Hannes Björninen

Hannes Björninen (born 19 October 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Hannes Björninen
Born	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28) Lahti, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Örebro HK Lahti Pelicans Jokerit Brynäs IF
National team	Finland
Playing career	2014–present

Playing career

Björninen made his Liiga debut playing with Lahti Pelicans during the 2014–15 season.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

International play

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing
World Championships
	2022 Finland
	2021 Latvia

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
Liiga totals				354	69	108	177	248		30	6	9	15	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
Junior totals					5	0	0	0	0
Senior totals					33	5	8	13	6

References

1. . Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
2. "Five new reinforcements for Jokerit" (in Finnish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
3. "Welcome to Brynäs IF, Hannes Bjorninen" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. "Hannes Bjorninen signs for two years" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database