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Finland Iikka Kangasniemi
#3 Pelicans / Liiga - 24/25
Date of Birth
Feb 18, 1995
Position
LW/RW
Age
29
Height
5'7" / 170 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-Vantaa Itä
Contract
25/26

Kangasniemi is a skilled winger. Has a good vision and excels in skating and stickhandling. Small frame poses some obvious limitations, but the lack of size is compensated by his speed, agility and offensive skills. (EP 2014)

Brothers: Okko Kangasniemi & Totti Kangasniemi

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Iikka Kangasniemi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 9* 1* 10* 2* -* |
Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 I-divisioona 22* 16* 27* 43* 24* -* |
2011-12 Karhu-Kissat U17 U17 SM-sarja 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 I-divisioona Q 9* 7* 10* 17* 0* -* |
Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 II-divisioona 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Blues U18 II U18 I-divisioona 30* 15* 15* 30* 2* -* |
2012-13 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 46* 17* 29* 46* 14* -* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 8 -
Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 2* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2013-14 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 42* 22* 38* 60* 28* 34* | Playoffs 8 5 10 15 4 15
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2014-15 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 39* 3* 23* 26* 46* -1* |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 9* 9* 4* 13* 2* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 -1
2015-16 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 8 5 6 11 4 6
Blues Liiga 39* 7* 7* 14* 10* -6* |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 4* 3* 2* 5* 0* 1* |
2016-17 Pelicans Liiga 47* 10* 29* 39* 47* 15* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 2
2017-18 Pelicans Liiga 56* 17* 19* 36* 10* 0* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -1
2018-19 HIFK Liiga 39* 22* 14* 36* 12* 7* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 0 -4
2019-20 HIFK Liiga 31* 6* 11* 17* 8* 0* |
MODO Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 10* 2* 3* 5* 29* 1* | Qualification 2 0 1 1 4 0
2020-21 Pelicans Liiga 41* 11* 24* 35* 22* 7* | Playoffs 5 1 7 8 4 3
2021-22 Pelicans Liiga 51* 18* 24* 42* 10* 7* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 0
2022-23 Pelicans Liiga 44* 5* 23* 28* 18* -3* | Playoffs 18 4 10 14 6 -3
2023-24 HC Energie Karlovy Vary Czechia 43* 4* 17* 21* 9* -18* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 0
2024-25 Pelicans Liiga 30* 7* 13* 20* 8* -5* |
Projected Liiga 57* 13* 25* 38* 15* -10* |

Iikka Kangasniemi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Blues Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2018-19 HIFK Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2024-25 Pelicans Champions HL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |

Iikka Kangasniemi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 3 12* 0* 2* 2* 0.17* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 43* 4* 17* 21* 0.49* 9* -18* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * 0 *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 10* 2* 3* 5* 0.50* 29* 1* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 4 * 0 *
International-Jr 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 9 378* 103* 164* 267* 0.71* 145* 22* | 6 45 9 * 21 * 30 * 0.67 * 14 * -3 *
Mestis 2 52* 15* 29* 44* 0.85* 48* 8* | 1 7 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.14 * 0 * -1 *
U16 I-divisioona 1 22* 16* 27* 43* 1.95* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9* 9* 1* 10* 1.11* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 SM-sarja 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 30* 15* 15* 30* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona Q 1 9* 7* 10* 17* 1.89* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 II-divisioona 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 48* 19* 31* 50* 1.04* 16* -* | 1 10 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.70 * 8 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 43* 22* 38* 60* 1.40* 28* 34* | 2 16 10 * 16 * 26 * 1.63 * 8 * 21 *

Iikka Kangasniemi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/26/2024
07/26/2024 Confirmed HC Energie Karlovy Vary Pelicans
05/04/2023
05/04/2023 Confirmed Pelicans HC Energie Karlovy Vary
04/28/2022
04/28/2022 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
04/19/2021
04/19/2021 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
04/29/2020
04/29/2020 Confirmed MODO Hockey Pelicans
02/04/2020
02/04/2020 Confirmed HIFK MODO Hockey
05/02/2018
05/02/2018 Confirmed Pelicans HIFK
04/15/2016
04/15/2016 Confirmed Blues Pelicans
09/10/2015
09/10/2015 Loan Blues TUTO Hockey
01/27/2015
01/27/2015 Loan Blues TUTO Hockey
04/28/2014
04/28/2014 Confirmed Blues U20 Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2014-04-28 • Signed to a two-year + option year contract with Blues

Career assingments
- 2015-09-10 • Loaned to TuTo by Blues indefinitely
- 2015-01-26 • Loaned to TuTo by Blues to end of the season
- 2014-2015 • Loaned to Kiekko-Vantaa by Blues

Other memorable dates
- 2015-10-21 • Made Liiga debut (vs.Pelicans) and scored first Liiga goal at the same game. +/-: -1 S: 3 TOI: 15:11