| Ilkka Heikkinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1984-11-13)November 13, 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams | Växjö Lakers Lukko Rauma HIFK New York Rangers Sivir Novosibirsk HC Lugano Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Ilkka Heikkinen (born November 13, 1984, inRauma,Finland) is a Finnish professionalice hockeydefenceman who is currently playing forVäxjö Lakers Hockey of theSwedish Hockey League (SHL).
Heikkinen developed within his hometown club ofLukko before making his professionalSM-liiga debut in the 2003–04 season. After 4 season's in the top league with Lukko Ilkka moved to rivalHIFK for two years, scoring a career high 37 points in the 2007–08 season.
On May 20, 2009, Heikkinen agreed to a one-year contract with theNew York Rangers of theNHL.[1] After making his North American debut withAmerican Hockey League affiliate, theHartford Wolf Pack, He appeared in his first career NHL game, a 2-1 Rangers victory over theBuffalo Sabres on December 5, 2009.[2] Heikkinen played in 7 games with the Rangers before returning to the Wolf Pack for the majority of the2009–10 season.
On May 21, 2010, Ilkka returned to Europe, signing a one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL.[3]
On April 29, 2011, Ilkka signed a one-year contract with theVäxjö Lakers Hockey of the SwedishElitserien (SEL).[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Lukko | SM-l | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko | SM-l | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 51 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-l | 54 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers Hockey | SEL | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Lugano | NLA | 44 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 41 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 57 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 283 | 31 | 82 | 113 | 255 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 106 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| SHL totals | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||