Swedish and Finnish legends to play in Stockholm (18 Jan 2012)
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Esa Tikkanen
Еса Тикканен
- Position: left wing
- Player status:
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland
- Birth date: 25.01.1965 (60 years)
- Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
- Height: 186 cm / 6' 1"
- Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Shoots: left
- Draft 1: Edmonton Oilers, year: 1983, round: 4, position: 80
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- Trivia:
Best Player of Team Finland (WJC 1984 with Helminen and Myllys; WJC 1985 with Mäkelä and Torkki)
Best +/- (SM-liiga 1984-1985)
Stanley Cup Champion (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994)
All Star Team (WJC 1985)
Finnish Player of the Year (1991)
All Star Team (DEL 2000-2001)
Jääkiekkoleijona #143
Number (#5) retired by Jokerit
Coach stats
| Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Jokipojat Joensuu | Mestis | Head Coach | |||||
| Hired: 27.12.2010 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 |  Frisk Asker | UPC Ligaen | Head Coach | |||||
| 2004-05 |  Anyang Halla Winia | Asia League | Playing coach | |||||
Player national stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Finland | WLHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | |
| 1999-00 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 1995-96 | Finland | World Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1992-93 | Finland | World Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | |
| 1990-91 | Finland | Canada Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
| 1988-89 | Finland | World Championship | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | |
| 1986-87 | Finland | Canada Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1984-85 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 1984-85 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |
| 1983-84 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1982-83 | Finland | EJC (U18) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1982-83 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1981-82 | Finland | EJC (U18) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Player club stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Anyang Halla Winia | ALIH | 30 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 58 | 29 | |
| 2000-01 |  ESC Moskitos Essen | DEL | 46 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 81 | -18 | |
| 1999-00 | Jokerit | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1999-00 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 43 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 85 | 2 | |
| 1998-99 |  New York Rangers | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | -5 | |
| 1997-98 | Washington Capitals | NHL (Play-off) | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -2 | |
| 1997-98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | -4 | |
| 1997-98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -7 | |
| 1996-97 | New York Rangers | NHL (Play-off) | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 2 | |
| 1996-97 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 |  Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 66 | -9 | |
| 1995-96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL (Play-off) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -3 | |
| 1995-96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 6 | |
| 1995-96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | |
| 1995-96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 1 | |
| 1994-95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL (Play-off) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | -1 | |
| 1994-95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 13 | |
| 1994-95 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 19 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 2 | |
| 1993-94 | New York Rangers | NHL (Play-off) | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1993-94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 83 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 114 | 5 | |
| 1992-93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -13 | |
| 1992-93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 66 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 76 | -11 | |
| 1991-92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | |
| 1991-92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -8 | |
| 1990-91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | |
| 1990-91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 85 | 22 | |
| 1989-90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 1989-90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 161 | 17 | |
| 1988-89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -1 | |
| 1988-89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 67 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 92 | 10 | |
| 1987-88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 72 | 2 | |
| 1987-88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 153 | 21 | |
| 1986-87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1986-87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 76 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 120 | 44 | |
| 1985-86 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 1985-86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1985-86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 5 | |
| 1984-85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL (Play-off) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984-85 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 36 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 42 | 37 | |
| 1983-84 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 1983-84 | Olympiajoukkue | SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 1983-84 | HIFK | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 36 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1982-83 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | HIFK | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 30 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 104 | ||
| 1982-83 | HIFK | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1981-82 | Regina Pats | WHL (U20) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981-82 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 59 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 216 |
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