Riku Hahl

Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who played most notably for HPK in the Finnish Liiga and the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Riku Hahl
Born (1980-11-01) November 1, 1980
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HPK
Colorado Avalanche
HC Davos
Timrå IK
Frölunda HC
Jokerit
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 1999
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 19982016

Playing career

Hahl was drafted 183rd overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.

Before coming to North America, Hahl played for his hometown team, HPK, in the Finnish SM-liiga, and was known for his defensive skills as a forward. In the autumn of 2000, Hahl left for Colorado, where he impressed the Avalanche coaches at training camp and was rewarded with 43 games in the NHL in the following season, including 21 playoff games. In his NHL career, Hahl played a total of 92 regular season games scoring five goals for a total of thirteen points. He also played 34 playoff games, recording two goals and four assists.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Hahl played for HPK, and represented HC Davos in the Swiss NLA during the 2005–06 season. Hahl represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal on the national team in the final against Team Canada.

Hahl signed with Timrå IK of Elitserien in the spring of 2006,[1] and completed a two-year deal with the Medelpad team before leaving in 2008 for Frölunda HC.[2]

After three seasons with Frölunda as an alternate captain, Hahl returned to Finland to play for Jokerit, signing a two-year deal on May 19, 2011.[3]

Hahl played four seasons with Jokerit, including the last campaign within the Kontinental Hockey League, before opting to return to his original club in the Liiga with HPK on an optional two-year contract on July 24, 2015.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 HPK FIN U18 3219244322
1996–97 HPK FIN U20 20112 62022
1997–98 HPK FIN U18 10514196
1997–98 HPK FIN U20 351361912
1998–99 HPK FIN U20 60226
1998–99 HPK SM-l 280110 80002
1999–2000 HPK FIN U20 101678
1999–2000 HPK SM-l 5043718 80002
2000–01 HPK FIN U20 101678
2000–01 HPK SM-l 21340
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 526172316
2001–02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2223514 211230
2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 28771417
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4234712 60222
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2801112 71012
2004–05 HPK SM-l 448132112 102682
2005–06 HC Davos NLA 418172522 14281020
2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 314131716
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 4810314122 1128106
2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 527243122 101564
2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 263101312 72354
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 474202414
2011–12 Jokerit SM-l 45915246 101566
2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 485152028 52240
2013–14 Jokerit Liiga 424121610
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 471458 100224
2015–16 HPK Liiga 121014
SM-l totals 3243468102110 4210112114
NHL totals 92581338 342464
SEL totals 204289812686 295162114

International

Medal record
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Riga
Bronze medal – third place2008 Quebec City
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2004 Toronto
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Finland EJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 61452
1999 Finland WJC 5th 60002
2000 Finland WJC 7th 70112
2004 Finland WCH 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 21010
2005 Finland WC 7th 50002
2006 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 93254
2008 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 90000
2010 Finland WC 6th 60110
Junior totals 191566
Senior totals 314376

References

  1. "Hahl signs with Timra IK". timraik.nu. 2006-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  2. "Hahl signs for Frolunda". dagbladet.se. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  3. "Filppula and Hahl the latest confirmations" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  4. "Riku Hahl returns to HPK's organge" (in Finnish). HPK. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
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