| Birth Date: | 25 September 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kaarina, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 198 |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | New York Islanders |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Prospect Team: | Bridgeport Islanders |
| Former Teams: | TPS HPK |
| Draft: | 157th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Draft Team: | New York Islanders |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
Eetu Liukas (born 25 September 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who plays for the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected 157th overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Islanders.
Liukas first played in Liiga with HC TPS during the 2019–20 season, appearing in 3 regular season games. In the following 2020–21 season, Liukas played predominately in the Liiga, posting 3 points through 19 games. He was selected in the fifth-round, 157th overall, by the New York Islanders of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
In his third season with TPS in 2021–22, Liukas posted new career bests of 8 goals and 12 points in 48 regular season games. He featured in 17 playoff contests, notching 4 goals.
On 4 May 2022, Liukas opted to leave TPS, in signing a two-year contract with fellow Liiga club, HPK.[3]
Following the completion of his first season with HPK, Liukas was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on 7 June 2023.[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Jr. A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019–20 | TPS | Jr. A | 47 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | TPS | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | TPS | Jr. A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | TPS | Liiga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | TPS | Jr. A | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | TPS | Liiga | 48 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | HPK | Liiga | 58 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 128 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 148 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||