Teemu Eronen

Teemu Eronen
Born (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 34)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Lahti Pelicans
Jokerit
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
HC Vityaz
HIFK
NHL draft 192nd overall, 2011
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2009–present

Teemu Eronen (born 22 November 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a player for the Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 7th round (192nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After two seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and HC Vityaz, Eronen returned to his homeland in agreeing to a two-year contract in the Liiga with HIFK on May 27, 2016.[1]

Eronen played three seasons with HIFK before returning to the KHL with original club, Jokerit, on 24 April 2019.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Jokerit Jr. A 16 3 0 3 14 4 0 1 1 6
2008–09 Jokerit Jr. A 41 5 22 27 18 4 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Jokerit SM-l 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Jokerit Jr. A 11 0 14 14 8 — — — — —
2009–10 Jokerit SM-l 33 1 11 12 18 2 0 2 2 0
2010–11 Jokerit SM-l 48 2 11 13 24 7 1 2 3 6
2011–12 Jokerit SM-l 46 9 18 27 12 10 1 3 4 2
2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 55 8 18 26 22 6 1 3 4 0
2013–14 Jokerit Liiga 43 7 17 24 20 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 49 8 14 22 14 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Vityaz KHL 46 4 17 21 16 — — — — —
2016–17 HIFK Liiga 48 5 15 20 57 13 2 4 6 2
2017–18 HIFK Liiga 26 4 11 15 14 14 3 3 6 12
2018–19 HIFK Liiga 49 9 26 35 22 13 3 3 6 4
2019–20 Jokerit KHL 55 3 7 10 12 — — — — —
2020-21 Vaxjo Lakers SHL 30 2 2 4 8
2020-21 Bjorkloven Allsvenskan 21 1 6 7 8 14 0 5 5 6
2021-22 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 57 14 20 34 32 3 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 349 45 127 172 189 67 11 20 31 26
KHL totals 150 15 38 53 42 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland WJC18 6th 6 0 0 0 4
2010 Finland WJC 5th 6 1 2 3 4
Junior totals 12 1 2 3 8

References

  1. ^ "HIFK sign Teemu Eronen" (in Finnish). HIFK. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Teemu Eronen returns to Jokerit" (in Finnish). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.