Markus Hännikäinen
Markus Mikael Hännikäinen (born 26 March 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. Hännikäinen is currently playing with Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Hännikäinen with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016 | |||
| Born |
26 March 1993 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Jokerit HPK JYP Jyväskylä Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
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Playing career
Hännikäinen recorded a break-out season with 19 goals and 27 assists for 46 points with 51 penalty minutes and a +22 plus/minus rating in 60 games with JYP Jyväskylä in the 2014–15 season. After Hännikäinen's Liiga team, JYP Jyväskylä was eliminated from the playoffs by Oulun Kärpät it was announced on 20 April 2015 that Hännikäinen had signed a two-year entry level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1]
On 21 January 2017, during an afternoon game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Hännikäinen scored his first NHL goal.[2] He recorded his first NHL assist on February 25, 2017, against the New York Islanders.[2] On 21 March 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension through to 2019 with the Blue Jackets.[2]
In his first full season with the Blue Jackets in 2018–19, Hännikäinen recorded four goals and three assists for seven points with two penalty minutes in 44 games with the Blue Jackets, setting single-season career highs in goals, points and games played.
On 18 June 2019, Hännikäinen as an impending restricted free agent agree to a one-year contract extension with the Blue Jackets.[3] Approaching his fifth year within the Blue Jackets organization in the 2019–20 season, Hännikäinen was unable to retain his roster spot and was familiarly assigned to the Cleveland Monsters. Having made 28 appearances with the Monsters, on 24 February 2020, Hännikäinen was traded by Blue Jackets to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2020.[4] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, adding 3 goals in 7 appearances before the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a free agent from the Coyotes, and with the following season to be affected by the ongoing pandemic, Hännikäinen opted to remain in his native Finland by returning to original club, Jokerit of the KHL, on 16 December 2020.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HPK | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | JYP | Liiga | 60 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 57 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 117 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 91 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [6] |
References
- "Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen". Columbus Blue Jackets. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Jackets sign three to two-year contract extensions". NHL.com. Columbus Blue Jackets. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Blue Jackets sign Hannaikainen to one-year extension". Columbus Blue Jackets. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Coyotes Acquire Markus Hannikainen from Columbus". Arizona Coyotes. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Markus Hannikainen returns home" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- Brown, Tony (12 June 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database