Esa Tikkanen

#10 Anyang Halla / Asia League - 04/05

Date of Birth: Jan 25, 1965
Age: 61
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kojootit
Position: LW
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Esa Tikkanen Facts

Player Type: AgitatorGrinderTwo-Way Forward
Drafted: 1983 round 4 #80 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Sons: Enzo Tikkanen & Tito Tikkanen

Team Staff profile also available: Esa Tikkanen

Esa Tikkanen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1980-1981	HJK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	2	2	4	6	-
1981-1982	Regina Pat Blues	SJHL	59	38	37	75	216	-
1981-1982	Regina Pats	WHL	2	0	0	0	0	-
1981-1982	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	3	2	5	2	-
1982-1983	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	30	34	31	65	104	-	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	10	-
1982-1983	HIFK	SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
1982-1983	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	2	1	3	14	-
1982-1983	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	5	-
1983-1984	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	6	5	9	14	13	-	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	8	-
1983-1984	HIFK	SM-liiga	36	19	11	30	30	1	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
1983-1984	Olympiajoukkue Loan	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
1983-1984	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	8	4	12	8	-
1984-1985	HIFK	SM-liiga	36	21	34	55	42	37
1984-1985	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
1984-1985	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	7	12	19	10	-
1984-1985	Finland (all)	International	14	4	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	Finland	WC	10	4	5	9	12	3
1985-1986	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	35	7	6	13	28	5	Playoffs	8	2	3	5	7	-
1986-1987	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	76	34	44	78	120	44	Playoffs	21	7	2	9	22	-
1987-1988	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	23	51	74	153	21	Playoffs	19	10	17	27	72	2
1987-1988	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	6	-3
1988-1989	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	67	31	47	78	92	10	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	12	-1
1988-1989	Finland	WC	8	4	4	8	14	3
1989-1990	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	30	33	63	161	17	Playoffs	22	13	11	24	26	12
1990-1991	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	27	42	69	85	22	Playoffs	18	12	8	20	24	3
1991-1992	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	40	12	16	28	44	-8	Playoffs	16	5	3	8	8	-1
1991-1992	Finland	CC	6	2	2	4	6	-2
1992-1993	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	66	14	19	33	76	-11
1992-1993	New York Rangers	NHL	15	2	5	7	18	-13
1992-1993	Finland	WC	6	0	0	0	2	-6
1992-1993	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	2	-
1993-1994	New York Rangers	NHL	83	22	32	54	114	5	Playoffs	23	4	4	8	34	1
1994-1995	HIFK Lockout	SM-liiga	19	2	11	13	16	2
1994-1995	St. Louis Blues	NHL	43	12	23	35	22	13	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	20	-1
1995-1996	St. Louis Blues	NHL	11	1	4	5	18	1
1995-1996	New Jersey Devils	NHL	9	0	2	2	4	-6
1995-1996	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	38	13	23	37	14	6	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	-3
1995-1996	Finland	WC	1	0	0	0	0	-2
1996-1997	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	62	12	15	27	66	-9
1996-1997	New York Rangers	NHL	14	1	2	3	6	0	Playoffs	15	9	3	12	26	2
1997-1998	Florida Panthers	NHL	28	1	8	9	16	-7
1997-1998	Washington Capitals	NHL	20	2	10	12	2	-4	Playoffs	21	3	3	6	20	-2
1997-1998	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	0	-1
1997-1998	Finland (all)	International	6	1	1	2	0	-1
1998-1999	New York Rangers	NHL	32	0	3	3	38	-5
1999-2000	Jokerit	SM-liiga	43	10	13	23	85	3	Playoffs	11	1	6	7	10	1
1999-2000	Finland	WC	9	2	1	3	10	2
2000-2001	Moskitos Essen	DEL	46	8	21	29	81	-18
2001-2004	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Anyang Halla	Asia League	30	8	17	25	58	29

Esa Tikkanen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1986-1987	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2	0	1	1	2	-

Esa Tikkanen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Asia League	1	30	8	17	25	0.83	58	29	0
CC	2	11	2	3	5	0.45	12	-5	0
DEL	1	46	8	21	29	0.63	81	-18	0
EJC-18	2	10	5	3	8	0.80	16	-	0
International	3	26	5	1*	6*	0.23*	2*	-1*	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	3	38	41	42	83	2.18	123	-	2	8	8	6	14	1.75	18	-
NHL	15	877	244	385	630	0.72	1077	81	13	186	71	61	132	0.71	275	12*
OG	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	0	-1	0
Rendez-vous 87	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-	0
SJHL	1	59	38	37	75	1.27	216	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	5	135	52	69	121	0.90	173	42	3	14	1	7	8	0.57	12	1*
WC	5	34	10	10	20	0.59	38	0	0
WHL	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
WJC-20	3	21	17	19	36	1.71	23	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Esa Tikkanen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Anyang Halla	1	30	8	17	25	0.83	58	29	0
Edmonton Oilers	9	522	178	258	436	0.84	759	100	8	114	50	47	97	0.85	173	15*
Finland	5	34	10	10	20	0.59	38	0	0
Finland (CC)	2	11	2	3	5	0.45	12	-5	0
Finland (all)	3	26	5	1*	6*	0.23*	2*	-1*	0
Finland Olympics	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	0	-1	0
Finland U18	2	10	5	3	8	0.80	16	-	0
Finland U20	3	21	17	19	36	1.71	23	-	0
Florida Panthers	1	28	1	8	9	0.32	16	-7	0
HIFK	4	91	42	56	98	1.08	88	40	2	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-
HIFK U20	2	36	39	40	79	2.19	117	-	2	8	8	6	14	1.75	18	-
HJK U20	1	2	2	2	4	2.00	6	-	0
Jokerit	1	43	10	13	23	0.53	85	3	1	11	1	6	7	0.64	10	1
Moskitos Essen	1	46	8	21	29	0.63	81	-18	0
New Jersey Devils	1	9	0	2	2	0.22	4	-6	0
New York Rangers	4	144	25	42	67	0.47	176	-13	2	38	13	7	20	0.53	60	3
NHL All-Stars	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-	0
Olympiajoukkue	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
Regina Pat Blues	1	59	38	37	75	1.27	216	-	0
Regina Pats	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
St. Louis Blues	2	54	13	27	40	0.74	40	14	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	20	-1
Vancouver Canucks	2	100	25	38	64	0.64	80	-3	1	6	3	2	5	0.83	2	-3
Washington Capitals	1	20	2	10	12	0.60	2	-4	1	21	3	3	6	0.29	20	-2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Esa Tikkanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1982-1983	U18 EJC Silver Medal U20 SM-sarja Champion
1983-1984	SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (19) U20 SM-sarja Champion U20 WJC Silver Medal
1984-1985	SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+37) NHL Stanley Cup Champion U20 WJC All-Star Team
1986-1987	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1987-1988	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1988-1989	NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1989-1990	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1990-1991	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1993-1994	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1994-1995	Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (2) NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1997-1998	Olympic Bronze Medal
1999-2000	SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2000-2001	DEL All-Star Team
2003-2004	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#143)

Esa Tikkanen Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by Jokerit
Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for ESC Moskitos Essen
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HIFK
Cult/Star player for HL Anyang
Cult/Star player for Jokerit
Cult/Star player for New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for Regina Pats