| Played For: | SM-liiga TPS Lukko 1. Divisioona FPS Elitserien HV71 |
| League: | SM-liiga |
| Position: | Center |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 194 |
| Ntl Team: | Finland |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| Draft: | 101st overall |
| Draft Year: | 1985 |
| Draft Team: | Calgary Flames |
| Career Start: | 1983 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
Esa Juhani Keskinen (born 3 February 1965 in Ylöjärvi, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.
Keskinen was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, 101st overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the NHL anytime in his active playing career.[1]
Playing for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien, he won the Swedish national championship during the 1994–95 season. During the 1995–96 season Keskinen formed with his fellow Finn Kai Nurminen a proficient goal-scoring duo, still playing for HV71.[2] During his years in HV71 he was a popular player among the fans and drew by himself large crowds to the club's, at the time, arena Rosenlundshallen.[3]
Keskinen recorded 658 points (215 goals, 443 assists) and 130 penalty minutes in 478 games in SM-liiga playing for TPS and Lukko. In Elitserien he totalled 203 games with 209 points (61 goals, 148 assists) and 148 penalty minutes playing for HV71. He has been noted for most points in SM-liiga in seasons 1987-88 (69 points), 1992–93 (59 points) and 1993-94 (70 points).[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | KOOVEE | FIN U20 | 32 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | FIN.2 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982–83 | FoPS | FIN.2 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | TPS | SM-l | 35 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | TPS | SM-l | 36 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Lukko | SM-l | 41 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | HV71 | SEL | 39 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | HV71 | SEL | 39 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | HV71 | SEL | 34 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HV71 | SEL | 46 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | HV71 | SEL | 45 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 22 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| SM-l totals | 478 | 215 | 443 | 658 | 130 | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | ||||
| SEL totals | 203 | 61 | 148 | 209 | 148 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1982 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1983 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1985 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Finland | OG | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Finland | OG | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 23 | |||
| Senior totals | 67 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 32 | |||