Iiro Pakarinen

Iiro Pakarinen (born 25 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Pakarinen previously played in the Finnish Liiga with KalPa and HIFK and the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers.

Iiro Pakarinen
Pakarinen in February 2015
Born (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991
Suonenjoki, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Jokerit
KalPa
HIFK
Edmonton Oilers
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Barys Nur-Sultan
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 184th overall, 2011
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career

Pakarinen played in his native Finland from his youth level with professional Liiga club, KalPa. As a skilled versatile forward, Pakarinen was drafted 184th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. Unable to agree to terms with the Panthers, Pakarinen opted to continue his development in the Finnish Liiga with KalPa.[1] On 3 May 2012, he joined HIFK as a free agent on a two-year contract.[2]

Upon completion of his second season with HIFK in 2013–14 and scoring a career high 20 goals and 30 points, Pakarinen signed his first NHL contract as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on a two-year entry level deal on 16 June 2014.[3] On 1 December 2017, he was placed on waivers by the Oilers,[4] and was then sent to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on 2 December.[5]

On 2 July 2018, Pakarinen left the Oilers and the NHL as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Pakarinen made as positive impact with Metallurg, producing 19 goals and 26 points in 60 games.

On 2 May 2019, having concluded his contract with Metallurg, Pakarinen continued in the KHL signing a one-year deal with Kazakh-based, Barys Nur-Sultan.[7] In the following 2019–20 season, Pakarinen suffered an injury-hit year, featuring in just 22 games and registering 10 points. He collected 1 goal in 5 post-season games before the playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19.

On 11 May 2020, Pakarinen opted to return to Finland and remain in the KHL, signing a three-year contract with Jokerit.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 KalPa SM-l 3835837 123038
2010–11 KalPa SM-l 46731034 710137
2011–12 KalPa SM-l 541031347 72240
2012–13 HIFK SM-l 3357126 63034
2013–14 HIFK Liiga 6020103032 20002
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 39 17 11 28 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 4 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 5 8 13 8 — — — — —
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 14 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 2 1 3 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 18 9 4 13 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 60 19 7 26 6 6 0 1 1 2
2019–20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 22 4 6 10 2 5 1 0 1 2
Liiga totals 231452873156 34921151
NHL totals 13410132318 10000
KHL totals 822313368 111124
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Minsk

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Finland WJC18 6 1 1 2 2
2010 Finland WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 2
2011 Finland WJC 6th 6 1 2 3 2
2014 Finland WC 10 3 0 3 2
Junior totals 18 3 4 7 6
Senior totals 10 3 0 3 2

References
  1. "2010-11 Scoring for KalPa Kuopio (SM-liiga)". hockeydb.com. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. "Pakarinen agrees to transfer to HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. "Oilers agree to terms with Iiro Pakarinen". Edmonton Oilers. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. "RELEASE: Oilers Claim Nathan Walker; Place Pakarinen on Waivers". NHL.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. "BakersfieldCondors.com | PAKARINEN ASSIGNED TO BAKERSFIELD". www.bakersfieldcondors.com. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. "Iiro Pakarinen in Metallurg". Metallurg Magnitogorsk (in Russian). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. "KHL player movement tracker". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. "Pakarinen brings additional strength to attack" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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