Riku Hahl
 Riku Hahl 
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| Date of birth | November 1, 1980 |
| place of birth | Hämeenlinna , Finland |
| size | 184 cm |
| Weight | 93 kg |
| position | center |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1999 , 6th lap, 183rd position Colorado Avalanche |
| Career stations | |
| until 2001 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 2001-2004 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2004-2005 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 2005-2006 | HC Davos |
| 2006-2008 | Timrå IK |
| 2008-2011 | Frölunda HC |
| 2011-2015 | Jokerite |
| 2015-2016 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
Riku Hahl (born November 1, 1980 in Hämeenlinna ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player on the position of the center . In the National Hockey League he played for the Colorado Avalanche , in the Finnish Liiga for HPK Hämeenlinna and Jokerit and for HC Davos , Frölunda HC and Timrå IK .
Career
Riku Hahl was selected at the NHL Entry Draft 1999 in the sixth round at a total of 183rd position by the Colorado Avalanche , but the Finn played two more seasons at his home club HPK Hämeenlinna in the Finnish SM-liiga . Riku Hahl made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 2001/02 season . However, the attacker spent most of the season with the Avalanche's farm team , the Hershey Bears , in the American Hockey League . The Finn completed two more seasons for the Denver franchise before rejoining HPK Hämeenlinna during the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season .
Hahl stayed in Europe after the season, despite receiving a contract offer from the Avalanche. He signed a one-year contract with the Swiss club HC Davos . He then went to Sweden and played for Timrå IK in the Elitserien for two seasons . On July 10, 2008, the striker signed a contract with Frölunda HC . In his first year with the team from Gothenburg it only failed in the semi-finals of the 2008/09 season at HV 71 Jönköping . On February 25, 2009, the striker extended his expiring contract with Frölunda for another year. In May 2011 the Finn returned to his homeland and signed a contract with Jokerit from the SM-liiga.
Hahl completed four seasons at Jokerit, including one season in the multinational KHL , before returning to his home club in July 2015 and signing a two-year contract there.
He ended his career in 2016.
International
The defensive center played in a total of seven international tournaments for Finland . He won the bronze medal at the 2006 and 2008 World Championships . At the World Cup of Hockey 2004 he and his team took second place.
Achievements and Awards
- 2000 Finland's most exemplary player
- 2006 Swiss runner-up with HC Davos
International
- 2004 2nd place at the World Cup of Hockey
- 2006 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2008 bronze medal at the world championship
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1998/99 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999/00 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | 50 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 18th | 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000/01 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | 55 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 6th | 17th | 23 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 22nd | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14th | 21st | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 28 | 7th | 7th | 14th | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 42 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 12 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003/04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004/05 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | 44 | 8th | 13 | 21st | 12 | 10 | 7th | 4th | 11 | 4th | ||
| 2005/06 | HC Davos | NLA | 41 | 8th | 17th | 25th | 22nd | 14th | 2 | 8th | 10 | 20th | ||
| 2006/07 | Timrå IK | Elitserien | 31 | 4th | 13 | 17th | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Timrå IK | Elitserien | 48 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 22nd | 11 | 2 | 8th | 10 | 6th | ||
| 2008/09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 52 | 7th | 24 | 31 | 22nd | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 4th | ||
| 2009/10 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 26th | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | ||
| 2010/11 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 47 | 4th | 20th | 24 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | Jokerite | SM-liiga | 45 | 9 | 15th | 24 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 6th | ||
| 2012/13 | Jokerite | SM-liiga | 48 | 5 | 15th | 20th | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 0 | ||
| 2013/14 | Jokerite | Liiga | 42 | 4th | 12 | 16 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014/15 | Jokerite | KHL | 47 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 8th | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||
| 2015/16 | HPK | Liiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| SM-liiga total | 222 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 68 | 36 | 8th | 9 | 17th | 14th | ||||
| Elitserien total | 204 | 28 | 98 | 126 | 86 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 21st | 14th | ||||
| AHL total | 80 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL overall | 92 | 5 | 8th | 13 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 4th | ||||
International
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 1999 | Finland | U20 World Cup | 5th place | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Finland | U20 World Cup | 7th place | 7th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Finland | World cup | 2nd place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WM | 7th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WM |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | |
| 2008 | Finland | WM |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WM | 6th place | 6th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Juniors overall | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||||
| Men overall | 25th | 4th | 2 | 6th | 6th | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Riku Hahl at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Riku Hahl at eurohockey.com
- Riku Hahl at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Riku Hahl returns to HPK's organge ( Finnish ) hpk.fi. July 24, 2015. Accessed July 24, 2015.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hahl, Riku |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hämeenlinna , Finland |