Hannes Björninen

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 (1995-10-19) 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

Björninen 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
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Finland
Silver medal – second place2021 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

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Pelicans FIN U18 Q 83034 —————
2011–12 Pelicans FIN U18 304111512 —————
2012–13 Pelicans FIN U18 14410148 —————
2012–13 Pelicans FIN U20 3526814 —————
2013–14 Pelicans FIN U20 4816355130 12471110
2014–15 Pelicans FIN U20 11122 —————
2014–15 Pelicans Liiga 4615640 —————
2014–15 KooKoo Mestis ————— 1744812
2015–16 Pelicans Liiga 53691534 80332
2015–16 Peliitat Mestis 22020 —————
2016–17 Pelicans Liiga 608162420 50000
2017–18 Pelicans Liiga 391071714 30002
2018–19 Pelicans Liiga 5814203469 62242
2019–20 Pelicans Liiga 3911172822 —————
2020–21 Pelicans Liiga 4916314749 53472
2021–22 Jokerit KHL 4310112116 —————
2021–22 Pelicans Liiga 103360 31010
2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 5211142522 —————
Liiga totals 354 69 108 177 248 30 6 9 15 8

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 0 0 0 0
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 2 0 2 2
2022 Finland OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 2
2022 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 25 4 4 8 4

References
  1. "Pelicans 2014-2015: Hannes Björninen | Pelicans". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. "Five new reinforcements for Jokerit" (in Finnish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. "Welcome to Brynäs IF, Hannes Bjorninen" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. "Hannes Bjorninen signs for two years" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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