Joni Ikonen | |||
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Born | Espoo, Finland | 14 April 1999||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Liiga team Former teams | HIFK Helsinki Frölunda HC KalPa Ilves Lahti Pelicans | ||
NHL draft | 58th overall, 2017 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Joni Ikonen (born 14 April 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HIFK Helsinki of Liiga. He was selected in the second round, 58th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Ikonen originally played as a youth in his native Finland, appearing at the Junior C and Junior B levels with the Blues before opting to continue his development in Sweden with Frölunda for the 2015–16 season, alongside fellow countryman Kristian Vesalainen. Ikonen made his professional debut at the senior level with Frölunda in the Swedish Hockey League during the 2016–17 season. After the season, he left the team due to contract disputes, [1] and on 19 July 2017, signed with KalPa of the Finnish Liiga. [2] [3]
After two seasons with Ilves, Ikonen left to sign a one-year contract with fellow Liiga outfit, Lahti Pelicans, on 29 April 2022. [4]
Ikonen's older brother, Juuso, is currently playing for HV71 in the SHL.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2015–16 | Frölunda HC | J18 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | KalPa | Liiga | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | KalPa | Liiga | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ilves | Liiga | 59 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
SHL totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Liiga totals | 144 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
2017 Slovakia |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Finland | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
2017 | Finland | U18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
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