Hannes Björninen

Hannes Björninen (born 19 October 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a centre for SCL Tigers of the National League (NL).

Playing career Björninen made his Liiga debut playing with Lahti Pelicans during the 2014–15 season.

Following his third season as captain and seventh overall with the Lahti Pelicans, Björninen left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish Kontinental Hockey League competitors, Jokerit, on 5 May 2021. In the 2021–22 season, Björninen posted 10 goals and 21 points through 43 regular season games with Jokerit before the club's withdrawal to the KHL prior to the playoffs in the due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He subsequently returned his original Finnish club, Pelicans of the Liiga, for the remainder of the campaign.

On 28 April 2022, Björninen left the Liiga and the Pelicans for the second season in succession, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Brynäs IF. Following Brynäs relegation to the Allsvenskan in the 2022–23 season, Björninen opted to remain in the SHL, leaving the club to sign a two-year contract with Örebro HK on 28 April 2023.

International play

Björninen played for Team Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, scoring the winning goal in the Gold Medal Game and bringing gold to Finland for the first time.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 Pelicans FIN U18 Q 8 3 0 3 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Pelicans FIN U18 30 4 11 15 12 — — — — — 2012–13 Pelicans FIN U18 14 4 10 14 8 — — — — — 2012–13 Pelicans FIN U20 35 2 6 8 14 — — — — — 2013–14 Pelicans FIN U20 48 16 35 51 30 12 4 7 11 10 2014–15 Pelicans FIN U20 1 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Pelicans Liiga 46 1 5 6 40 — — — — — 2014–15 KooKoo Mestis — — — — — 17 4 4 8 12 2015–16 Pelicans Liiga 53 6 9 15 34 8 0 3 3 2 2015–16 Peliitat Mestis 2 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Pelicans Liiga 60 8 16 24 20 5 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Pelicans Liiga 39 10 7 17 14 3 0 0 0 2 2018–19 Pelicans Liiga 58 14 20 34 69 6 2 2 4 2 2019–20 Pelicans Liiga 39 11 17 28 22 — — — — — 2020–21 Pelicans Liiga 49 16 31 47 49 5 3 4 7 2 2021–22 Jokerit KHL 43 10 11 21 16 — — — — — 2021–22 Pelicans Liiga 10 3 3 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 52 11 14 25 22 — — — — — 2023–24 Örebro HK SHL 52 6 19 25 18 3 0 1 1 0 2024–25 Örebro HK SHL 48 6 16 22 55 3 0 1 1 6 2025–26 SCL Tigers NL 40 10 13 23 16 — — — — — Liiga totals 354 69 108 177 248 30 6 9 15 8 KHL totals 43 10 11 21 16 — — — — — SHL totals 152 23 49 72 95 11 1 2 3 8

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 0 0 0 0 2021 Finland WC 9 2 0 2 2 2022 Finland OG 6 1 2 3 2 2022 Finland WC 10 1 2 3 0 2023 Finland WC 7th 8 1 4 5 2 2024 Finland WC 8th 8 2 0 2 4 2025 Finland WC 7th 8 0 2 2 4 2026 Finland WC 10 1 3 4 4 Junior totals 5 0 0 0 0 Senior totals 59 8 13 21 18