Riku Hahl

Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who played most notably for HPK in the Finnish Liiga and the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Riku Hahl
Born	(1980-11-01) November 1, 1980 (age 44) Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	HPK Colorado Avalanche HC Davos Timrå IK Frölunda HC Jokerit
National team	Finland
NHL draft	183rd overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche
Playing career	1998–2016

Playing career

Hahl was drafted 183rd overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.

Before coming to North America, Hahl played for his hometown team, HPK, in the Finnish SM-liiga, and was known for his defensive skills as a forward. In the autumn of 2000, Hahl left for Colorado, where he impressed the Avalanche coaches at training camp and was rewarded with 43 games in the NHL in the following season, including 21 playoff games. In his NHL career, Hahl played a total of 92 regular season games scoring five goals for a total of thirteen points. He also played 34 playoff games, recording two goals and four assists.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Hahl played for HPK, and represented HC Davos in the Swiss NLA during the 2005–06 season. Hahl represented Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and scored his first goal on the national team in the final against Team Canada.

Hahl signed with Timrå IK of Elitserien in the spring of 2006,^[1] and completed a two-year deal with the Medelpad team before leaving in 2008 for Frölunda HC.^[2]

After three seasons with Frölunda as an alternate captain, Hahl returned to Finland to play for Jokerit, signing a two-year deal on May 19, 2011.^[3]

Hahl played four seasons with Jokerit, including the last campaign within the Kontinental Hockey League, before opting to return to his original club in the Liiga with HPK on an optional two-year contract on July 24, 2015.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	HPK	FIN U18		32	19	24	43	22		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HPK	FIN U20		2	0	1	1	2		6	2	0	2	2
1997–98	HPK	FIN U18		10	5	14	19	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HPK	FIN U20		35	13	6	19	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	FIN U20		6	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	SM-l		28	0	1	1	0		8	0	0	0	2
1999–2000	HPK	FIN U20		10	1	6	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HPK	SM-l		50	4	3	7	18		8	0	0	0	2
2000–01	HPK	FIN U20		10	1	6	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HPK	SM-l		2	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Hershey Bears	AHL		52	6	17	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		22	2	3	5	14		21	1	2	3	0
2002–03	Hershey Bears	AHL		28	7	7	14	17		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		42	3	4	7	12		6	0	2	2	2
2003–04	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		28	0	1	1	12		7	1	0	1	2
2004–05	HPK	SM-l		44	8	13	21	12		10	2	6	8	2
2005–06	HC Davos	NLA		41	8	17	25	22		14	2	8	10	20
2006–07	Timrå IK	SEL		31	4	13	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Timrå IK	SEL		48	10	31	41	22		11	2	8	10	6
2008–09	Frölunda HC	SEL		52	7	24	31	22		10	1	5	6	4
2009–10	Frölunda HC	SEL		26	3	10	13	12		7	2	3	5	4
2010–11	Frölunda HC	SEL		47	4	20	24	14		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Jokerit	SM-l		45	9	15	24	6		10	1	5	6	6
2012–13	Jokerit	SM-l		48	5	15	20	28		5	2	2	4	0
2013–14	Jokerit	Liiga		42	4	12	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Jokerit	KHL		47	1	4	5	8		10	0	2	2	4
2015–16	HPK	Liiga		12	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				324	34	68	102	110		42	10	11	21	14
NHL totals				92	5	8	13	38		34	2	4	6	4
SEL totals				204	28	98	126	86		29	5	16	21	14

International

Medal record
Representing  Finland
World Championships
	2006 Riga
	2008 Quebec City
World Cup
	2004 Toronto

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Finland	EJC			6	1	4	5	2
1999	Finland	WJC	5th		6	0	0	0	2
2000	Finland	WJC	7th		7	0	1	1	2
2004	Finland	WCH			2	1	0	1	0
2005	Finland	WC	7th		5	0	0	0	2
2006	Finland	WC			9	3	2	5	4
2008	Finland	WC			9	0	0	0	0
2010	Finland	WC	6th		6	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					19	1	5	6	6
Senior totals					31	4	3	7	6

References

1. "Hahl signs with Timra IK". timraik.nu. 2006-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
2. "Hahl signs for Frolunda". dagbladet.se. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-17. ^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Filppula and Hahl the latest confirmations" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
4. "Riku Hahl returns to HPK's organge" (in Finnish). HPK. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database