| Heikki Laine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | October 17, 1983 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | HIFK JYP Espoo Blues | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2011 | ||
Heikki Laine (born October 17. 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.
Lanie played 106 regular season games in the Finnish Liiga with HIFK, JYP and Espoo Blues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | HIFK U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 28 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 33 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 79 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Salamat | Mestis | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Salamat | Mestis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Salamat | Mestis | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | D Team | Mestis | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | Ligue Magnus | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 106 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 135 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Mestis totals | 102 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 129 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | ||||
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