Teemu Eronen

Teemu Eronen (born 22 November 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a player for the Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 7th round (192nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Teemu Eronen
Born	(1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 32) Vantaa, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
team Former teams	Lahti Pelicans Jokerit Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Vityaz HIFK
NHL Draft	192nd overall, 2011 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2009–present

Playing career

After two seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and HC Vityaz, Eronen returned to his homeland in agreeing to a two-year contract in the Liiga with HIFK on May 27, 2016.^[1]

Eronen played three seasons with HIFK before returning to the KHL with original club, Jokerit, on 24 April 2019.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Jokerit	Jr. A		16	3	0	3	14		4	0	1	1	6
2008–09	Jokerit	Jr. A		41	5	22	27	18		4	0	1	1	2
2008–09	Jokerit	SM-l		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Jokerit	Jr. A		11	0	14	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Jokerit	SM-l		33	1	11	12	18		2	0	2	2	0
2010–11	Jokerit	SM-l		48	2	11	13	24		7	1	2	3	6
2011–12	Jokerit	SM-l		46	9	18	27	12		10	1	3	4	2
2012–13	Jokerit	SM-l		55	8	18	26	22		6	1	3	4	0
2013–14	Jokerit	Liiga		43	7	17	24	20		2	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		49	8	14	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC Vityaz	KHL		46	4	17	21	16		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HIFK	Liiga		48	5	15	20	57		13	2	4	6	2
2017–18	HIFK	Liiga		26	4	11	15	14		14	3	3	6	12
2018–19	HIFK	Liiga		49	9	26	35	22		13	3	3	6	4
2019–20	Jokerit	KHL		55	3	7	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2020-21	Vaxjo Lakers	SHL		30	2	2	4	8
2020-21	Bjorkloven	Allsvenskan		21	1	6	7	8		14	0	5	5	6
2021-22	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga		57	14	20	34	32		3	0	0	0	0
Liiga totals				349	45	127	172	189		67	11	20	31	26
KHL totals				150	15	38	53	42		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Finland	WJC18	6th		6	0	0	0	4
2010	Finland	WJC	5th		6	1	2	3	4
Junior totals					12	1	2	3	8

References

1. "HIFK sign Teemu Eronen" (in Finnish). HIFK. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
2. "Teemu Eronen returns to Jokerit" (in Finnish). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

External links

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