Harri Pesonen

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Harri Pesonen
NLA, Lausanne HC vs. Geneve-Servette HC, 26th September 2014 38 - cropped.jpg
Harri Pesonen with LHC in 2014
Born (1988-08-06) August 6, 1988 (age 36)
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 teamFlag of Finland.svg  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.

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Playing career

Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä. [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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 JYP FIN U18196396—————
2005–06JYPFIN U18 Q93366—————
2005–06JYPFIN U182413142749—————
2006–07JYP Jr. A 408172510—————
2007–08JYPJr. A372124456394131733
2007–08 JYP SM-l 30000—————
2008–09JYPJr. A10002—————
2008–09 JYPSM-l4743712154158
2008–09 D Team Mestis 101061610—————
2009–10 JYPSM-l2542635—————
2009–10 D TeamMestis1843733111348
2010–11 JYPSM-l54111526261046106
2010–11 D TeamMestis20334—————
2011–12 JYPSM-l602114355214651137
2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 6414173124—————
2012–13 New Jersey Devils NHL 40002—————
2013–14 Albany DevilsAHL751521365240110
2014–15 Lausanne HC NLA 481019294971342
2015–16 Lausanne HCNLA5022244618—————
2016–17 Lausanne HCNLA491522372040226
2017–18 Lausanne HCNL4112172934—————
2018–19 SCL Tigers NL502122434062246
2019–20 SCL TigersNL4818244244—————
2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 33681416—————
2020–21 Ak Bars Kazan KHL171348101458
2021–22 SCL TigersNL5021234467—————
2022–23 SCL TigersNL5220193930—————
Liiga totals1894034741253914122651
NHL totals40002—————
NL totals38813917030930217371014
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Slovakia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Finland

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Finland WJC 6th62130
2019 Finland WC Gold medal icon.svg104370
2022 Finland OG Gold medal icon.svg63144
2022 FinlandWCGold medal icon.svg101560
2023 FinlandWC7th71232
Junior totals62130
Senior totals33911206

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References

  1. ↑ "2010-11 Scoring for JyP HT Jyvaskyla". hockeydb.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  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.


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