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Finland Iivari Räsänen
#5 Tappara / Liiga - 25/26
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
Date of Birth
May 23, 2001
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tappara
Contract
25/26+1
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Aapeli Räsänen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Iivari Räsänen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 1* 6* 7* 2* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 29* 9* 7* 16* 28* -* |
2015-16 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 41* 4* 5* 9* 16* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -
2016-17 Tappara U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja 42* 7* 17* 24* 42* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 11* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 4 -
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 50* 4* 14* 18* 32* 7* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 4 0
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 13* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2018-19 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 4* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 16 -
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 49* 6* 25* 31* 58* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 25* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2019-20 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 9* 0* 5* 5* 24* 3* |
Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 45* 4* 14* 18* 30* 14* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2020-21 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 25* 1* 7* 8* 19* 14* |
2021-22 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 40* 0* 5* 5* 16* 16* |
2022-23 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 41* 2* 13* 15* 12* 25* |
2023-24 Quinnipiac Univ. “A” NCAA 39* 4* 7* 11* 16* 25* |
2024-25 KalPa Liiga 33* 1* 3* 4* 6* -9* |
2025-26 KalPa Liiga 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 3* |
Tappara Liiga 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Projected Liiga 42* 3* 8* 11* 5* 11* |

Iivari Räsänen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2018-19 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2025-26 KalPa Champions HL 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* 4* |

Iivari Räsänen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Ivan Hlinka Memorial) 2 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 63* 1* 6* 7* 0.11* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 49* 2* 6* 8* 0.16* 8* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 145* 7* 32* 39* 0.27* 63* 80* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 29* 9* 7* 16* 0.55* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9* 1* 6* 7* 0.78* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 4 85* 11* 26* 37* 0.44* 60* -* | 4 14 0 * 8 * 8 * 0.57 * 22 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 108* 10* 44* 54* 0.50* 114* 5* | 2 12 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.17 * 4 * 1 *
USHL 1 45* 4* 14* 18* 0.40* 30* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 2 10* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *

Iivari Räsänen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/24/2025
11/24/2025 Confirmed KalPa Tappara
05/06/2024
05/06/2024 Confirmed Quinnipiac Univ. KalPa
01/31/2020
01/31/2020 Confirmed Muskegon Lumberjacks Quinnipiac Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 8 #122 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #85 by Elite Prospects

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #147 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #120 by NHL Central Scouting