Esa Keskinen

#9 TPS / SM-liiga - 99/00

Date of Birth: Feb 03, 1965
Age: 61
Place of Birth: Ylöjärvi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Koovee
Position: C
Height: 177 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Esa Keskinen Facts

Player Type: Cerebral TacticianOffensive CenterPlaymaker
Drafted: 1985 round 5 #101 overall by Calgary Flames

Brother: Ville Keskinen
Nephews: Kalle Keskinen, Oiva Keskinen

Esa Keskinen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1980-1981	KOOVEE U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	32	46	20	66	35	-
1980-1981	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	1	2	3	19	-
1980-1981	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981-1982	FoPS	I-divisioona	27	14	18	32	8	-
1981-1982	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	3	0	3	4	-
1982-1983	FoPS	I-divisioona	15	5	14	19	8	-
1982-1983	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	5	2	7	2	-
1983-1984	TPS	SM-liiga	31	10	25	35	0	16	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-
1983-1984	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	4	8	12	0	-
1984-1985	TPS	SM-liiga	35	11	22	33	6	16	Playoffs	10	2	3	5	0	-2
1984-1985	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	6	14	20	2	-
1984-1985	Finland (all)	International	1	0	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	TPS	SM-liiga	36	18	28	46	4	11	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	0	-
1986-1987	TPS	SM-liiga	44	25	36	61	4	7	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-8
1987-1988	TPS	SM-liiga	44	14	55	69	14	14
1987-1988	Finland Olympics	OG	8	1	1	2	2	4
1988-1989	Lukko	SM-liiga	41	24	46	70	12	8
1988-1989	Finland	WC	10	1	8	9	2	-2
1989-1990	Lukko	SM-liiga	44	25	26	51	16	-9
1989-1990	Finland	WC	10	0	4	4	8	-3
1990-1991	Lukko "C"	SM-liiga	44	17	51	68	14	3	Relegation	4	2	6	8	2	-
1990-1991	Finland	WC	10	2	5	7	4	-
1991-1992	TPS	SM-liiga	44	24	45	69	12	17	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	2
1992-1993	TPS	SM-liiga	46	16	43	59	12	7	Playoffs	12	1	6	7	4	2
1993-1994	TPS	SM-liiga	47	23	47	70	28	15	Playoffs	11	5	4	9	4	1
1993-1994	Finland Olympics	OG	8	2	4	6	6	4
1993-1994	Finland	WC	7	2	3	5	2	10
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	23	6	10	16	6	14
1994-1995	HV71	Elitserien	39	15	29	44	48	-	Playoffs	13	3	5	8	10	-
1994-1995	Finland	WC	8	1	5	6	6	3
1995-1996	HV71	Elitserien	39	18	41	59	18	-	Playoffs	4	0	5	5	2	-
1995-1996	Finland	WC	6	1	3	4	2	0
1996-1997	HV71	Elitserien	34	9	27	36	30	-
1997-1998	HV71	Elitserien	46	16	29	45	24	11	Playoffs	3	0	4	4	0	1
1998-1999	HV71	Elitserien	45	3	22	25	28	-9
1999-2000	TPS	SM-liiga	22	8	19	27	8	18	Playoffs	11	2	5	7	4	1

Esa Keskinen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	TPS	European Cup	4	2	2	4	12	3
1995-1996	HV71	European Cup	3	1	8	9	0	-
1999-2000	TPS	Euro HL	3	0	2	2	0	-3

Esa Keskinen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EJC-18	3	15	9	4	13	0.87	25	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	5	203	61	148	209	1.03	148	2*	3	20	3	14	17	0.85	12	1*
Euro HL	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	0	-3	0
European Cup	2	7	3	10	13	1.86	12	3*	0
I-divisioona	2	42	19	32	51	1.21	16	-	0
International	2	24	6	10*	16*	0.67*	6*	14*	0
International-Jr	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	1	32	46	20	66	2.06	35	-	0
OG	2	16	3	5	8	0.50	8	8	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	12	478	215	443	658	1.38	130	123	9	68	16	26	42	0.62	14	-4*
WC	6	51	7	28	35	0.69	24	8*	0
WJC-20	2	14	10	22	32	2.29	2	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Esa Keskinen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland	6	51	7	28	35	0.69	24	8*	0
Finland (all)	2	24	6	10*	16*	0.67*	6*	14*	0
Finland Olympics	2	16	3	5	8	0.50	8	8	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Finland U18	3	15	9	4	13	0.87	25	-	0
Finland U20	2	14	10	22	32	2.29	2	-	0
FoPS	2	42	19	32	51	1.21	16	-	0
HV71	5	206	62	156	218	1.06	148	2*	3	20	3	14	17	0.85	12	1*
KOOVEE U20	1	32	46	20	66	2.06	35	-	0
Lukko	3	129	66	123	189	1.47	42	2	1	4	2	6	8	2.00	2	-
TPS	9	356	151	324	475	1.33	100	121	8	64	14	20	34	0.53	12	-4*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Esa Keskinen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1979-1980	U16 Pohjola Camp MVP U16 Pohjola Camp Roster
1982-1983	U18 EJC Silver Medal
1983-1984	SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year SM-liiga Most Assists by Rookie (25) SM-liiga Most Points by Rookie (35) U20 WJC Silver Medal
1984-1985	SM-liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Most Assists (14) U20 WJC Most Points (20)
1987-1988	SM-liiga Most Assists (55) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (69) Olympic Silver Medal
1990-1991	SM-liiga Most Assists (51)
1992-1993	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year SM-liiga Most Assists (43) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (59) Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (2)
1993-1994	European Cup Champion SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) SM-liiga Golden Helmet SM-liiga Most Assists (47) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (70) SM-liiga Silver Medal Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	Elitserien Champion World Championship Gold Medal
1995-1996	Elitserien Most Assists Elitserien Most Points Elitserien Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen)
1999-2000	SM-liiga Champion
2003-2004	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#140)

Esa Keskinen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for FPS
Cult/Star player for HV71
Cult/Star player for KOOVEE U20
Cult/Star player for Lukko
Cult/Star player for TPS