* 3* 7* 10* 6* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
2015-16 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 46* 2* 25* 27* 10* 3* |
2016-17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 41* 2* 16* 18* 22* -17* |
2017-18 Jukurit Liiga 14* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
Kiekkokopla II-divisioona 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -

Hannu Pikkarainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 HIFK Spengler Cup 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2012-13 TPS ET 4* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |

Hannu Pikkarainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 2* -4* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * -1 *
DEL 2 87* 4* 41* 45* 0.52* 32* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 10* 2* 7* 9* 0.90* 10* 1* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 4* 0* 3* 3* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
II-divisioona 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 0 * - *
International-Jr 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 26* 0* 9* 9* 0.35* 4* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 9 324* 26* 78* 104* 0.32* 192* 7* | 7 42 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.12 * 12 * -11 *
Mestis 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 4 131* 17* 71* 88* 0.67* 70* 30* | 3 28 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.18 * 16 * 4 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 20* 9* 10* 19* 0.95* 14* -* | 1 5 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.80 * 4 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 10* 3* 3* 6* 0.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 52* 6* 17* 23* 0.44* 73* -* | 2 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 8 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 86* 18* 41* 59* 0.69* 78* 36* | 4 22 2 * 11 * 13 * 0.59 * 6 * 12 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Hannu Pikkarainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/11/2018
03/11/2018 Confirmed Kiekkokopla Retired
02/16/2018
02/16/2018 Confirmed No team Kiekkokopla
12/26/2017
12/26/2017 Confirmed Jukurit Unknown
06/29/2017
06/29/2017 Confirmed Iserlohn Roosters Jukurit
05/20/2016
05/20/2016 Confirmed Schwenninger Wild Wings Iserlohn Roosters
05/29/2015
05/29/2015 Confirmed HIFK Schwenninger Wild Wings
12/01/2014
12/01/2014 Extension HIFK HIFK
10/27/2014
10/27/2014 Confirmed Leksands IF HIFK
01/09/2014
01/09/2014 Confirmed No team Leksands IF
11/01/2013
11/01/2013 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Unknown
09/25/2013
09/25/2013 Confirmed TPS Medvescak Zagreb
08/02/2012
08/02/2012 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK TPS
07/26/2011
07/26/2011 Confirmed MODO Hockey Skellefteå AIK
12/23/2010
12/23/2010 Confirmed Dynamo Minsk MODO Hockey
07/19/2010
07/19/2010 Confirmed MODO Hockey Dynamo Minsk
05/27/2009
05/27/2009 Confirmed HIFK MODO Hockey
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2010-12-21 • Released by Dynamo Minsk
- 2010-05-26 • Signed by Dynamo Minsk
- 2010-05-01 • Exercised KHL out-clause to void contract with MODO
- 2010-03-03 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by MODO
- 2009-05-27 • Signed to a one-year contract by MODO
- 2007-07-30 • Signed to a two-year contract by HIFK
- 2005-09-25 • Loaned to HIFK by the New York Rangers
- 2005-08-17 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New York Rangers