Teemu Hartikainen

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Hartikainen Oilers.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kuopio, Finland

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 220

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| league = Liiga

| team = KalPa

| former_teams = Edmonton Oilers
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Genève-Servette HC

| ntl_team = FIN

| draft = 163rd overall

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| draft_year = 2008

| career_start = 2008

| career_end =

}}

Teemu Hartikainen (born 3 May 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with KalPa in the Liiga. He previously played with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).

Playing career

In nine games with the KalPa U18 squad in 2006–07, the winger tallied five goals and 11 points, adding another three points (2g+1a) in 11 games with the U20 team. During the 2007–08 season, Hartikainen appeared with three different KalPa squads this season. In seven games with the U18 squad, he netted a career-high nine goals and 15 points, adding another 17 points (10g+7a) in 37 games with the U20 KalPa team; he failed to register any points in his lone game with the KalPa SM-Liiga team. H also suited up for six games with the Finland National U18 team, netting two goals and three points at the WJC-18.

Hartikainen was drafted 163rd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. In 2008–09, the Finnish winger continued his hockey career within the KalPa system, appearing in his first full season with the teams SM-Liiga squad. In 51 games, he scored a career-high 23 points (17g+6a), taking the SM-Liiga Most Goals by Rookie and Rookie of the Year awards. He also potted another nine points (3g+6a) at the WJC with Team Finland.

Hartikainen played three seasons in the SM-liiga for KalPa before joining the Oiler American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, for the 2010–11 AHL season. Hartikainen was named the AHL's Rookie of the Month in January 2011.{{cite web| url = http://theahl.com/hartikainen-top-rookie-for-january-p169184 | title = Hartikainen top rookie for January | website = American Hockey League | date = 1 February 2011 | accessdate = 1 February 2011}} On 14 March 2011, Hartikainen was recalled from the Oklahoma City Barons by the Oilers.{{cite web | url = http://okcbarons.com/index.cfm?fa=inthenews&ra=showarticle&guid=3e7d601a-45fa-40d4-a5d1-af1bdbc982ed | publisher = Oklahoma City Barons | date = 14 March 2011 | accessdate = 16 March 2011 | title = Oilers recall Hartikainen; Assign Giroux | archive-date = 23 August 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110823152830/http://okcbarons.com/index.cfm?fa=inthenews&ra=showarticle&guid=3e7d601a-45fa-40d4-a5d1-af1bdbc982ed | url-status = dead }} On 17 March 2011, Hartikainen made his NHL debut in a 3–1 loss against the Phoenix Coyotes, he recorded an assist on a third period power play goal by Magnus Paajarvi.{{cite web| url = http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=358497 | title = Whitney and Vrbata lead Coyotes over Oilers | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 17 March 2011 | accessdate = 18 March 2011}} On 26 March, Hartikainen scored his first NHL goal against Calgary netminder Miikka Kiprusoff in a 5-4 Shootout loss against the Calgary Flames.{{cite news| url = http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/myoilers/2011/03/27/17770526.html | title = Hartikainen notches first | newspaper = Edmonton Sun | date = 26 March 2011 | accessdate = 26 March 2011}}

On 10 June 2013, after three years of attempting to make it on the Oilers' full-time roster, Hartikainen left the Oilers as he signed a contract in the Russian KHL with Salavat Yulaev Ufa.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeysverige.se/article/14507907/finlandare-ger-upp-nhl-for-den-har-gangen | title = Finnish player Hartikainen leaves NHL for Salavat | website = hockeysverige.se | date = 10 June 2013 | accessdate = 10 June 2013 | language = Swedish}} On 31 January 2014, Hartikainen's NHL rights were traded by the Oilers to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mark Fraser.{{cite news| url = https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2014/01/31/toronto_maple_leafs_trade_mark_fraser_to_edmonton_oilers_for_prospects.html | title = Maple Leafs trade Mark Fraser to Edmonton Oilers for prospects | newspaper = Toronto Star | date = 31 January 2014 | accessdate = 31 January 2014}}

In March 2022, Hartikainen left Salavat Yulaev after the first match the playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web| url = https://www.is.fi/khl/art-2000008658671.html | title = Venäläismedia: Suomalaiset KHL-pelaajat lähtevät joukolla Venäjältä | work = Ilta-Sanomat | date = 4 March 2022 | accessdate = 4 March 2022 | language = Finnish}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2006–07

| KalPa

| FIN.2 U18

| 19

| 24

| 13

| 37

| 51

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| KalPa

| Jr. A

| 11

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 4

2007–08

| KalPa

| FIN U18

| 7

| 9

| 6

| 15

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| KalPa

| Jr. A

| 37

| 10

| 7

| 17

| 24

| 11

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 6

2007–08

| KalPa

| SM-l

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| KalPa

| SM-l

| 51

| 17

| 6

| 23

| 12

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 0

2009–10

| KalPa

| SM-l

| 53

| 15

| 18

| 33

| 22

| 13

| 6

| 1

| 7

| 28

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| 2010–11

| Oklahoma City Barons

| AHL

| 66

| 17

| 25

| 42

| 27

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 4

2010–11

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 12

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Oklahoma City Barons

| American Hockey League|AHL

| 51

| 14

| 18

| 32

| 19

| 14

| 4

| 8

| 4

2011–12

| Edmonton Oilers

| National Hockey League|NHL

| 17

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Oklahoma City Barons

| AHL

| 47

| 14

| 23

| 37

| 23

| 17

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 6

2012–13

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 23

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 47

| 14

| 16

| 30

| 32

| 18

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 10

2014–15

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 60

| 15

| 25

| 40

| 26

| 5

| 2

| 4

| 2

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| 2015–16

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 54

| 10

| 29

| 39

| 22

| 19

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 14

2016–17

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 46

| 19

| 17

| 36

| 37

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 55

| 20

| 21

| 41

| 26

| 14

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 12

2018–19

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 59

| 17

| 28

| 45

| 24

| 17

| 8

| 13

| 21

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 57

| 21

| 15

| 36

| 30

| 6

| 5

| 1

| 6

| 0

2020–21

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 53

| 28

| 36

| 64

| 18

| 9

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 41

| 13

| 11

| 24

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

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! colspan="3" | Liiga totals

! 105

! 32

! 24

! 56

! 34

! 25

! 9

! 1

! 10

! 28

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 52

! 6

! 7

! 13

! 16

! —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 472

! 157

! 198

! 355

! 219

! 89

! 29

! 35

! 64

! 44

{{MedalCountry | {{ih|Finland}} }}

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2008

| Finland

| WJC18

| 6th

| 6

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 6

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| 2009

| Finland

| WJC

| 7th

| 6

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 4

2010

| Finland

| WJC

| 5th

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Finland

| WC

| 6th

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

2018

| Finland

| OG

| 6th

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Finland

| OG

| {{gold1}}

| 6

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 0

2022

| Finland

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 10

| 0

| 6

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 18

! 9

! 18

! 14

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! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 24

! 3

! 12

! 15

! 0

References

External links

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{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com}}
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Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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