Riku Pitkänen — © Photo: Daniel André Stentz

Heerenveen Flyers — © Photo: Daniel André Stentz

Riku Pitkänen

#27 Heerenveen Flyers / BeNeLiga - 21/22

Date of Birth: Jul 18, 1991
Age: 35
Place of Birth: Suolahti, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Urho
Position: C
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

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Riku Pitkänen Facts

Cousin: Petri Pitkänen

Riku Pitkänen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2006-2007	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	11	7	6	13	2	-
2006-2007	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja	11	8	4	12	4	-
2008-2009	JYP U18	U18 I-divisioona	26	20	11	31	10	-
2009-2010	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	2	6	8	12	-9	Relegation	9	2	2	4	2	2
2010-2011	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	6	8	14	8	3	Playoffs	6	2	0	2	4	1
2011-2012	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	2	4	6	2	3
2011-2012	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	42	7	8	15	10	-18
2012-2013	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	48	14	17	31	12	-1
2013-2014	JYP-Akatemia "A"	Mestis	56	16	23	39	28	1
2014-2015	Jukurit	Mestis	39	13	11	24	14	3	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	0	2
2015-2016	Lukko	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-2016	KeuPa HT Loan	Mestis	49	6	14	20	12	-10	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-1
2016-2017	JYP-Akatemia "C"	Mestis	48	11	26	37	28	-9	Relegation	8	0	4	4	0	-6
2017-2018	Herning Blue Fox	Denmark	50	15	19	34	22	12	Playoffs	16	1	10	11	6	8
2018-2019	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Denmark	38	5	12	17	20	2	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-1
2019-2020	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-2021	Urho	II-divisioona	6	2	11	13	10	-
2021-2022	Heerenveen Flyers	BeNeLiga	19	13	22	35	4	-	Playoffs	7	3	4	7	2	-

Riku Pitkänen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	Lukko	Champions HL	3	0	0	0	0	0
2017-2018	Herning Blue Fox	Danish Cup	1	0	1	1	0	-1

Riku Pitkänen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
BeNeLiga (CEHL)	1	19	13	22	35	1.84	4	-	1	7	3	4	7	1.00	2	-
Champions HL	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Danish Cup	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	-1	0
Denmark	2	88	20	31	51	0.58	42	14	2	22	2	12	14	0.64	8	7
II-divisioona	1	6	2	11	13	2.17	10	-	0
Liiga	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Mestis	6	282	67	99	166	0.59	104	-34	3	23	2	7	9	0.39	2	-5
U16 SM-sarja	1	11	8	4	12	1.09	4	-	0
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	11	7	6	13	1.18	2	-	0
U18 I-divisioona	1	26	20	11	31	1.19	10	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	73	10	18	28	0.38	22	-3	2	15	4	2	6	0.40	6	3

Riku Pitkänen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Heerenveen Flyers	1	19	13	22	35	1.84	4	-	1	7	3	4	7	1.00	2	-
Herning Blue Fox	1	51	15	20	35	0.69	22	11	1	16	1	10	11	0.69	6	8
Jukurit	1	39	13	11	24	0.62	14	3	1	9	2	3	5	0.56	0	2
JYP U16	1	22	15	10	25	1.14	6	-	0
JYP U18	1	26	20	11	31	1.19	10	-	0
JYP U20	3	73	10	18	28	0.38	22	-3	2	15	4	2	6	0.40	6	3
JYP-Akatemia	4	194	48	74	122	0.63	78	-27	1	8	0	4	4	0.50	0	-6
KeuPa HT	1	49	6	14	20	0.41	12	-10	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
Lukko	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Rødovre Mighty Bulls	1	38	5	12	17	0.45	20	2	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	2	-1
Urho	1	6	2	11	13	2.17	10	-	0

Riku Pitkänen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2014-2015	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion
2017-2018	Denmark Silver Medal Winner
2021-2022	BeNeLiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/15/2020	Confirmed	No team	Urho
08/24/2018	Confirmed	Herning Blue Fox	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
06/02/2017	Confirmed	JYP-Akatemia	Herning Blue Fox
07/14/2016	Confirmed	Lukko	JYP-Akatemia
05/11/2015	Confirmed	Jukurit	KeuPa HT
05/21/2014	Confirmed	JYP-Akatemia	Jukurit
05/31/2012	Extension	JYP-Akatemia	JYP-Akatemia
09/11/2011	Confirmed	JYP U20	JYP-Akatemia