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Esa Tikkanen

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland

Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round (82nd overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 7 6 13 5 28 7 0 0 2 44 15.9
1986-87 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 34 44 78 44 120 27 7 0 6 126 27.0
1987-88 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 23 51 74 21 153 16 6 1 2 142 16.2
1988-89 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67 31 47 78 10 92 17 6 8 4 151 20.5
1989-90 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 30 33 63 17 161 20 6 4 6 199 15.1
1990-91 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 27 42 69 22 85 22 3 2 6 235 11.5
1991-92 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 12 16 28 -8 44 4 6 2 1 117 10.3
1992-93 28 2 Teams NHL 81 16 24 40 -24 94 10 2 4 3 202 7.9
1992-93 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 14 19 33 -11 76 8 2 4 3 162 8.6
1992-93 28 New York Rangers NHL 15 2 5 7 -13 18 2 0 0 0 40 5.0
1993-94 29 New York Rangers NHL 83 22 32 54 5 114 14 5 3 4 257 8.6
1994-95 30 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 12 23 35 13 22 5 5 2 1 107 11.2
1995-96 31 3 Teams NHL 58 14 30 44 1 36 5 8 1 2 95 14.7
1995-96 31 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 1 4 5 1 18 0 0 1 0 19 5.3
1995-96 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 9 0 2 2 -6 4 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1995-96 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38 13 24 37 6 14 5 8 0 2 61 21.3
1996-97 32 2 Teams NHL 76 13 17 30 -9 72 7 4 2 2 133 9.8
1996-97 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 62 12 15 27 -9 66 7 4 1 2 103 11.7
1996-97 32 New York Rangers NHL 14 1 2 3 0 6 0 0 1 0 30 3.3
1997-98 33 2 Teams NHL 48 3 18 21 -11 18 2 1 0 2 67 4.5
1997-98 33 Florida Panthers NHL 28 1 8 9 -7 16 1 0 0 0 34 2.9
1997-98 33 Washington Capitals NHL 20 2 10 12 -4 2 1 1 0 2 33 6.1
1998-99 34 New York Rangers NHL 32 0 3 3 -5 38 0 0 0 0 25 0.0 436 13:38
Career 14 Seasons NHL 877 244 386 630 81 1077 156 59 29 41 1900 12.8 436 13:38

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1985-86 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 0.20 0.17 0.37 0.15 0.14 0.80 1.26 6 5 11 5 22 3 14 0 5
1986-87 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 0.45 0.58 1.03 0.40 0.58 1.58 1.66 32 41 73 29 125 27 54 0 44
1987-88 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 0.29 0.64 0.93 0.33 0.26 1.91 1.78 21 47 68 24 113 39 60 7 21
1988-89 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67 0.46 0.70 1.16 0.44 0.15 1.37 2.25 28 42 70 27 109 37 79 17 10
1989-90 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 0.38 0.42 0.80 0.32 0.22 2.04 2.52 28 30 58 23 103 41 74 29 17
1990-91 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 0.34 0.53 0.87 0.33 0.28 1.08 2.97 27 41 68 26 113 35 98 42 22
1991-92 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 0.30 0.40 0.70 0.27 -0.20 1.10 2.93 12 15 27 11 48 24 47 15 -8
1992-93 28 2 Teams NHL 81 0.20 0.30 0.49 0.19 -0.30 1.16 2.49 14 20 34 13 78 27 104 29 -24
1992-93 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 0.21 0.29 0.50 0.20 -0.17 1.15 2.45 12 16 28 11 64 24 75 24 -11
1992-93 28 New York Rangers NHL 15 0.13 0.33 0.47 0.17 -0.87 1.20 2.67 2 4 6 2 14 3 29 5 -13
1993-94 29 New York Rangers NHL 83 0.27 0.39 0.65 0.25 0.06 1.37 3.10 22 31 53 20 93 35 69 16 5
1994-95 30 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 0.28 0.53 0.81 0.30 0.30 0.51 2.49 23 45 68 25 57 21 46 23 13
1995-96 31 3 Teams NHL 58 0.24 0.52 0.76 0.27 0.02 0.62 1.64 14 31 45 16 69 33 42 7 1
1995-96 31 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 0.09 0.36 0.45 0.15 0.09 1.64 1.73 1 4 5 2 11 5 8 3 1
1995-96 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 9 0.00 0.22 0.22 0.06 -0.67 0.44 1.67 0 2 2 1 3 1 11 3 -6
1995-96 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38 0.34 0.63 0.97 0.36 0.16 0.37 1.61 13 25 38 14 55 27 23 1 6
1996-97 32 2 Teams NHL 76 0.17 0.22 0.39 0.15 -0.12 0.95 1.75 14 19 33 13 62 23 56 8 -9
1996-97 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 62 0.19 0.24 0.44 0.17 -0.15 1.06 1.66 13 17 30 12 54 21 47 5 -9
1996-97 32 New York Rangers NHL 14 0.07 0.14 0.21 0.08 0.00 0.43 2.14 1 2 3 1 8 2 9 3 0
1997-98 33 2 Teams NHL 48 0.06 0.38 0.44 0.14 -0.23 0.38 1.40 3 22 25 8 31 13 38 9 -11
1997-98 33 Florida Panthers NHL 28 0.04 0.29 0.32 0.10 -0.25 0.57 1.21 1 10 11 3 14 5 24 8 -7
1997-98 33 Washington Capitals NHL 20 0.10 0.50 0.60 0.19 -0.20 0.10 1.65 2 12 14 4 17 8 14 1 -4
1998-99 34 New York Rangers NHL 32 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.03 -0.16 1.19 0.78 0 4 4 1 6 0 19 8 -5
Career 14 Seasons NHL 877 0.28 0.44 0.72 0.27 0.09 1.23 2.17 244 393 637 240 1029 358 800 210 81

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1985-86 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8 3 2 5 1 7 3 0 0 0 19 15.8
1986-87 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 21 7 2 9 1 22 6 1 0 1 39 17.9
1987-88 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 19 10 17 27 2 72 5 5 0 1 42 23.8
1988-89 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 3 4 -1 12 1 0 0 0 17 5.9
1989-90 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 22 13 11 24 12 26 9 2 2 0 54 24.1
1990-91 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 12 8 20 3 24 9 3 0 3 76 15.8
1991-92 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 5 3 8 -1 8 4 1 0 1 37 13.5
1993-94 29 New York Rangers NHL SC 23 4 4 8 1 34 4 0 0 1 56 7.1
1994-95 30 St. Louis Blues NHL 7 2 2 4 -1 20 1 1 0 1 19 10.5
1995-96 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 3 2 5 -3 2 1 2 0 0 13 23.1
1996-97 32 New York Rangers NHL 15 9 3 12 2 26 5 3 1 3 45 20.0
1997-98 33 Washington Capitals NHL 21 3 3 6 -2 20 2 1 0 0 23 13.0
Career 13 Seasons NHL 5 186 72 60 132 13 275 50 19 3 11 443 16.3

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 17 Regina Blues SJHL 59 38 37 75 216
1981-82 17 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 0 0 0
1981-82 17 Finland EJC-A 5 1 3 4 2
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 30 34 31 65 104
1982-83 18 Finland WJC-A 7 2 3 5 4
1982-83 18 Finland EJC-A 5 2 1 3 14
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 5 9 14 13
1983-84 19 Olympia Finland 1 0 0 0 0
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 36 19 11 30 30
1983-84 19 Finland WJC-A 7 8 3 11 12
1984-85 20 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 2 0 2 12
1984-85 20 HIFK Helsinki Finland 36 21 33 54 42
1984-85 20 Finland WJC-A 7 7 12 19 10
1984-85 20 Finland WEC-A 10 4 5 9 12
1985-86 21 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 15 4 8 12 17
1986-87 22 NHL All-Stars RV-87 2 0 1 1 2
1987-88 23 Finland Can-Cup 5 0 1 1 6
1988-89 24 Finland WEC-A 8 4 4 8 14
1991-92 27 Finland Can-Cup 6 2 2 4 6
1992-93 28 Finland WC-A 6 0 0 0 2
1994-95 30 HIFK Helsinki Finland 19 2 11 13 16
1995-96 31 Finland WC-A 1 0 0 0 0
1997-98 33 Finland Olympics 6 1 1 2 0
1999-00 35 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 43 10 13 23 85
1999-00 35 Finland WC-A 9 2 1 3 10
2000-01 36 ESC Moskitos Essen Germany 46 8 21 29 81
2004-05 40 Anyang Halla Winia Seoul AsianHL 30 8 17 25 58
Career 1 Season AHL 15 4 8 12 17
Career 1 Season AsianHL 30 8 17 25 58
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 11 2 3 5 12
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 10 3 4 7 16
Career 3 Seasons Fin-Jr. 38 41 40 81 129
Career 4 Seasons Finland 135 52 68 120 173
Career 1 Season Germany 46 8 21 29 81
Career 1 Season Olympics 6 1 1 2 0
Career 1 Season RV-87 2 0 1 1 2
Career 1 Season SJHL 59 38 37 75 216
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 16 2 1 3 12
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 18 8 9 17 26
Career 1 Season WHL 2 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 21 17 18 35 26

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 4 3 7 0 10 0
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 4 3 7 0 8 0
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999-00 35 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 1 6 7 0 10 0
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 8 8 6 14 0 18 0
Career 3 Seasons Finland 14 1 6 7 0 12 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1987-88 NHL 80 (1)

Plus/Minus

1986-87 NHL 44 (6)

Short-Handed Goals

1988-89 NHL 8 (3)
1989-90 NHL 4 (5)
1992-93 NHL 4 (7)
Career NHL 29 (20)

Shooting Percentage

1986-87 NHL 27.0 (2)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1994-95 NHL 23 (7)
      

Transactions

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March 17, 1993: Traded to NY Rangers by Edmonton for Doug Weight, March 17, 1993.

July 24, 1994: Traded to St. Louis by NY Rangers with Doug Lidster for Petr Nedved, July 24, 1994.

November 1, 1995: Traded to New Jersey by St. Louis for New Jersey's 3rd round choice (later traded to Colorado - Colorado selected Ville Nieminen) in 1997 Entry Draft, November 1, 1995.

November 23, 1995: Traded to Vancouver by New Jersey for Vancouver's 2nd round choice (Wes Mason) in 1996 Entry Draft, November 23, 1995.

March 8, 1997: Traded to NY Rangers by Vancouver with Russ Courtnall for Sergei Nemchinov and Brian Noonan, March 8, 1997.

September 17, 1997: Signed as a free agent by Florida, September 17, 1997.

March 9, 1998: Traded to Washington by Florida for Dwayne Hay and future considerations, March 9, 1998.

October 9, 1998: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, October 9, 1998.

April 19, 2001: Officially announced retirement, April 19, 2001.

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