Harri Pesonen

Harri Pesonen
Harri Pesonen with LHC in 2014
Born	(1988-08-06) August 6, 1988 (age 37) Muurame, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NL team Former teams	SCL Tigers JYP Jyväskylä New Jersey Devils Lausanne HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk Ak Bars Kazan
National team	Finland
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2008–present

Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He previously played in the NL with Lausanne HC and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan.

Playing career

Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä on 16 June 2012. ^[1]

On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens. ^[2]

After two seasons within the Devils organization and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014. ^[3]

On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). ^[4] In the following 2020–21 season, Pesonen appeared in 33 regular season games with Metallurg, producing six goals and 14 points before he was mutually released from his contract on December 10, 2020. He was later signed for the remainder of the season to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan on December 24, 2020. ^[5]

On June 14, 2021, Pesonen returned to Switzerland and the Tigers as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year deal through the 2022–23 season. ^[6]

Personal

Pesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	JYP	FIN U18		19	6	3	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	JYP	FIN U18 Q		9	3	3	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	JYP	FIN U18		24	13	14	27	49		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	JYP	Jr. A		40	8	17	25	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	JYP	Jr. A		37	21	24	45	63		9	4	13	17	33
2007–08	JYP	SM-l		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	JYP	Jr. A		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	JYP	SM-l		47	4	3	7	12		15	4	1	5	8
2008–09	D Team	Mestis		10	10	6	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	JYP	SM-l		25	4	2	6	35		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	D Team	Mestis		18	4	3	7	33		11	1	3	4	8
2010–11	JYP	SM-l		54	11	15	26	26		10	4	6	10	6
2010–11	D Team	Mestis		2	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	JYP	SM-l		60	21	14	35	52		14	6	5	11	37
2012–13	Albany Devils	AHL		64	14	17	31	24		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	New Jersey Devils	NHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Albany Devils	AHL		75	15	21	36	52		4	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Lausanne HC	NLA		48	10	19	29	49		7	1	3	4	2
2015–16	Lausanne HC	NLA		50	22	24	46	18		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Lausanne HC	NLA		49	15	22	37	20		4	0	2	2	6
2017–18	Lausanne HC	NL		41	12	17	29	34		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	SCL Tigers	NL		50	21	22	43	40		6	2	2	4	6
2019–20	SCL Tigers	NL		48	18	24	42	44		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		33	6	8	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		17	1	3	4	8		10	1	4	5	8
2021–22	SCL Tigers	NL		50	21	23	44	67		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	SCL Tigers	NL		52	20	19	39	30		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				189	40	34	74	125		39	14	12	26	51
NHL totals				4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
NL totals				388	139	170	309	302		17	3	7	10	14

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia
	2022 Finland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Finland	WJC	6th		6	2	1	3	0
2019	Finland	WC			10	4	3	7	0
2022	Finland	OG			6	3	1	4	4
2022	Finland	WC			10	1	5	6	0
2023	Finland	WC	7th		7	1	2	3	2
Junior totals					6	2	1	3	0
Senior totals					33	9	11	20	6

References

1. Fischer, John (June 12, 2012). "New Jersey Devils Sign JYP Winger Harri Pesonen to 1 Year Deal". SB Nation . Retrieved April 13, 2025.
2. "Canadiens overcome Devils". NBC Sports. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Harri Pesonen joins Lausanne Hockey Club" (in French). HC Lausanne. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
4. "Metallurg signs a contract with forward Harri Pesonen" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
5. "Harri Pesonen - Ak Bars player" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
6. "Finnish forward Harri Pesonen returns to the SCL Tigers". swisshockeynews.ch. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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