Hannes Björninen (born 19 October 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Hannes Björninen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
19 October 1995 Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Örebro HK Lahti Pelicans Jokerit Brynäs IF | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing career
editBjörninen made his Liiga debut playing with Lahti Pelicans during the 2014–15 season.[1]
Following his third season as captain and seventh overall with the Lahti Pelicans, Björninen left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish Kontinental Hockey League competitors, Jokerit, on 5 May 2021.[2] In the 2021–22 season, Björninen posted 10 goals and 21 points through 43 regular season games with Jokerit before the club's withdrawal to the KHL prior to the playoffs in the due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He subsequently returned his original Finnish club, Pelicans of the Liiga, for the remainder of the campaign.
On 28 April 2022, Björninen left the Liiga and the Pelicans for the second season in succession, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Brynäs IF.[3] Following Brynäs relegation to the Allsvenskan in the 2022–23 season, Björninen opted to remain in the SHL, leaving the club to sign a two-year contract with Örebro HK on 28 April 2023.[4]
International play
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2022 Beijing | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2022 Finland | ||
| 2021 Latvia | ||
Björninen played for Team Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, scoring the winning goal in the Gold Medal Game and bringing gold to Finland for the first time.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Pelicans | FIN U18 Q | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Pelicans | FIN U18 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | FIN U18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | FIN U20 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pelicans | FIN U20 | 48 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pelicans | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Pelicans | Liiga | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | KooKoo | Mestis | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pelicans | Liiga | 53 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Peliitat | Mestis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Pelicans | Liiga | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Pelicans | Liiga | 39 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Pelicans | Liiga | 58 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Pelicans | Liiga | 39 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Pelicans | Liiga | 49 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Pelicans | Liiga | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 52 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Örebro HK | SHL | 52 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 354 | 69 | 108 | 177 | 248 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Finland | OG | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Finland | WC | 8th | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pelicans 2014-2015: Hannes Björninen | Pelicans". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Five new reinforcements for Jokerit" (in Finnish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Brynäs IF, Hannes Bjorninen" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Hannes Bjorninen signs for two years" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Hannes Björninen at Olympedia (archive)
- Hannes Björninen at Olympics.com
- Hannes Björninen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)