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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 Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1985-86 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 7 6 13 0.37 5 0.15 22 3 14 0 5 28 7 0 0 2 44 1.26 15.9
1986-87 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 34 44 78 1.03 30 0.40 125 27 54 0 44 120 27 7 0 6 126 1.66 27.0
1987-88 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 23 51 74 0.93 26 0.33 113 39 60 7 21 153 16 6 1 2 142 1.78 16.2
1988-89 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67 31 47 78 1.16 29 0.44 109 37 79 17 10 92 17 6 8 4 151 2.25 20.5
1989-90 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 30 33 63 0.80 25 0.31 103 41 74 29 17 161 20 6 4 6 199 2.52 15.1
1990-91 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 27 42 69 0.87 26 0.33 113 35 98 42 22 85 22 3 2 6 235 2.97 11.5
1991-92 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 12 16 28 0.70 11 0.27 48 24 47 15 -8 44 4 6 2 1 117 2.93 10.3
1992-93 28 2 Teams NHL 81 16 24 40 0.49 15 0.19 78 27 104 29 -24 94 10 2 4 3 202 2.49 7.9
1992-93 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 14 19 33 0.50 13 0.19 64 24 75 24 -11 76 8 2 4 3 162 2.45 8.6
1992-93 28 New York Rangers NHL 15 2 5 7 0.47 3 0.17 14 3 29 5 -13 18 2 0 0 0 40 2.67 5.0
1993-94 29 New York Rangers NHL 83 22 32 54 0.65 21 0.25 93 35 69 16 5 114 14 5 3 4 257 3.10 8.6
1994-95 30 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 12 23 35 0.81 13 0.30 57 21 46 23 13 22 5 5 2 1 107 2.49 11.2
1995-96 31 3 Teams NHL 58 14 30 44 0.76 16 0.28 69 33 42 7 1 36 5 8 1 2 95 1.64 14.7
1995-96 31 St. Louis Blues NHL 11 1 4 5 0.45 2 0.16 11 5 8 3 1 18 0 0 1 0 19 1.73 5.3
1995-96 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 9 0 2 2 0.22 1 0.07 3 1 11 3 -6 4 0 0 0 0 15 1.67 0.0
1995-96 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38 13 24 37 0.97 14 0.36 55 27 23 1 6 14 5 8 0 2 61 1.61 21.3
1996-97 32 2 Teams NHL 76 13 17 30 0.39 12 0.15 62 23 56 8 -9 72 7 4 2 2 133 1.75 9.8
1996-97 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 62 12 15 27 0.44 10 0.17 54 21 47 5 -9 66 7 4 1 2 103 1.66 11.7
1996-97 32 New York Rangers NHL 14 1 2 3 0.21 1 0.08 8 2 9 3 0 6 0 0 1 0 30 2.14 3.3
1997-98 33 2 Teams NHL 48 3 18 21 0.44 7 0.14 31 13 38 9 -11 18 2 1 0 2 67 1.40 4.5
1997-98 33 Florida Panthers NHL 28 1 8 9 0.32 3 0.11 14 5 24 8 -7 16 1 0 0 0 34 1.21 2.9
1997-98 33 Washington Capitals NHL 20 2 10 12 0.60 4 0.20 17 8 14 1 -4 2 1 1 0 2 33 1.65 6.1
1998-99 34 New York Rangers NHL 32 0 3 3 0.09 1 0.03 6 0 19 8 -5 38 0 0 0 0 25 0.78 0.0 436 13:38
Career NHL 877 244 386 630 0.72 237 0.27 1029 358 800 210 81 1077 156 59 29 41 1900 2.17 12.8 436 13:38

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1984-85 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 3 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1.00 0.0
1985-86 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8 3 2 5 0.63 1 7 3 0 0 0 19 2.38 15.8
1986-87 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 21 7 2 9 0.43 1 22 6 1 0 1 39 1.86 17.9
1987-88 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 19 10 17 27 1.42 2 72 5 5 0 1 42 2.21 23.8
1988-89 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 3 4 0.57 -1 12 1 0 0 0 17 2.43 5.9
1989-90 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 22 13 11 24 1.09 12 26 9 2 2 0 54 2.45 24.1
1990-91 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 12 8 20 1.11 3 24 9 3 0 3 76 4.22 15.8
1991-92 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 5 3 8 0.50 -1 8 4 1 0 1 37 2.31 13.5
1993-94 29 New York Rangers NHL SC 23 4 4 8 0.35 1 34 4 0 0 1 56 2.43 7.1
1994-95 30 St. Louis Blues NHL 7 2 2 4 0.57 -1 20 1 1 0 1 19 2.71 10.5
1995-96 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 3 2 5 0.83 -3 2 1 2 0 0 13 2.17 23.1
1996-97 32 New York Rangers NHL 15 9 3 12 0.80 2 26 5 3 1 3 45 3.00 20.0
1997-98 33 Washington Capitals NHL 21 3 3 6 0.29 -2 20 2 1 0 0 23 1.10 13.0
Career NHL 5 186 72 60 132 0.71 13 275 50 19 3 11 443 2.38 16.3

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1981-82 17 Regina Blues SJHL 59 38 37 75 1.27 216
1981-82 17 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1981-82 17 Finland EJC-A 5 1 3 4 0.80 2
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 30 34 31 65 2.17 104
1982-83 18 Finland WJC-A 7 2 3 5 0.71 4
1982-83 18 Finland EJC-A 5 2 1 3 0.60 14
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 5 9 14 2.33 13
1983-84 19 Olympia Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 36 19 11 30 0.83 30
1983-84 19 Finland WJC-A 7 8 3 11 1.57 12
1984-85 20 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 2 0 2 1.00 12
1984-85 20 HIFK Helsinki Finland 36 21 33 54 1.50 42
1984-85 20 Finland WJC-A 7 7 12 19 2.71 10
1984-85 20 Finland WEC-A 10 4 5 9 0.90 12
1985-86 21 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 15 4 8 12 0.80 17
1986-87 22 NHL All-Stars RV-87 2 0 1 1 0.50 2
1987-88 23 Finland Can-Cup 5 0 1 1 0.20 6
1988-89 24 Finland WEC-A 8 4 4 8 1.00 14
1991-92 27 Finland Can-Cup 6 2 2 4 0.67 6
1992-93 28 Finland WC-A 6 0 0 0 0.00 2
1994-95 30 HIFK Helsinki Finland 19 2 11 13 0.68 16
1995-96 31 Finland WC-A 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1997-98 33 Finland Olympics 6 1 1 2 0.33 0
1999-00 35 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 43 10 13 23 0.53 85
1999-00 35 Finland WC-A 9 2 1 3 0.33 10
2000-01 36 ESC Moskitos Essen Germany 46 8 21 29 0.63 81
2004-05 40 Anyang Halla Winia Seoul AsianHL 30 8 17 25 0.83 58
Career AHL 15 4 8 12 0.80 17
Career AsianHL 30 8 17 25 0.83 58
Career Can-Cup 11 2 3 5 0.45 12
Career EJC-A 10 3 4 7 0.70 16
Career Fin-Jr. 38 41 40 81 2.13 129
Career Finland 135 52 68 120 0.89 173
Career Germany 46 8 21 29 0.63 81
Career Olympics 6 1 1 2 0.33 0
Career RV-87 2 0 1 1 0.50 2
Career SJHL 59 38 37 75 1.27 216
Career WC-A 16 2 1 3 0.19 12
Career WEC-A 18 8 9 17 0.94 26
Career WHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career WJC-A 21 17 18 35 1.67 26

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 4 3 7 1.75 0 10 0 0.00
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0.00
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 4 3 7 1.75 0 8 0 0.00
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
1999-00 35 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 1 6 7 0.64 0 10 0 0.00
Career Fin-Jr. 8 8 6 14 1.75 0 18 0 0.00
Career Finland 14 1 6 7 0.50 0 12 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1987-88 NHL 80 (1)

Power Play Goals Against

1994-95 NHL 23 (7)

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)
      

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.