Riku Hahl

Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who played most notably for HPK in the Finnish Liiga and the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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 with Timrå IK of Elitserien in the spring of 2006, and completed a two-year deal with the Medelpad team before leaving in 2008 for Frölunda HC.

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.

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 HPK FIN U18 3219244322 ————— 1996–97 HPK FIN U20 20112 62022 1997–98 HPK FIN U18 10514196 ————— 1997–98 HPK FIN U20 351361912 ————— 1998–99 HPK FIN U20 60226 ————— 1998–99 HPK SM-l 280110 80002 1999–2000 HPK FIN U20 101678 ————— 1999–2000 HPK SM-l 5043718 80002 2000–01 HPK FIN U20 101678 ————— 2000–01 HPK SM-l 21340 ————— 2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 526172316 ————— 2001–02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2223514 211230 2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 28771417 ————— 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4234712 60222 2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2801112 71012 2004–05 HPK SM-l 448132112 102682 2005–06 HC Davos NLA 418172522 14281020 2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 314131716 ————— 2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 4810314122 1128106 2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 527243122 101564 2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 263101312 72354 2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 474202414 ————— 2011–12 Jokerit SM-l 45915246 101566 2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 485152028 52240 2013–14 Jokerit Liiga 424121610 ————— 2014–15 Jokerit KHL 471458 100224 2015–16 HPK Liiga 121014 ————— SM-l totals 3243468102110 4210112114 NHL totals 92581338 342464 SEL totals 204289812686 295162114

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Finland EJC 61452 1999 Finland WJC 5th 60002 2000 Finland WJC 7th 70112 2004 Finland WCH 21010 2005 Finland WC 7th 50002 2006 Finland WC 93254 2008 Finland WC 90000 2010 Finland WC 6th 60110 Junior totals 191566 Senior totals 314376