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Finland Pekka Tirkkonen

Herning Blue Fox / Denmark - 07/08

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Pekka Tirkkonen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
55
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
3-time Danish Champion 3
3-time Liiga Champion 3

Father: Paavo Tirkkonen
Uncle: Heikki Tirkkonen
Brother: Antti Tirkkonen

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Pekka Tirkkonen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 SaPKo I-divisioona 21* 3* 5* 8* 0* -* |
1985-86 SaPKo I-divisioona 40* 14* 13* 27* 12* -* | Relegation 6 4 6 10 0 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
1986-87 SaPKo I-divisioona 40* 15* 21* 36* 10* 5* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 3* 9* 2* -* |
1987-88 TPS SM-liiga 44* 11* 12* 23* 4* 8* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
1988-89 TPS SM-liiga 42* 11* 15* 26* 8* 16* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 0 4
1989-90 TPS SM-liiga 41* 17* 11* 28* 0* 26* | Playoffs 9 3 4 7 0 5
Finland WC 9* 2* 0* 2* 4* -2* |
1990-91 TPS SM-liiga 44* 9* 23* 32* 10* 22* | Playoffs 9 4 2 6 0 6
Finland Goodwill Games 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Finland WC 9* 3* 0* 3* 3* -* |
1991-92 KalPa “A” SM-liiga 29* 5* 7* 12* 6* -8* |
Finland CC 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
1992-93 KalPa “A” SM-liiga 48* 11* 17* 28* 14* -8* |
Finland II (all) International 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
1993-94 KalPa “A” SM-liiga 47* 17* 24* 41* 37* 15* |
HC Královopolská Brno Czechia2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Finland (all) International 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland II (all) International 7* 5* 2* 7* 0* -* |
1994-95 KalPa “A” SM-liiga 47* 19* 12* 31* 30* -11* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -5
1995-96 KalPa “C” SM-liiga 48* 16* 20* 36* 10* -4* |
Finland (all) International -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1996-97 Star Bulls Rosenheim DEL 50* 18* 25* 43* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 0 4 4 0 -
1997-98 Augsburger Panther DEL 41* 4* 7* 11* 6* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -
1998-99 KalPa “C” SM-liiga 52* 9* 20* 29* 24* -11* | Relegation 6 3 3 6 0 2
1999-00 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 52* 9* 19* 28* 38* -10* |
2000-01 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 45* 6* 14* 20* 18* -5* |
2001-02 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 55* 10* 24* 34* 16* -6* |
2002-03 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 53* 11* 18* 29* 26* -18* |
2003-04 Linköping HC Elitserien 43* 3* 16* 19* 12* 7* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 6 0
2004-05 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 35* 16* 19* 35* 12* -* | Playoffs 16 5 11 16 8 -
2005-06 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 36* 19* 14* 33* 18* 6* | Playoffs 15 5 17 22 8 -
2006-07 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 36* 12* 30* 42* 20* -* | Playoffs 15 6 4 10 32 -
2007-08 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 31* 9* 12* 21* 16* -* | Playoffs 16 4 8 12 4 -

Pekka Tirkkonen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Finland Izvestia Trophy 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2008-09 SaPKo Mestis Head Coach Replaced Jori Kokkonen midseason
2009-10 SaPKo Mestis Head Coach
2010-11 SaPKo Mestis Head Coach
2011-12 SaPKo Mestis Head Coach
2012-13 SaiPa SM-liiga Head Coach
2013-14 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
2014-15 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
2015-16 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
2016-17 EHC Kloten NLA Head Coach
2017-18 EHC Kloten NL Head Coach Released on Oct 16th, replaced by Kevin Schläpfer
2018-19 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL Head Coach Released in October & replaced by Hans Kossmann
2019-20 JYP Liiga Head Coach
2020-21 JYP Liiga Head Coach Not active as staff between 21/10-30/3
2021-22 Herning Blue Fox Denmark Head Coach
2022-23 Herning Blue Fox Denmark Head Coach
2023-24 GKS Tychy Poland Head Coach
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Pekka Tirkkonen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
DEL 2 91* 22* 32* 54* 0.59* 20* -* | 2 9 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
Denmark 4 138* 56* 75* 131* 0.95* 66* 6* | 4 62 20 * 40 * 60 * 0.97 * 52 * - *
EJC-18 1 5* 4* 3* 7* 1.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Goodwill Games 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 3 101* 32* 39* 71* 0.70* 22* 5* | 1 6 4 * 6 * 10 * 1.67 * 0 * - *
International 3 19* 5* 4* 9* 0.47* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 14 647* 161* 236* 397* 0.61* 241* 6* | 5 37 12 * 11 * 23 * 0.62 * 2 * 12 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 43* 3* 16* 19* 0.44* 12* 7* | 1 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 6 * 0 *
WC 2 18* 5* 0* 5* 0.28* 7* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 10* 5* 15* 1.07* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Pekka Tirkkonen Biography and Trivia

Number 22 retired by SaPKo

Cult/Star player for Herning Blue Fox

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