Aleksi Heponiemi

#91 HV71 / SHL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jan 09, 1999
Age: 27
Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ilves
Position: C/W
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 70 kg / 154 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Aleksi Heponiemi Facts

Drafted: 2017 round 2 #40 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency: Premium

A highly-skilled forward who plays with a lot of speed and skill…uses his speed to jet down the wing and beat defenders along the outside
— Futureconsiderations.ca 2017

He is dynamic and can create space for himself and his teammates because he makes quick decisions and has tremendous foot speed
— Hockeyprospect.com 2017

Aleksi Heponiemi Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	6	3	4	7	0	-
2013-2014	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	15	2	5	7	2	-
2014-2015	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	7	18	25	2	-
2014-2015	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	31	26	50	76	16	-
2014-2015	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-
2014-2015	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	7	1	2	3	0	-
2015-2016	Ilves U18 "A"	U18 SM-sarja	39	25	40	65	24	-	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	2	-
2015-2016	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	2	2	4	2	4	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	1
2015-2016	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	0	0	0	-
2016-2017	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	72	28	58	86	18	15	Playoffs	14	0	8	8	8	-7
2016-2017	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	3	3	0	-
2017-2018	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	57	28	90	118	28	42	Playoffs	26	5	25	30	2	5
2017-2018	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	2	0	2	2	-3
2017-2018	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	3	1	4	2	-
2018-2019	Kärpät	Liiga	50	16	30	46	8	18	Playoffs	17	3	0	3	8	-1
2018-2019	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	3	6	9	4	7
2018-2019	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	6	11	17	6	-
2019-2020	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL	49	3	11	14	16	-7
2020-2021	MODO Hockey Loan	HockeyAllsvenskan	16	6	8	14	22	5
2020-2021	Florida Panthers	NHL	9	1	1	2	2	1
2020-2021	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	6	0	6	6	6	0
2021-2022	Florida Panthers	NHL	6	0	1	1	2	-6
2021-2022	Charlotte Checkers "A"	AHL	56	9	30	39	28	0	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	14	1
2022-2023	Florida Panthers	NHL	10	1	2	3	2	-1
2022-2023	Charlotte Checkers "A"	AHL	62	12	31	43	12	3	Playoffs	7	1	6	7	0	-5
2023-2024	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	22	7	10	17	10	4	Playoffs	8	1	1	2	0	-4
2024-2025	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	37	6	12	18	8	3
2025-2026	HV71	SHL	28	6	12	18	4	-7
2026-2027	HV71	SHL	7	0	3	3	2	0
2026-2027	Projected	SHL	51	0	22	22	15	0

Aleksi Heponiemi Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2016-2017	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	5	5	0	1
2017-2018	Swift Current Broncos	Memorial Cup	3	1	3	4	2	-2
2018-2019	Kärpät	Champions HL	10	2	5	7	12	1
2023-2024	EHC Biel-Bienne	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	0	1

Aleksi Heponiemi Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	173	24	78	102	0.59	62	-4	2	14	2	9	11	0.79	14	-4
Champions HL	2	12	2	6	8	0.67	12	2	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	16	6	8	14	0.88	22	5	0
International-Jr	4	32	10	17	27	0.84	8	-	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	0	5	5	1.25	0	1	0
Liiga	1	50	16	30	46	0.92	8	18	1	17	3	0	3	0.18	8	-1
Memorial Cup	1	3	1	3	4	1.33	2	-2	0
NHL	3	25	2	4	6	0.24	6	-6	0
NL	2	59	13	22	35	0.59	18	7	1	8	1	1	2	0.25	0	-4
SHL	2	35	6	15	21	0.60	6	-7	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	46	28	55	83	1.80	18	-	0
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	16	10	22	32	2.00	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	40	25	40	65	1.63	24	-	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	2	4	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	2	1
WHC-17	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
WHL	2	129	56	148	204	1.58	46	57	2	40	5	33	38	0.95	10	-2
WJC-20	2	12	5	6	11	0.92	6	4	0

Aleksi Heponiemi Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Charlotte Checkers	2	118	21	61	82	0.69	40	3	2	14	2	9	11	0.79	14	-4
EHC Biel-Bienne	2	61	13	23	36	0.59	18	8	1	8	1	1	2	0.25	0	-4
Finland U16 (all)	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	0	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	0	5	5	1.25	0	1	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	0	-	0
Finland U20	2	12	5	6	11	0.92	6	4	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	22	9	12	21	0.95	8	-	0
Florida Panthers	3	25	2	4	6	0.24	6	-6	0
HV71	2	35	6	15	21	0.60	6	-7	0
Ilves U16	2	62	38	77	115	1.85	20	-	0
Ilves U18	2	40	25	40	65	1.63	24	-	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	2	-
Ilves U20	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	2	4	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	2	1
Kärpät	1	60	18	35	53	0.88	20	19	1	17	3	0	3	0.18	8	-1
MODO Hockey	1	16	6	8	14	0.88	22	5	0
Springfield Thunderbirds	1	49	3	11	14	0.29	16	-7	0
Swift Current Broncos	2	132	57	151	208	1.58	48	55	2	40	5	33	38	0.95	10	-2
Syracuse Crunch	1	6	0	6	6	1.00	6	0	0

Aleksi Heponiemi Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2013-2014	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Ilves)
2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja All-Star Team U16 SM-sarja Best Forward (Sami Kapanen Award) U16 SM-sarja Best Player (Teppo Numminen Award)
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja Best Forward (Esa Peltonen Award) U18 SM-sarja First All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Champion
2016-2017	WHL Most Assists by Rookie (58) WHL Most Points by Rookie (86) WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy)
2017-2018	CHL Sportsman of the Year WHL (East) First All-Star Team WHL Champion WHL Most Assists (90) WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Brad Hornung Trophy) WHL Playoffs Most Assists (25)
2018-2019	Liiga Most Assists by Rookie (30) Liiga Most Points by Junior (46) Liiga Most Points by Rookie (46) Liiga Player of the Month (February) Liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/30/2025	Confirmed	EHC Biel-Bienne	HV71
02/27/2024	Extension	EHC Biel-Bienne	EHC Biel-Bienne
07/21/2023	Confirmed	Charlotte Checkers	EHC Biel-Bienne
07/05/2022	Extension	Florida Panthers	Florida Panthers
08/09/2020	Loan	Florida Panthers	MODO Hockey
05/15/2019	Confirmed	Kärpät	Florida Panthers
05/28/2018	Confirmed	Swift Current Broncos	Kärpät
06/30/2016	Confirmed	Ilves U20	Swift Current Broncos

Aleksi Heponiemi Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #10 by Swift Current Broncos in the CHL Import Draft
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #76 by FCHockey
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #65 by McKeen's Hockey
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #50 by TSN/McKenzie
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by NHL Central Scouting