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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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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:59AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #375. Fern Flaman… #376. Joel Otto… #376. Olli Jokinen… #376. Mark Napier… #376. ESA TIKKANEN… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 21 EDM NHL 35 7 6 13 5 5 28 7 0 0 2 44 15.9
1986-87 22 EDM NHL 76 34 44 78 31 44 120 27 7 0 6 126 27.0
1987-88 23 EDM NHL 80 23 51 74 26 21 153 16 6 1 2 142 16.2
1988-89 24 EDM NHL 67 31 47 78 29 10 92 17 6 8 4 151 20.5
1989-90 25 EDM NHL 79 30 33 63 25 17 161 20 6 4 6 199 15.1
1990-91 26 EDM NHL 79 27 42 69 26 22 85 22 3 2 6 235 11.5
1991-92 27 EDM NHL 40 12 16 28 11 -8 44 4 6 2 1 117 10.3
1992-93 28 TOT NHL 81 16 24 40 15 -24 94 10 2 4 3 202 7.9
1992-93 28 EDM NHL 66 14 19 33 13 -11 76 8 2 4 3 162 8.6
1992-93 28 NYR NHL 15 2 5 7 2 -13 18 2 0 0 0 40 5.0
1993-94 29 NYR NHL 83 22 32 54 21 5 114 14 5 3 4 257 8.6
1994-95 30 STL NHL 43 12 23 35 13 13 22 5 5 2 1 107 11.2
1995-96 31 TOT NHL 58 14 30 44 16 1 36 5 8 1 2 95 14.7
1995-96 31 STL NHL 11 1 4 5 2 1 18 0 0 1 0 19 5.3
1995-96 31 NJD NHL 9 0 2 2 1 -6 4 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1995-96 31 VAN NHL 38 13 24 37 14 6 14 5 8 0 2 61 21.3
1996-97 32 TOT NHL 76 13 17 30 12 -9 72 7 4 2 2 133 9.8
1996-97 32 VAN NHL 62 12 15 27 11 -9 66 7 4 1 2 103 11.7
1996-97 32 NYR NHL 14 1 2 3 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 30 3.3
1997-98 33 TOT NHL 48 3 18 21 7 -11 18 2 1 0 2 67 4.5
1997-98 33 FLA NHL 28 1 8 9 3 -7 16 1 0 0 0 34 2.9
1997-98 33 WSH NHL 20 2 10 12 4 -4 2 1 1 0 2 33 6.1
1998-99 34 NYR NHL 32 0 3 3 1 -5 38 0 0 0 0 25 0.0 436 13:38
Career NHL 877 244 386 630 238 81 1077 156 59 29 41 1900 12.8 436 13:38

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1985-86 21 EDM NHL 35 0.20 0.17 0.37 0.15 0.80 1.26 5 5 10 4 22 3 14 0 5 0.0 0.2 0.2
1986-87 22 EDM NHL 76 0.45 0.58 1.03 0.40 1.58 1.66 29 37 66 26 125 27 54 0 44 5.4 1.7 7.1
1987-88 23 EDM NHL 80 0.29 0.64 0.93 0.33 1.91 1.78 19 43 62 22 113 39 60 7 21 4.0 1.2 5.2
1988-89 24 EDM NHL 67 0.46 0.70 1.16 0.44 1.37 2.25 26 39 65 25 109 37 79 17 10 5.2 1.1 6.3
1989-90 25 EDM NHL 79 0.38 0.42 0.80 0.32 2.04 2.52 25 28 53 21 103 41 74 29 17 3.8 1.4 5.2
1990-91 26 EDM NHL 79 0.34 0.53 0.87 0.33 1.08 2.97 24 37 61 23 113 35 98 42 22 4.5 1.6 6.1
1991-92 27 EDM NHL 40 0.30 0.40 0.70 0.27 1.10 2.93 11 14 25 10 48 24 47 15 -8 1.6 0.1 1.7
1992-93 28 TOT NHL 81 0.20 0.30 0.49 0.19 1.16 2.49 13 19 32 12 78 27 104 29 -24 1.1 0.5 1.7
1992-93 28 EDM NHL 66 0.21 0.29 0.50 0.20 1.15 2.45 11 15 26 10 64 24 75 24 -11 1.0 0.7 1.7
1992-93 28 NYR NHL 15 0.13 0.33 0.47 0.17 1.20 2.67 2 4 6 2 14 3 29 5 -13 0.1 -0.2 -0.1
1993-94 29 NYR NHL 83 0.27 0.39 0.65 0.25 1.37 3.10 20 29 49 19 93 35 69 16 5 3.2 1.2 4.5
1994-95 30 STL NHL 43 0.28 0.53 0.81 0.30 0.51 2.49 21 40 61 22 57 21 46 23 13 2.7 0.7 3.3
1995-96 31 TOT NHL 58 0.24 0.52 0.76 0.27 0.62 1.64 13 29 42 15 69 33 42 7 1 2.8 0.7 3.5
1995-96 31 STL NHL 11 0.09 0.36 0.45 0.15 1.64 1.73 1 4 5 2 11 5 8 3 1 0.1 0.2 0.3
1995-96 31 NJD NHL 9 0.00 0.22 0.22 0.06 0.44 1.67 0 2 2 1 3 1 11 3 -6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
1995-96 31 VAN NHL 38 0.34 0.63 0.97 0.36 0.37 1.61 12 23 35 13 55 27 23 1 6 2.8 0.6 3.4
1996-97 32 TOT NHL 76 0.17 0.22 0.39 0.15 0.95 1.75 13 18 31 12 62 23 56 8 -9 1.0 0.5 1.5
1996-97 32 VAN NHL 62 0.19 0.24 0.44 0.17 1.06 1.66 12 16 28 11 54 21 47 5 -9 1.2 0.3 1.5
1996-97 32 NYR NHL 14 0.07 0.14 0.21 0.08 0.43 2.14 1 2 3 1 8 2 9 3 0 -0.2 0.1 0.0
1997-98 33 TOT NHL 48 0.06 0.38 0.44 0.14 0.38 1.40 3 20 23 7 31 13 38 9 -11 0.7 0.2 0.9
1997-98 33 FLA NHL 28 0.04 0.29 0.32 0.10 0.57 1.21 1 9 10 3 14 5 24 8 -7 0.0 0.1 0.1
1997-98 33 WSH NHL 20 0.10 0.50 0.60 0.19 0.10 1.65 2 11 13 4 17 8 14 1 -4 0.7 0.1 0.8
1998-99 34 NYR NHL 32 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.03 1.19 0.78 0 3 3 1 6 0 19 8 -5 -0.8 0.3 -0.5
Career NHL 877 0.28 0.44 0.72 0.27 1.23 2.17 222 361 583 220 1029 358 800 210 81 35.2 11.4 46.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 20 EDM NHL SC 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1985-86 21 EDM NHL 8 3 2 5 1 7 3 0 0 0 19 15.8
1986-87 22 EDM NHL SC 21 7 2 9 1 22 6 1 0 1 39 17.9
1987-88 23 EDM NHL SC 19 10 17 27 2 72 5 5 0 1 42 23.8
1988-89 24 EDM NHL 7 1 3 4 -1 12 1 0 0 0 17 5.9
1989-90 25 EDM NHL SC 22 13 11 24 12 26 9 2 2 0 54 24.1
1990-91 26 EDM NHL 18 12 8 20 3 24 9 3 0 3 76 15.8
1991-92 27 EDM NHL 16 5 3 8 -1 8 4 1 0 1 37 13.5
1993-94 29 NYR NHL SC 23 4 4 8 1 34 4 0 0 1 56 7.1
1994-95 30 STL NHL 7 2 2 4 -1 20 1 1 0 1 19 10.5
1995-96 31 VAN NHL 6 3 2 5 -3 2 1 2 0 0 13 23.1
1996-97 32 NYR NHL 15 9 3 12 2 26 5 3 1 3 45 20.0
1997-98 33 WSH NHL 21 3 3 6 -2 20 2 1 0 0 23 13.0
Career 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 GC +/- 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 Finland WJC-A 7 8 3 11 12
1983-84 19 2 Teams Finland 37 19 11 30 30
1983-84 19 Olympia Finland 1 0 0 0 0
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 36 19 11 30 30
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 2 10 2 0 0 0
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 2 12 2 0 0 0
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 GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 4 3 7 10
1982-83 18 HIFK Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 2
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 4 3 7 8
1983-84 19 HIFK Helsinki Finland 2 0 0 0 0
1999-00 35 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 1 6 7 10
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 8 8 6 14 18
Career 3 Seasons Finland 14 1 6 7 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Esa Tikkanen 7.1 6.3 6.1 5.2 5.2 4.5 3.5 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.2 -0.5
Anton Stastny 91.3 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.8 1.4
Anson Carter 91.0 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 4.5 4.0 2.4 1.8 1.6
Brian Sutter 90.6 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.6 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Steve Rucchin 90.2 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.5
Neil Colville 90.1 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.1 1.1 0.0 -0.1
Wayne Cashman 89.9 8.8 7.2 6.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 0.0 -0.3
Marco Sturm 89.4 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.1 4.1 3.0 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.8
Michal Pivonka 89.3 7.1 6.1 5.7 5.4 4.5 3.3 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.6
Craig Ramsay 88.8 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.7
Don McKenney 88.6 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Esa Tikkanen 7.1 6.3 6.1 5.2 5.2 4.5 3.5 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.2 -0.5
Anton Stastny 91.3 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.8 1.4
Anson Carter 91.0 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 4.5 4.0 2.4 1.8 1.6
Brian Sutter 90.6 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.6 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Steve Rucchin 90.2 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.5
Neil Colville 90.1 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.1 1.1 0.0 -0.1
Marco Sturm 89.4 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.1 4.1 3.0 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.8
Michal Pivonka 89.3 7.1 6.1 5.7 5.4 4.5 3.3 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.6
Craig Ramsay 88.8 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.3 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.7
Don McKenney 88.6 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.0
Steve Vickers 88.3 8.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 3.5 3.5 2.4 1.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1985 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1987 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1988 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1990 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1994 New York Rangers (NHL)

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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