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Fantasy Summary

Ikonen has tons of skill but if he will get the time and space in North America to use it is another question.


Observations

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June 2019 – The Capitals placed Ikonen on unconditional waivers in May as the player and team mutually terminated the last year of his contract. Ikonen was improperly used in Hershey, routinely plastered to the fourth line, and likely did not feel like he was ever going to crack the Capitals roster. Ikonen is now free to sign back in Europe, Russia or another NHL team. Pat Quinn

March 2019 – Ikonen has rarely been able to jump in to the Bears’ top nine and is routinely stuck playing on the fourth line. He has only 14 points in 50 games as he seems to not be able to move up in to a better spot in the line up. Pat Quinn

December 2018 – Ikonen has missed time twice this season once in early October and later in late November. He does not have many points right now as the Capitals are dealing with a ton of injuries and he has not been up in the line up. Pat Quinn

September 2018 – Ikonen looks to prove himself in North America and become a top nine forward for the Capitals down the road. For now he will play in the AHL and develop there. Ikonen has the skills to develop to play in the NHL but he has to be willing to wait to make the Capitals, and if it takes too long he may go back to Europe. Pat Quinn

 

May 2018 – Ikonen has been playing several years in the Liiga and most recently the last two seasons in the SHL with first Djurgårdens IF and then Brynäs IF. Ikonen puts up a steady stream of points in a league not knows for many high profile point seasons, as he had 26 points in 49 games last year. He is expected to play for Hershey this upcoming season, and likely the season after, as he signed a two-year contract this May. Ikonen is a small sight player who is a great skater, playmaker, and carries a high IQ on the ice. He will need to gain strength to jump to the next league, but this is a nice risk for the Capitals to take as he could become a solid point producing winger. Pat Quinn

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 2.0
Country FIN
Position RW
Roster Type Free Agent
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth January 3, 1995
Height 5‘10”
Weight 172 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2009-2010 Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja Q8 8 1018 4|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja21 15 1833 0|        
 2010-2011 Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja Q1 1 01 0|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja1 1 23 2|Playoffs3 4 48
  Kiekko-Espoo U18U18 SM-sarja Q7 4 711 0|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U18U18 SM-sarja17 10 1424 2|Playoffs13 5 1318
  Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-sarja13 3 47 0|Playoffs1 0 00
  Finland U16 (all)International-Jr10 8 1018 2|        
  Finland U17WHC-175 3 25 0|        
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr8 4 812 0|        
 2011-2012 Kiekko-Espoo U18U18 SM-sarja Q4 2 57 6|        
  Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-sarja32 20 2141 14|        
  BluesLiiga20 4 59 4|Playoffs15 4 26
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr8 3 811 0|        
  Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup5 4 59 0|        
  Finland U18WJC-185 0 11 0|        
  Finland U18 (all)International-Jr11 5 914 0|        
 2012-2013 Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-sarja0 0 00 0|Playoffs10 3 1013
  BluesLiiga57 13 1326 4|        
  Finland U18WJC-187 2 57 2|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr8 4 15 0|        
 2013-2014 BluesLiiga17 4 610 2|        
  JYPLiiga34 0 88 4|Playoffs3 1 12
  Finland U20WJC-207 1 23 0|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr4 0 11 0|        
 2014-2015 JYPLiiga50 12 1325 4|Playoffs12 0 66
  JYPChampions HL6 2 13 2|        
  Finland U20WJC-205 1 23 0|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr12 2 35 0|        
 2015-2016 KärpätLiiga55 9 3039 8|Playoffs13 2 68
  KärpätChampions HL13 1 23 2|        
 2016-2017 Djurgårdens IFSHL25 2 24 0|        
  Djurgårdens IFChampions HL4 0 22 2|        
  Brynäs IFSHL11 1 67 0|Playoffs20 7 512
 2017-2018 Brynäs IFSHL49 12 1426 6|Playoffs8 3 25
  Brynäs IFChampions HL9 1 67 2|        
  Finland EHT8 1 45 0|        
  Finland (all)International11 1 56 2|        
 2018-2019 Hershey BearsAHL54 4 1014 6|        
 2019-2020 HV71SHL52 7 1017 6|        
 2020-2021 HPKLiiga57 13 2437 18|        
 2021-2022 HPKLiiga55 7 815 6|Playoffs2 0 00
 2022-2023 TapparaLiiga18 2 68 2|Playoffs13 0 33
  TapparaChampions HL2 0 11 0|        
 2023-2024 ÄssätLiiga49 6 1319 6|        

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