Riku Hahl

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Riku Hahl
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Born (1980-11-01) November 1, 1980 (age 41)
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HPK
Colorado Avalanche
HC Davos
Timrå IK
Frölunda HC
Jokerit
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 1999
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 1998–2016

Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who played most notably for HPK in the Finnish Liiga and the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Hahl was drafted 183rd overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.

Before coming to North America, Hahl played for his hometown team, HPK, in the Finnish SM-liiga, and was known for his defensive skills as a forward. In the autumn of 2000, Hahl left for Colorado, where he impressed the Avalanche coaches at training camp and was rewarded with 43 games in the NHL in the following season, including 21 playoff games. In his NHL career, Hahl played a total of 92 regular season games scoring five goals for a total of thirteen points. He also played 34 playoff games, recording two goals and four assists.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Hahl played for HPK, and represented HC Davos in the Swiss NLA during the 2005–06 season. Hahl represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal on the national team in the final against Team Canada.

Hahl signed with Timrå IK of Elitserien in the spring of 2006, [1] and completed a two-year deal with the Medelpad team before leaving in 2008 for Frölunda HC. [2]

After three seasons with Frölunda as an alternate captain, Hahl returned to Finland to play for Jokerit, signing a two-year deal on May 19, 2011. [3]

Hahl played four seasons with Jokerit, including the last campaign within the Kontinental Hockey League, before opting to return to his original club in the Liiga with HPK on an optional two-year contract on July 24, 2015. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 HPK FIN U183219244322—————
1996–97HPKFIN U202011262022
1997–98HPKFIN U1810514196—————
1997–98HPKFIN U20351361912—————
1998–99HPKFIN U2060226—————
1998–99 HPK SM-l 28011080002
1999–2000HPKFIN U20101678—————
1999–2000 HPKSM-l504371880002
2000–01HPKFIN U20101678—————
2000–01 HPKSM-l21340—————
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 526172316—————
2001–02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2223514211230
2002–03 Hershey BearsAHL28771417—————
2002–03 Colorado AvalancheNHL423471260222
2003–04 Colorado AvalancheNHL280111271012
2004–05 HPKSM-l448132112102682
2005–06 HC Davos NLA 41817252214281020
2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 314131716—————
2007–08 Timrå IKSEL48103141221128106
2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL527243122101564
2009–10 Frölunda HCSEL26310131272354
2010–11 Frölunda HCSEL474202414—————
2011–12 Jokerit SM-l45915246101566
2012–13 JokeritSM-l48515202852240
2013–14 JokeritLiiga424121610—————
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 471458100224
2015–16 HPKLiiga121014—————
SM-l totals32434681021104210112114
NHL totals92581338342464
SEL totals204289812686295162114

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Riga
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Quebec City
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Toronto
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Finland EJC Silver medal icon.svg61452
1999 Finland WJC 5th60002
2000 FinlandWJC7th70112
2004 Finland WCH Silver medal icon.svg21010
2005 Finland WC 7th50002
2006 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg93254
2008 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg90000
2010 FinlandWC6th60110
Junior totals191566
Senior totals314376

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References

  1. ↑ "Hahl signs with Timra IK". timraik.nu. 2006-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Hahl signs for Frolunda". dagbladet.se. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-17.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Filppula and Hahl the latest confirmations" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Riku Hahl returns to HPK's organge" (in Finnish). HPK. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
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