Esa Juhani Keskinen (born 3 February 1965 in Ylöjärvi, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.
Esa Keskinen | |||
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Born |
(1965-02-03) 3 February 1965 (age 57) Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
SM-liiga TPS Lukko 1. Divisioona FPS Elitserien HV71 | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
101st overall, 1985 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 1983–2000 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
![]() | 1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
![]() | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey |
Keskinen was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, 101st overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the NHL anytime in his active playing career.[1]
Playing for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien, he won the Swedish national championship during the 1994–95 season. During the 1995–96 season Keskinen formed with his fellow Finn Kai Nurminen a proficient goal-scoring duo, still playing for HV71.[2] During his years in HV71 he was a popular player among the fans and drew by himself large crowds to the club's, at the time, arena Rosenlundshallen.[3]
Keskinen recorded 658 points (215 goals, 443 assists) and 130 penalty minutes in 478 games in SM-liiga playing for TPS and Lukko. In Elitserien he totalled 203 games with 209 points (61 goals, 148 assists) and 148 penalty minutes playing for HV71. He has been noted for most points in SM-liiga in seasons 1987-88 (69 points), 1992–93 (59 points) and 1993-94 (70 points).[1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | KOOVEE | FIN U20 | 32 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | FoPS | FIN.2 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | FoPS | FIN.2 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1984–85 | TPS | SM-l | 35 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1985–86 | TPS | SM-l | 36 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1986–87 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1987–88 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Lukko | SM-l | 41 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | HV71 | SEL | 39 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
1995–96 | HV71 | SEL | 39 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | HV71 | SEL | 34 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HV71 | SEL | 46 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | HV71 | SEL | 45 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 22 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
SM-l totals | 478 | 215 | 443 | 658 | 130 | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | ||||
SEL totals | 203 | 61 | 148 | 209 | 148 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1981 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
1982 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1983 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
1984 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
1985 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | |
1988 | Finland | OG | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1989 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
1990 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
1991 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
1994 | Finland | OG | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
1994 | Finland | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 29 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 23 | |||
Senior totals | 67 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 32 |
Preceded by Juha Riihijärvi |
Winner of the Kultainen kypärä trophy 1993-94 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 1993-94 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by Kari Jalonen |
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 1987-88 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 1992-93 & 1993-94 |
Succeeded by |