Ilkka Heikkinen
Introduction '''Ilkka Heikkinen''' (born November 13, 1984, in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career Heikkinen developed within his hometown club of Lukko before making his professional SM-liiga debut in the 2003–04 season. After 4 season's in the top league with Lukko Ilkka moved to rival HIFK for two years, scoring a career high 37 points in the 2007–08 season.On May 20, 2009, Heikkinen agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Rangers of the NHL. After making his North American debut with American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, He appeared in his first career NHL game, a 2-1 Rangers victory over the Buffalo Sabres on December 5, 2009.Heikkinen played in 7 games with the Rangers before returning to the Wolf Pack for the majority of the 2009–10 season.On May 21, 2010, Ilkka returned to Europe, signing a one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL.On April 29, 2011, Ilkka signed a one-year contract with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).
Career statistics    Regular season   Playoffs  Season  Team  League  GP  G  A  Pts  PIM  GP G  A  Pts  PIM  2003–04 Lukko SM-l 20  0  1   1   12 —   —   —   —   — 2004–05 Lukko SM-l 48  0  2  2  8 9  0  0  0  0 2005–06 Lukko SM-l 55  5  10  15  46 —   —   —   —   — 2006–07 Lukko SM-l 55  7  17  24  71 3  0  0  0  0 2007–08 HIFK SM-l 51  11  26  37  96 7   0   2  2   6 2008–09 HIFK SM-l 54  8  26  34  22 2  0  1  1  0 2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 72  8  30  38  27 —   —   —   —   — 2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 7  0  0  0  0 —   —   —   —   — 2010–11 HC Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 49  7  15  22  19 4  0   0   0   4 2011–12 Växjö Lakers Hockey SEL 55  18  15  33  34 —   —   —   —   — 2012–13 HC Lugano NLA 44  14  13  27  32 7   2   0   2   8 2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 41  7  17  24  34 2   0   0   0   0 2014–15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 57  9  8  17  16 5   0   0   0   2 Liiga totals 283  31  82  113  255 21  0  3  3  6 NHL totals 7  0  0  0  0 —  —  —  —  — KHL totals 106  16  23  39  35 9  0  0  0  6 SHL totals 55  18  15  33  34 —  —  —  —  —
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