Juuso Ikonen

Juuso Ikonen
Ikonen with the Espoo Blues
Born (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Espoo, Finland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams		 Ässät
Espoo Blues
JYP Jyväskylä
Kärpät
Djurgårdens IF
Brynäs IF
Hershey Bears
HV71
HPK
Tappara
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Juuso Ikonen (born 3 January 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Porin Ässät in the Liiga.

Playing career

Undrafted, Ikonen in the 2012 regular season with Espoo Blues 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.[1]

In the 2016–17 season, Ikonen joined Djurgårdens IF of the SHL and was unable to find his footing in posting just 4 points in 25 games before transferring to Brynäs IF on 8 February 2017. On 15 May 2017, Ikonen after an initial successful spell with Swedish club, Brynäs IF, agreed to sign a one-year extension through 2018.[2]

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 Washington Capitals of the NHL.[3] After attending the Capitals training camp, Ikonen was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears 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.[4] Ikonen opted to return and continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a two-year contract with HV71 on 15 July 2019.[5]

International play

Ikonen was a regular participant in national junior teams. He was selected to the 2012 and 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.

Personal

His father Juha Ikonen is former Blues captain and their all-time leading scorer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Blues Jr. A 13 3 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Blues Jr. A 32 20 21 41 14 — — — — —
2011–12 Blues SM-l 20 4 5 9 4 15 4 2 6 2
2012–13 Blues SM-l 57 13 13 26 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Blues Jr. A — — — — — 10 3 10 13 0
2013–14 Blues Liiga 17 4 6 10 2 — — — — —
2013–14 JYP Liiga 34 0 8 8 8 3 1 1 2 0
2014–15 JYP Liiga 50 12 13 25 4 12 0 6 6 2
2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 55 9 30 39 8 13 2 6 8 0
2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 25 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Brynäs IF SHL 11 1 6 7 0 20 7 5 12 0
2017–18 Brynäs IF SHL 49 12 14 26 6 8 3 2 5 2
2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 54 4 10 14 6 — — — — —
2019–20 HV71 SHL 52 7 10 17 6 — — — — —
2020–21 HPK Liiga 57 13 24 37 18 — — — — —
2021–22 HPK Liiga 55 7 8 15 6 2 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 345 62 107 169 50 45 7 15 22 4
SHL totals 137 22 32 54 12 28 10 7 17 2
Medal record
Representing Finland Finland
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sweden
IIHF World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Russia

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland U17 7th 5 3 2 5 0
2011 Finland IH18 4th 5 4 5 9 0
2012 Finland U18 4th 5 0 1 1 0
2013 Finland U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 5 7 2
2014 Finland WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 0
2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 34 11 17 28 2

References

  1. ^ "Bluesin junnutähti ratkaisi jatkoajalla". Iltasanomat (in Finnish). 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Brynas add two players" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Capitals sign Juuso Ikonen". Washington Capitals. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Juuso Ikonen clears unconditional waivers, contract terminated with Capitals". thelostleafs.com. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Juuso Ikonen new forward for HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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