Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Patrik Parkkonen (born January 23, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently on try-out with the HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Tipsport Extraliga.

Playing career

Coming through the youth system of HIFK, he spent two years in Canada, playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL (2010-2012), before returning to his native Finland. Parkkonen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season. Following a three-year stint at Ässät, Parkkonen signed with Lausitzer Füchse of Germany’s second division DEL2. In December 2015, his original short-term contract was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.

After three European seasons away from Finland, Parkkonen opted to return to North America as a professional, agreeing to a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on 25 September 2019.

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or:Eurohockey.com, or:The Internet Hockey Database