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.
| Teemu Eronen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
22 November 1990 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 | ||
Playing career
editAfter 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "HIFK sign Teemu Eronen" (in Finnish). HIFK. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Teemu Eronen returns to Jokerit" (in Finnish). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database