Finnish ice hockey player

Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He previously played in the NL with Lausanne HC and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan.

Contents

• 1 Playing career
• 2 Personal
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Regular season and playoffs
  • 3.2 International
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Playing career

Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä.

On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens.

After two seasons within the Devils organization, and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014.

On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the following 2020–21 season, Pesonen appeared in 33 regular season games with Metallurg, producing 6 goals and 14 points before he was mutually released from his contract on 10 December 2020. He was later signed for the remainder of the season to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan on 24 December 2020.

On June 14, 2021, Pesonen returned to Switzerland and the Tigers as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year deal through the 2022–23 season.

Personal

Pesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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