Juuso Ikonen (born 3 January 1995) is a Finnish professional

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player who is currently playing for

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in the

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Playing career

Undrafted, Ikonen in the 2012 regular season with

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he had four goals and five assists in 20 games. In the playoffs, he had four goals and two assists in 15 games. His goals included one overtime game-winner. In the 2016–17 season, Ikonen joined

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

of the SHL and was unable to find his footing in posting just 4 points in 25 games before transferring to

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on 8 February 2017. On 15 May 2017, Ikonen after an initial successful spell with Swedish club,

, agreed to sign a one-year extension through 2018. In the following 2017–18 season, Ikonen contributed with 12 goals and 26 points in 49 games to help Brynäs qualify for the playoffs. He added a further 3 goals and 5 points in 8 games during the post season. On 2 May 2018, Ikonen, as a free agent, agreed to terms on a two-year, two-way contract with the

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of the NHL. After attending the Capitals training camp, Ikonen was assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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for the duration of the 2018–19 season. Ikonen struggled to produce offense with the Bears, totalling just 4 goals and 14 points in 54 games, failing to earn a recall to the NHL. On 17 May 2019, Ikonen was placed on unconditional waivers by the Capitals and upon clearing was released from the remaining year of his contract to become a free agent. Ikonen opted to return and continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a two-year contract with HV71 on 15 July 2019.

International play

Ikonen was a regular participant in national junior teams. He was selected to the

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and the

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Personal

His father Juha Ikonen is former Blues captain and their all-time leading scorer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1995 births Living people Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Espoo Brynäs IF players Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Espoo Blues players Finnish ice hockey forwards Hershey Bears players HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players HV71 players JYP Jyväskylä players Oulun Kärpät players Tappara players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-icehockey-winger-stub