Juuso Ikonen (born 3 January 1995) is a

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professional

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player who is currently playing for

HPK Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edu ...

in the

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Playing career

Undrafted, Ikonen in the 2012 regular season with

Espoo Blues The Espoo Blues were an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They played in Espoo, Finland, at the Espoo Metro Areena. The club went bankrupt at the end of the 2015–16 Liiga season. History The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo ...

he had four goals and five assists in 20 games. In the playoffs, he had four goals and two assists in 15 games. His goals included one overtime game-winner. In the 2016–17 season, Ikonen joined

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

of the SHL and was unable to find his footing in posting just 4 points in 25 games before transferring to

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team. History ...

on 8 February 2017. On 15 May 2017, Ikonen after an initial successful spell with Swedish club,

, agreed to sign a one-year extension through 2018. In the following 2017–18 season, Ikonen contributed with 12 goals and 26 points in 49 games to help Brynäs qualify for the playoffs. He added a further 3 goals and 5 points in 8 games during the post season. On 2 May 2018, Ikonen, as a free agent, agreed to terms on a two-year, two-way contract with the

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of the NHL. After attending the Capitals training camp, Ikonen was assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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for the duration of the 2018–19 season. Ikonen struggled to produce offense with the Bears, totalling just 4 goals and 14 points in 54 games, failing to earn a recall to the NHL. On 17 May 2019, Ikonen was placed on unconditional waivers by the Capitals and upon clearing was released from the remaining year of his contract to become a free agent. Ikonen opted to return and continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a two-year contract with HV71 on 15 July 2019.

International play

Ikonen was a regular participant in national junior teams. He was selected to the

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and

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and the

2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 39th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. It was co-hosted by Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and organized by ...

Personal

His father

Juha Ikonen Juha Ikonen (born June 7, 1970) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player, who last played in 2002. Ikonen played in the SM-liiga for Espoo Blues The Espoo Blues were an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They played in Espoo, Finland, ...

is former Blues captain and their all-time leading scorer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Espoo Brynäs IF players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Espoo Blues players Finnish ice hockey forwards Hershey Bears players HPK players HV71 players JYP Jyväskylä players Oulun Kärpät players {{Finland-icehockey-winger-stub