Harri Pesonen
Finnish ice hockey player
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| Intro | Finnish ice hockey player | |
| Places | Finland | |
| is | Athlete Ice hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 6 August 1988, Muurame, Central Finland, Finland | |
| Age | 36 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Lausanne Hockey Club of the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä.
On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens.
After two seasons within the Devils organization, and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014.
Personal
Pesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 54 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 60 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 64 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 189 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 125 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 51 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||