Iivo Hokkanen | |||
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Born | Hämeenlinna, Finland | 3 May 1985||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | HPK Tappara HIFK | ||
Playing career | 2002–2017 |
Ilvo Hokkanen (born 3 May 1985) is a Finnish former ice hockey centre.
Hokkanen played in the SM-liiga for HPK, Tappara and HIFK. [1] He also played in Germany's DEL2 for EHC Freiburg and in France's FFHG Division 1 for Anglet Hormadi Élite and Ligue Magnus for Pionniers de Chamonix-Morzine.
Hokkanen played in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for Finland. [2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Jukurit U16 | U16 I-divisioona | 14 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||
2001–02 | Jukurit U18 | U18 I-divisioona | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Jukurit U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Jukurit | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Jukurit U18 | U18 I-divisioona | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||
2002–03 | Jukurit U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Jukurit U20 | U20 Suomi-sarja | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Jukurit | Mestis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Jukurit U20 | U20 I-divisioona | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Jukurit U20 | U20 Suomi-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Jukurit | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | HPK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Jukurit U20 | U20 Suomi-sarja | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Jukurit | Mestis | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | HPK U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | HPK | SM-liiga | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Haukat | Mestis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HPK | SM-liiga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | HC Salamat | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | KooKoo | Mestis | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | HPK | SM-liiga | 45 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | Jukurit | Mestis | 44 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | KooKoo | Mestis | 44 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | KooKoo | Mestis | 47 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | KooKoo | Mestis | 36 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Jukurit | Mestis | 29 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Hydraulic Oilers | Suomi-sarja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Jukurit | Mestis | 56 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | ||
2014–15 | Jukurit | Mestis | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | EHC Freiburg | DEL2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | France2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Pionniers de Chamonix-Mont Blanc | Ligue Magnus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SM-liiga totals | 127 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Mestis totals | 367 | 71 | 160 | 231 | 302 | 68 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 44 |
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