ESA TIKKANEN

Position:
Left Wing
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Shoots:
Left
Birthday:
January 25th, 1965 – 61 years
Birthplace:
Helsinki
Drafted:
Edmonton Oilers – 1983 4th round (80th overall)
Rangers Debut:
Numbers Worn:
10
Statistics
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | OTG | GWG | S | S% | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 15 | HJK U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1981-82 | 16 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 59 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1981-82 | 16 | Regina | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1981-82 | 16 | Finland | EJC-A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1982-83 | 17 | HIFK Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 30 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1982-83 | 17 | Hifk | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1982-83 | 17 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1982-83 | 17 | Finland | EJC-A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1983-84 | 18 | HIFK Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1983-84 | 18 | Olympia | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1983-84 | 18 | Hifk | Finland | 36 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1983-84 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1984-85 | 19 | HIFK Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1984-85 | 19 | Hifk | Finland | 36 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1984-85 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1984-85 | 19 | Finland | WEC-A | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1985-86 | 20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1985-86 | 20 | Nova Scotia | AHL | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1986-87 | 21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 76 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 120 | +44 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 27.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1986-87 | 21 | NHL All-Stars | RV-87 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1987-88 | 22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 153 | +21 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1987-88 | 22 | Finland | Can-Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1988-89 | 23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 67 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 92 | +10 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 151 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1988-89 | 23 | Finland | WEC-A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1989-90 | 24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 161 | +17 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 199 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1990-91 | 25 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 85 | +22 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 235 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1990-91 | 25 | Finland | CC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1991-92 | 26 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1991-92 | 26 | Finland | Can-Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1992-93 | 27 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 66 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 76 | -11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1992-93 | 27 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1992-93 | 27 | Finland | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1993-94 | 28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 83 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 114 | +5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 257 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1994-95 | 29 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1994-95 | 29 | Hifk | Finland | 19 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 30 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 30 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 30 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 14 | +6 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1995-96 | 30 | Finland | WC-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1996-97 | 31 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 66 | -9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1996-97 | 31 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1997-98 | 32 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9% | 44.6% | 15:18 |
| 1997-98 | 32 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 6.1% | 50.0% | 20:36 |
| 1997-98 | 32 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1998-99 | 33 | New York Rangers | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0% | 47.4% | 13:38 |
| 1999-00 | 34 | Jokerit | Finland | 43 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 1999-00 | 34 | Finland | WC-A | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2000-01 | 35 | Essen | Germany | 46 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| 2004-05 | 39 | Anyang | AsianHL | 30 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 00:00 |
| NHL Career Totals | NHL | 877 | 244 | 386 | 630 | 1077 | +82 | 59 | 196 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 41 | 1903 | |||||
| NYR Career Totals | NHL | 144 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 176 | -13 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 352 | |||||
| NHL Career Averages | NHL | 46 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 57 | +4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2:36 | ||||
| NHL Career Highs | NHL | 34 | 51 | 78 | 161 | +44 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 257 | 20:36 | |||||
Rangers Milestones
| Category | 100 |
|---|---|
| Games Played | @ BOS (Mar 10, 1994) |
| Goals | – |
| Assists | – |
| Points | – |
Transactions
| Date | Season | Transaction | Partner | Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1998 | 1998-99 | Signed | – | – | – |
| March 8, 1997 | 1996-97 | Acquired | Vancouver Canucks | Russ Courtnall | Sergei Nemchinov and Brian Noonan |
| July 24, 1994 | 1994-95 | Traded | St. Louis Blues | Doug Lidster | Petr Nedved |
| March 17, 1993 | 1992-93 | Acquired | Edmonton Oilers | – | Doug Weight |
