Harri Pesonen

Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He previously played in the NL with Lausanne HC and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan.

Playing career Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä on 16 June 2012.

On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens.

After two seasons within the Devils organization and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014.

On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the following 2020–21 season, Pesonen appeared in 33 regular season games with Metallurg, producing six goals and 14 points before he was mutually released from his contract on December 10, 2020. He was later signed for the remainder of the season to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan on December 24, 2020.

On June 14, 2021, Pesonen returned to Switzerland and the Tigers as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year deal through the 2022–23 season.

Personal Pesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 JYP FIN U18 19 6 3 9 6 — — — — — 2005–06 JYP FIN U18 Q 9 3 3 6 6 — — — — — 2005–06 JYP FIN U18 24 13 14 27 49 — — — — — 2006–07 JYP Jr. A 40 8 17 25 10 — — — — — 2007–08 JYP Jr. A 37 21 24 45 63 9 4 13 17 33 2007–08 JYP SM-l 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Suomi U20 Mestis 7 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2008–09 JYP Jr. A 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2008–09 JYP SM-l 47 4 3 7 12 15 4 1 5 8 2008–09 D Team Mestis 10 10 6 16 10 — — — — — 2009–10 JYP SM-l 2542635 — — — — — 2009–10 D Team Mestis 18 4 3 7 33 11 1 3 4 8 2010–11 JYP SM-l 54 11 15 26 26 10 4 6 10 6 2010–11 D Team Mestis 2 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2011–12 JYP SM-l 60 21 14 35 52 14 6 5 11 37 2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 64 14 17 31 24 — — — — — 2012–13 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Albany Devils AHL 75 15 21 36 52 4 0 1 1 0 2014–15 Lausanne HC NLA 48 10 19 29 49 7 1 3 4 2 2015–16 Lausanne HC NLA 50 22 24 46 18 — — — — — 2016–17 Lausanne HC NLA 49 15 22 37 20 4 0 2 2 6 2017–18 Lausanne HC NL 41 12 17 29 34 — — — — — 2018–19 SCL Tigers NL 50 21 22 43 40 6 2 2 4 6 2019–20 SCL Tigers NL 48 18 24 42 44 — — — — — 2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 33 6 8 14 16 — — — — — 2020–21 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 17 1 3 4 8 10 1 4 5 8 2021–22 SCL Tigers NL 50 21 23 44 67 — — — — — 2022–23 SCL Tigers NL 52 20 19 39 30 — — — — — 2023–24 SCL Tigers NL 49 11 12 23 26 — — — — — 2024–25 SCL Tigers NL 49 18 13 31 18 9 0 5 5 27 2025–26 SCL Tigers NL 45 14 14 28 24 — — — — — Liiga totals 189 40 34 74 125 39 14 12 26 51 NHL totals 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — NL totals 531 182 209 391 370 26 3 12 15 41

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Finland WJC 6th 6 2 1 3 0 2019 Finland WC 10 4 3 7 0 2022 Finland OG 6 3 1 4 4 2022 Finland WC 10 1 5 6 0 2023 Finland WC 7th 7 1 2 3 2 2025 Finland WC 7th 8 1 2 3 4 Junior totals 6 2 1 3 0 Senior totals 41 10 13 23 10