Jaakko Rissanen (born November 12, 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Linköpings HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Jaakko Rissanen
Born (1989-11-12) November 12, 1989 (age 34)
Kuopio, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Linköpings HC
KalPa
SaiPa
HC Vityaz
Kunlun Red Star
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career edit

He previously played for KalPa and SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga.[1] Following the 2016–17 season, his 8th in Finland, Rissanen left as a free agent seeking a new challenge in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL on May 3, 2017.[2]

In the 2017–18 season, Rissanen made his debut with Vityaz, and appeared in 21 games for 8 points before he was traded to Kunlun Red Star in exchange for fellow Finnish forward Matias Myttynen on November 6, 2017.[3]

On June 3, 2019, Rissanen again left KalPa for the third time following the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish outfit, Linköpings HC of the SHL.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "2010-11 Scoring for KalPa Kuopio (SM-liiga)". hockeydb.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. ^ "Vityaz sign four foreigners" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. ^ "Vityaz trade Rissanen to Kunlun" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  4. ^ "Jaakko Rissanen to LHC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-03.

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