Patrik Parkkonen

Patrik Parkkonen (born January 23, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.

Patrik Parkkonen
Born (1993-01-23) January 23, 1993
Porvoo, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams		 Wichita Thunder
Ässät
BIK Karlskoga
IK Oskarshamn
Orli Znojmo
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

Coming through the youth system of HIFK, he spent two years in Canada, playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL (2010-2012), before returning to his native Finland. Parkkonen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1] Following a three-year stint at Ässät, Parkkonen signed with Lausitzer Füchse of Germany’s second division DEL2. In December 2015, his original short-term contract was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]

After three European seasons away from Finland, Parkkonen opted to return to North America as a professional, agreeing to a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on 25 September 2019.[3]

References
  1. Eliteprospects.com - 2012–13 Ässät player statistics
  2. Rundschau, Lausitzer. "Weißwasser: Füchse trennen sich von Dolan und verlängern mit Parkkonen :: lr-online". www.lr-online.de. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. "Pair of blueliners head to Wichita". ECHL. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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