Riku Hahl

Riku Hahl

Born	(1980-11-01) November 1, 1980 Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	HPK Colorado Avalanche HC Davos Timrå IK Frölunda HC Jokerit
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	183rd overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche
Playing career	1998–present

Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for HPK in the Finnish Liiga.

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 a 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
1998–99	HPK	SM-l	28	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	2
1999–00	HPK	SM-l	50	4	3	7	18	8	0	0	0	2
2000–01	HPK	SM-l	55	3	9	12	32	—	—	—	—	—
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
NHL totals			92	5	8	13	38	34	2	4	6	4

International

Medal record

Competitor for Finland
World Championships
	2006 Riga
	2008 Quebec City
World Cup
	2004 Toronto

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Finland	WJC	5th	6	0	0	0	2
2000	Finland	WJC	7th	7	0	1	1	2
2004	Finland	WCH	02 !	2	1	0	1	0
2005	Finland	WC	7th	5	0	0	0	2
2006	Finland	WC	03 !	9	3	2	5	4
2008	Finland	WC	03 !	9	0	0	0	0
2010	Finland	WC	6th	6	0	1	1	0
Junior totals				13	0	1	1	4
Senior totals				25	4	2	6	6

References

↑ "Hahl signs with Timra IK". timraik.nu. 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
↑ "Hahl signs for Frolunda". dagbladet.se. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
↑ "Filppula and Hahl the latest confirmations" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
↑ "Riku Hahl returns to HPK's organge" (in Finnish). HPK. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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