Lauri Korpikoski

Lauri Korpikoski
Born	July 28, 1986 Turku, FIN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Arizona Coyotes
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	19th overall, 2004 New York Rangers
Playing career	2004–present

Lauri Korpikoski (born July 28, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Korpikoski has also played in the NHL for the Arizona Coyotes, and the New York Rangers, the organization that drafted him in the first round, 19th overall, at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Korpikoski was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He originally played for TPS' junior team in the SM-liiga before moving up to the main team for the 2004–05 season. He then played two seasons of professional hockey in Finland before joining the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, after TPS' 2005–06 season; he played five regular season games and 11 playoff games for Hartford for the team's 2005–06 AHL season.

In 2006–07, Korpikoski had 11 goals and 38 points for the Wolf Pack, while in 2007–08, in his second year with the team, he bested his previous year's totals, scoring 23 goals and having 50 points, also scoring two points in five Calder Cup playoff games. Following Hartford's first round exit from the playoffs, Korpikoski was named to the Rangers' reserves squad for the team's 2008 Stanley Cup playoff run. On May 4, He dressed for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and 2:03 into the game's third period, he scored his first career NHL goal on just his second-ever shot. The goal brought the Rangers to within one goal of tying (which they did), although the team eventually lost in overtime, eliminating them from the playoffs.

After scoring points in every pre-season game in which he played, Korpikoski survived cuts to make the Rangers' 23-man roster for the start of the 2008–09 season, the only rookie to make the team. He later scored his first career regular season NHL goal against Kevin Weekes of the New Jersey Devils on November 12, 2008.

On July 13, 2009, Korpikoski was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Enver Lisin. On July 11, 2013, the Coyotes re-signed Korpikoski to a four-year contract extension.^[1]

On June 30, 2015, with two seasons left on his contract, Korpikoski was traded by the rebuilding Coyotes to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Boyd Gordon.^[2] He scored his first career NHL hat trick on December 11, 2015 against the New York Rangers. ^[3]

Career statistics

Korpikoski during his tenure with the New York Rangers.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	TPS	SM-l		41	0	6	6	12		6	1	0	1	0
2005–06	TPS	SM-l		51	3	4	7	16		2	0	1	1	0
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		5	2	1	3	0		11	1	0	1	2
2006–07	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		78	11	27	38	23		7	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		79	23	27	50	71		5	1	1	2	0
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	1	0	1	0
2008–09	New York Rangers	NHL		68	6	8	14	14		7	0	2	2	0
2008–09	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		4	4	2	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		71	5	6	11	16		7	1	0	1	2
2010–11	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		79	19	21	40	20		4	0	1	1	2
2011–12	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		82	17	20	37	14		11	0	0	0	2
2012–13	TPS	SM-l		11	6	11	17	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		36	6	5	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		64	9	16	25	24		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		69	6	15	21	12		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		71	10	12	22	10		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				540	78	103	181	122		30	2	3	5	6

International

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Winter Olympics
	2014 Sochi
World Junior Championships
	2006 British Columbia

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Finland	WJC18	7th		6	5	6	11	2
2005	Finland	WJC	5th		5	2	0	2	6
2006	Finland	WJC			7	1	5	6	4
2010	Finland	WC	6th		7	0	0	0	0
2013	Finland	WC	4th		8	3	2	5	4
2014	Finland	OG			6	2	2	4	2
Junior totals					18	8	11	19	12
Senior totals					21	5	4	9	6

References

1. "Coyotes trade Lisin to Rangers for Korpikoski". TSN. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
2. "Oilers get Korpikoski from Coyotes for Gordon". NBC Sports. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
3. "Korpikoski’s hat trick leads Oilers to crazy win over Rangers". Sportsnet. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2015-12-12.

External links

• Lauri Korpikoski's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Lauri Korpikoski's player profile at TSN.ca