Arto Heiskanen Explained

Birth Date:23 November 1963
Birth Place:Savonlinna, Finland
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:198
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:Ässät
Lukko
Brest Albatros Hockey
Newcastle Cobras
Career Start:1981
Career End:1999

Arto Heiskanen (23 November 1963 – 8 February 2023)[1] was a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger.

Heiskanen played a total of 487 games in the SM-liiga for Ässät and Lukko.[2] He played in the French Élite Ligue for Brest Albatros Hockey, the British Ice Hockey Superleague for the Newcastle Cobras and the Polska Hokej Liga for the SMS Warszawa.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1980–81SaPKoI-Divisioona9 0 0 0 0
1981–82SaPKoI-Divisioona36 19 12 31 23
1982–83SaPKoI-Divisioona36 20 16 36 44
1983–84Porin ÄssätSM-liiga36 6 7 13 169 0 1 1 6
1984–85Porin ÄssätSM-liiga31 12 4 16 88 3 1 4 2
1985–86Porin ÄssätSM-liiga36 22 12 34 28
1986–87LukkoSM-liiga44 17 16 33 28
1987–88LukkoSM-liiga26 15 9 24 188 4 0 4 8
1988–89LukkoSM-liiga43 27 17 44 14
1989–90Porin ÄssätI-Divisioona44 58 52 110 12
1990–91Porin ÄssätSM-liiga35 22 21 43 10
1991–92Porin ÄssätSM-liiga44 20 15 35 288 2 2 4 4
1992–93Porin ÄssätSM-liiga41 15 14 29 88 5 5 10 4
1993–94Porin ÄssätSM-liiga48 17 12 39 345 1 2 3 10
1994–95Porin ÄssätSM-liiga50 9 10 19 427 0 0 0 2
1995–96TitaanitI-Divisioona22 15 16 31 20
1995–96Brest Albatros HockeyFrance3 1 0 1 21 0 0 0 0
1996–97Newcastle CobrasBISL15 4 4 8 66 0 1 1 2
1997–98ERSC AmbergGermany243 14 17 31 8
1998–99SMS I WarszawaPoland4 0 4 0
SM-liiga totals4341821373292345315112636

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jääkiekkolegenda Arto Heiskanen, 59, on kuollut . Touru . Ville . 8 February 2023 . 8 February 2023 . Ilta-Sanomat.
  2. https://liiga.fi/en/pelaajat/24421173/heiskanen-arto Profile at Liiga.fi