| Lauri Korpikoski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Korpikoski with theArizona Coyotes in 2014 | |||
| Born | (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (age 38) Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams | HC TPS New York Rangers Arizona Coyotes Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets ZSC Lions EHC Biel | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | 19th overall,2004 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Lauri Korpikoski (born 28 July 1986) is aFinnish professionalice hockeyleft winger who is currently playing forHC TPS of theLiiga. Korpikoski has previously played in the NHL for theArizona Coyotes,Edmonton Oilers,Dallas Stars,Columbus Blue Jackets and theNew York Rangers, the organization that drafted him in the first round, 19th overall, at the2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Korpikoski was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the2004 NHL Entry Draft by theNew York Rangers. He originally played forTPS' junior team in theSM-liiga before moving up to the main team for the 2004–05 season. He then played two seasons of professional hockey in Finland before joining the Rangers'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theHartford Wolf Pack, after TPS' 2005–06 season; he played five regular season games and 11 playoff games for Hartford for the team's2005–06 season.
In2006–07, Korpikoski had 11 goals and 38 points for the Wolf Pack, while in2007–08, in his second year with the team, he bested his previous year's totals, scoring 23 goals and having 50 points, also scoring two points in fiveCalder Cup playoff games. Following Hartford's first round exit from the playoffs, Korpikoski was named to the Rangers' reserves squad for the team's2008 Stanley Cup playoff run. On 4 May, he dressed for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against thePittsburgh Penguins, and 2:03 into the game's third period, he scored his first career NHL goal on just his second-ever shot. The goal brought the Rangers to within one goal of tying (which they did), although the team eventually lost inovertime, eliminating them from the playoffs.
After scoring points in every pre-season game in which he played, Korpikoski survived cuts to make the Rangers' 23-man roster for the start of the2008–09 season, the only rookie to make the team. He later scored his first career regular season NHL goal againstKevin Weekes of theNew Jersey Devils on 12 November 2008.
On 13 July 2009, Korpikoski was traded to thePhoenix Coyotes in exchange forEnver Lisin. On 11 July 2013, the Coyotes re-signed Korpikoski to a four-year contract extension.[1]
On 30 June 2015, with two seasons left on his contract, Korpikoski was traded by the rebuilding Coyotes to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange forBoyd Gordon.[2] He scored his first career NHLhat trick on 11 December 2015 against theNew York Rangers.[3]
After only one year in Edmonton, on 30 June 2016, Korpikoski was placed on unconditional waivers by the Oilers for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract.[4]
Before the start of the2016–17 season, theCalgary Flames signed Korpikoski to a professional try-out contract to attend training camp on 22 September 2016.[5] Despite a successful pre-season with the Flames, Korpikoski was without a contract with the Flames. On 9 October, he was released at his request to pursue a contract offer. The following day he signed a one-year, $1 million contract with theDallas Stars.[6] Korpokoski cemented his role within the Stars checking lines, scoring 8 goals and 20 points in 60 games before he was dealt with the Stars out of post-season contention, to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange forDillon Heatherington on 1 March 2017.[7]
After ending his NHL career, as an unsigned free agent, Korpikoski joined Swiss club,ZSC Lions of theNational League for the duration of the2017–18 season. In helping the Lions capture the Swiss championship, Korpikoski produced 2 goals and 6 points in 16 post-season games.
Korpikoski left Switzerland after one season, and opted to return to his native Finland, securing a long-term 6-year contract with former club, HC TPS of the Liiga, on May 21, 2018.[8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | TPS | FIN U18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | TPS | FIN U20 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | TPS | FIN U18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | TPS | FIN U20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | TPS | SM-l | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | TPS | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | TPS | SM-l | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 78 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 79 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 71 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 79 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-l | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 64 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | ZSC Lions | NL | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | TPS | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | TPS | Liiga | 48 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | TPS | Liiga | 18 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | EHC Biel | NL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | TPS | Liiga | 43 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 | – | – | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 216 | 41 | 63 | 104 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 609 | 86 | 115 | 201 | 132 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 | 2014 Sochi | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2006 British Columbia | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC |  | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Finland | OG | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | New York Rangers first round draft pick 2004 | Succeeded by |