Ilkka Pikkarainen

#84 IPK / Mestis - 19/20

Date of Birth: Apr 19, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Sonkajärvi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KallSi
Position: RW/LW
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 94 kg / 207 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Ilkka Pikkarainen Facts

Player Type: Heavy HitterPhysical Forward
Drafted: 2002 round 7 #218 overall by New Jersey Devils

A big winger with good skating ability. Has a bad temper and does take a lot of unneccessary penalties. Skilled offensively, where he likes to attack the net. Good physical player. Sometimes play right on the edge of the rules. Bit of a late bloomer. Energy player, who always works hard.

Son: Kasper Pikkarainen

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Ilkka Pikkarainen Statistics

									Post
1998-1999	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	6	12	18	26	-	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	27	-
1998-1999	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	13	6	1	7	12	-
1999-2000	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	3	2	5	14	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
2000-2001	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	27	31	58	186	-	Playoffs	9	2	5	7	26	-
2000-2001	HIFK	SM-liiga	4	0	0	0	8	-2	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001-2002	HIFK	SM-liiga	54	9	9	18	111	6
2002-2003	HIFK	SM-liiga	47	11	12	23	40	3
2003-2004	Albany River Rats	AHL	63	8	10	18	118	-19
2004-2005	Albany River Rats	AHL	71	12	12	24	102	-13
2005-2006	Albany River Rats	AHL	62	9	11	20	85	-10
2006-2007	HIFK	SM-liiga	53	17	20	37	140	16	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-3
2007-2008	HIFK	SM-liiga	37	8	10	18	100	20	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	6	-3
2008-2009	HIFK	SM-liiga	54	24	13	37	151	-3	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2009-2010	New Jersey Devils	NHL	31	1	3	4	10	-3
2009-2010	CSKA Moskva Loan	KHL	6	0	2	2	0	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	0
2009-2010	Lowell Devils	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2010-2011	Timrå IK	Elitserien	50	15	13	28	119	3
2011-2012	Timrå IK	Elitserien	27	5	5	10	18	-5
2011-2012	Pelicans	SM-liiga	11	6	4	10	20	0	Playoffs	16	1	3	4	38	-2
2012-2013	Pelicans	SM-liiga	48	6	13	19	135	-12
2013-2014	Pelicans	Liiga	49	7	8	15	61	-2	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	2	3
2014-2015	TPS "C"	Liiga	57	7	14	21	103	-6
2015-2016	TPS	Liiga	39	12	12	24	35	-1	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	27	2
2016-2017	TPS	Liiga	45	11	14	25	18	7
2017-2018	TPS	Liiga	52	8	11	19	98	1	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	22	-4
2018-2019	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL2	31	7	9	16	96	5
2018-2019	KalPa	Liiga	16	5	5	10	6	-1
2019-2020	IPK "A"	Mestis	43	16	29	45	92	28

Ilkka Pikkarainen Tournament Statistics


2007-2008	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	2	2
2011-2012	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	Spengler Cup	4	0	0	0	0	-
2014-2015	TPS	Champions HL	8	2	2	4	6	1
2015-2016	TPS	Champions HL	8	2	2	4	26	3
2016-2017	TPS	Champions HL	3	2	1	3	2	3
2017-2018	TPS	Champions HL	3	0	0	0	4	2
2019-2020	IPK	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	1	2	-

Ilkka Pikkarainen Career Totals by League


AHL	4	197	29	33	62	0.31	305	-43	0
Champions HL	4	22	6	5	11	0.50	38	9	0
DEL2	1	31	7	9	16	0.52	96	5	0
EHT	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	2	2	0
Elitserien (SHL)	2	77	20	18	38	0.49	137	-2	0
KHL	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	14	566	131	145	276	0.49	1026	26	8	56	5	10	15	0.27	97	-9
Mestis	1	43	16	29	45	1.05	92	28	0
NHL	1	31	1	3	4	0.13	10	-3	0
Spengler Cup	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Suomen Cup	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	1	24	6	12	18	0.75	26	-	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	27	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	66	30	33	63	0.95	200	-	3	25	9	7	16	0.64	40	-

Ilkka Pikkarainen Career Totals by Team


Albany River Rats	3	196	29	33	62	0.32	305	-42	0
CSKA Moskva	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	0
Finland (EHT)	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	2	2	0
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
HIFK	6	249	69	64	133	0.53	550	40	4	16	1	3	4	0.25	8	-8
HIFK U18	1	24	6	12	18	0.75	26	-	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	27	-
HIFK U20	3	66	30	33	63	0.95	200	-	3	25	9	7	16	0.64	40	-
IPK	1	44	17	29	46	1.05	94	28*	0
KalPa	1	16	5	5	10	0.63	6	-1	0
Lowell Devils	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
New Jersey Devils	1	31	1	3	4	0.13	10	-3	0
Pelicans	3	108	19	25	44	0.41	216	-14	2	24	2	6	8	0.33	40	1
Ravensburg Towerstars	1	31	7	9	16	0.52	96	5	0
Timrå IK	2	77	20	18	38	0.49	137	-2	0
TPS	4	215	44	56	100	0.47	292	10	2	16	2	1	3	0.19	49	-2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ilkka Pikkarainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2011-2012	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2019-2020	Finland2 (Mestis) First All-Star Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/25/2019	Confirmed	KalPa	IPK
01/31/2019	Confirmed	Ravensburg Towerstars	KalPa
09/02/2018	Confirmed	TPS	Ravensburg Towerstars
11/13/2015	Extension	TPS	TPS
11/24/2014	Extension	TPS	TPS
05/05/2014	Confirmed	Pelicans	TPS
03/26/2013	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
01/12/2012	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
01/05/2012	Confirmed	Timrå IK	Pelicans
05/27/2010	Confirmed	CSKA Moskva	Timrå IK
01/28/2010	Loan	New Jersey Devils	CSKA Moskva
07/02/2009	Confirmed	HIFK	New Jersey Devils

Ilkka Pikkarainen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HIFK
Cult/Star player for IPK

Career transactions
- 2010-05-27 • Signed to a two-year contract by Timrå
- 2010-01-28 • Loaned to CSKA Moskva by the New Jersey Devils
- 2009-07-02 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-05-17 • Signed by HIFK
- 2005-09-29 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2003-07-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New Jersey Devils