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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Esa Tikkanen
Selected in fourth round
No. 80 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Born January 25, 1965
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Helsinki IFK (Finland)                       
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Hometown: Helsinki, FInland
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 ReginaSJHL 5938 3775 216
  ReginaWHL 20 00 0
1982-83 Helsinki IFKFinland Jr. 3034 3165 104
  Helsinki IFKFinland ---- ---- --

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship:
1983 (Helsinki IFK)
World Junior Championships: 1983 (sixth place)
European Junior Championships: 1983 (silver medal)
Finland Junior-A Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83 (104 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Spent entire 1982-83 regular season with Helsinki IFK Junior-A team, but joined senior (men's) team during 1983 playoffs. ... Worked as stick boy for Team Canada in 1982 World Championships, which were played in his native Helsinki, Finland.
NHL CAREER
Debut: May 23, 1985 (Edmonton at Philadelphia) (playoff game)
Numbers:  14, 10 (Edmonton); 10 (N.Y. Rangers); 10 (St. Louis);
10 (New Jersey); 10 (Vancouver); 97, 10 (Florida); 11 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994.
Playing Status: Retired April 19, 2001
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1985-1999 EDM, NYR, STL,
NJ, VAN, FLO, WAS
877 244386 6301,077
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1985-1998 Edmonton, NYR,
STL, VAN, Wash.
186 7260 132275

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1998 (Washington)
Edmonton Top Defensive Forward: 1988-89
NHL Records: Fastest two shorthanded goals by one player in one game (12 seconds for Edmonton at Toronto on Nov. 12, 1988; goals at 10:44 and 10:56 of first period)
Edmonton Records: Fastest two shorthanded goals by player in one game (12 seconds at Toronto on Nov. 12, 1988; goals at 10:44 and 10:56 of first period), most overtime goals in playoff year (2 in 1991)
Edmonton Points Leader: 1990-91 (69)
Edmonton Playoffs Points Leader: 1991 (20)
Edmonton Playoffs Goals Leader: 1991 (12)
Edmonton Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1988 (72)
Miscellaneous: Joined Edmonton in May 1985 after competing for Finland at 1985 World Championships. ... Made his NHL debut for Edmonton in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on May 23, 1985, at Philadelphia. ... Made his NHL regular-season debut for Edmonton on Oct. 10, 1985, vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with broken right foot, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Dec. 10, 1985, game at St. Louis. He did not return to action until Edmonton assigned him to Nova Scotia (AHL) in on Jan. 17, 1986. ... Played on line with Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri for Edmonton in 1986-87 and 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with severe cut on elbow that developed into bursitis. The injury, suffered during Edmonton's Dec. 9, 1986, game at Minnesota, required surgery. ... Finished second in NHL with 27.0 shooting percentage in 1986-87. ... Finished third in voting for left wing position in 1986-87 NHL postseason All-Star voting. ... Named NHL Player of Week for the week ending Nov. 13, 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with broken left wrist (scaphoid bone), an injury suffered in Edmonton's Jan. 10, 1989, game at Los Angeles. He did not return to action until Edmonton's Jan. 23, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. He re-aggravated the injury in Edmonton's Jan. 31, 1989, game at Vancouver and did not return to action until Edmonton's Feb. 17, 1989, game vs. Washington. ... Had Edmonton's longest point-scoring streak during 1988-89 season, scoring in 13 consecutive games from Feb. 17, 1989, to March 15, 1989. ... Led Edmonton with eight shorthanded goals in 1988-89. ... Was runner-up to Guy Carbonneau for 1988-89 Selke Trophy. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with right knee injury, suffered in Edmonton's Oct. 28, 1989, game at Quebec. ... Was finalist for 1989-90 Selke Trophy. ... Missed start of Edmonton's 1990 training camp while recovering from off-season knee surgery, performed in August 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with strained back muscles, an injury suffered during Edmonton's March 28, 1991, game at Calgary. ... Led Edmonton with 235 shots on goal in 1990-91. ... Became first player in Edmonton history to lead team in scoring with fewer than 100 points when he achieved feat with 69 points in 1990-91. ... Led NHL with two overtime goals in 1991 playoffs. ... Was runner-up to Dirk Graham for 1990-91 Selke Trophy. ... Was represented by player agent Rich Winter during his playing days in Edmonton. ... Played on line with Kelly Buchberger and Craig MacTavish for Edmonton in 1991-92. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with sprained right wrist, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Dec. 1, 1991, game vs. Vancouver and re-aggravated during Edmonton's Dec. 20, 1991, game at Buffalo. ... Missed nearly half of 1991-92 season with fractured left shoulder, an injury suffered when he was checked into the boards in Edmonton's Jan. 4, 1992, game at Calgary. The injury required two hours of surgery on Jan. 7, 1992, and Tikkanen did not return to action until Edmonton's April 12, 1992, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed parts of 1992-93 season with the flu, an illness contracted in December 1992, and with infected elbow, an injury suffered in February 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with bruised knee, suffered in N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 14, 1994, game vs. Philadelphia. ... Sent by N.Y. Rangers with Doug Lidster to St. Louis in exchange for Petr Nedved on July 24, 1994. The trade was made as compensation for St. Louis' having signed former Rangers head coach Mike Keenan. ... Missed parts of 1995 season with shoulder injury, suffered in St. Louis' April 3, 1995, game vs. Toronto, and with illness, contracted in late April 1995. ... Missed remainder of 1995 regular season with leg injury, suffered in St. Louis' morning skate prior to May 1, 1995, game at Anaheim. ... Runner-up to Ron Francis for 1995 Selke Trophy. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with knee injury, suffered in New Jersey's Nov. 21, 1995, game at Florida. While he was out with the injury, he was traded by to Vancouver for 1996 second-round pick (Wesley Mason) on Nov. 23, 1995. He did not return to action until Vancouver's Jan. 3, 1996, game vs. Florida. He scored two goals in that game, his first in with Canucks. ... Signed with Florida as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Sept. 5, 1997. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with broken left leg (fibula), suffered when he got stuck in a rut in the ice and crashed into corner boards during Florida's Nov. 5, 1997, game vs. New Jersey. He did not return to action until Florida's Jan. 1, 1998, game vs. New Jersey. ... Signed with N.Y. Rangers as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with sprained ankle, an injury suffered in N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 7, 1998, game at Toronto. ... Hampered by knee injury throughout 1998-99 season. ... Turned down Edmonton offer to return to Finland and play for Helsinki Jokerit in 1999-00. ... Played all three forward positions at various points during his NHL career.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Helsinki IFK Jr., Helsinki IFK (Finland); Nova Scotia (AHL); Helsinki Jokerit (Finland); Essen (Germany)
Olympics: 1998 (bronze medal)
NHL-USSR Rendez-vous Series: 1987
Canada Cup: 1987 (sixth place), 1991 (third place)
World Championships: 1985 (fifth place), 1989 (fifth place), 1993 (seventh place), 1996 (fifth place), 2000 (bronze medal)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (silver), 1985 (fourth)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2004
Finnish Player of Year: 1990-91 (Edmonton)
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1985
Finland World Jr. Championships MVP: 1984 (tri-winner)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Esa Keskinen and Mikko Makela for Finland at 1985 World Junior Championships. ... Played on line with Mikko Makela and Raimo Helminen for Finland at 1985 World Championships. ... Played for Helsinki IFK (Finland) during NHL lockout of 1994-95. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days, including work with Edmonton School for the Deaf, Edmonton Uncles at Large and Vancouver's Children's Hospital. ... Helsinki Jokerit (Finland) retired Tikkanen's No. 5 in special ceremony prior to its Sept. 13, 2001, season-opener vs. Tampere Ilves.
Personal: Nicknamed "The Grate One" for his notorious ability to irritate and annoy opponents with his constant chatter on the ice.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Edmonton traded Tikkanen to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Doug Weight on March 17, 1993.

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SNAPSHOT '83
Total Selected: 242
Forwards: 134
Defense: 86
Goaltenders: 22
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 19/5
College Players: 15
High School: 47
Canadian: 148
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 60
U.S.-Born: 60
European: 34
Reached NHL: 113
Stanley Cup: 21
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 20
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 34
Picks Traded: 41
 
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