Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He previously played in the NL with Lausanne HC and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan.
| Harri Pesonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Harri Pesonen with LHC in 2014 | |||
| Born |
August 6, 1988 Muurame, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
SCL Tigers JYP Jyväskylä New Jersey Devils Lausanne HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä.[1]
On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens.[2]
After two seasons within the Devils organization and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014.[3]
On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[4] In the following 2020–21 season, Pesonen appeared in 33 regular season games with Metallurg, producing six goals and 14 points before he was mutually released from his contract on December 10, 2020. He was later signed for the remainder of the season to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan on December 24, 2020.[5]
On June 14, 2021, Pesonen returned to Switzerland and the Tigers as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year deal through the 2022–23 season.[6]
Personal
editPesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | JYP | FIN U18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | JYP | FIN U18 Q | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | JYP | FIN U18 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | JYP | Jr. A | 40 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | Jr. A | 37 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 33 | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | D Team | Mestis | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | D Team | Mestis | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 54 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | D Team | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 60 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 64 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 48 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 50 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 49 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lausanne HC | NL | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SCL Tigers | NL | 50 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | SCL Tigers | NL | 48 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 33 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | SCL Tigers | NL | 50 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SCL Tigers | NL | 52 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 189 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 125 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 51 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NL totals | 388 | 139 | 170 | 309 | 302 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2022 Beijing | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2019 Slovakia | ||
| 2022 Finland | ||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Finland | OG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2010-11 Scoring for JyP HT Jyvaskyla". hockeydb.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Canadiens overcome Devils". NBC Sports. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Harri Pesonen joins Lausanne Hockey Club" (in French). HC Lausanne. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "Metallurg signs a contract with forward Harri Pesonen" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Harri Pesonen - Ak Bars player" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Finnish forward Harri Pesonen returns to the SCL Tigers". swisshockeynews.ch. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database