Jaakko Rissanen | |
Team: | Linköpings HC |
League: | SHL |
Former Teams: | KalPa SaiPa HC Vityaz Kunlun Red Star |
Position: | Forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 187 |
Shoots: | Left |
Birth Date: | 1989 11, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Kuopio, Finland |
Career Start: | 2009 |
Jaakko Rissanen (born November 12, 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Linköpings HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
He previously played for KalPa and SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga.[1] Following the 2016–17 season, his 8th in Finland, Rissanen left as a free agent seeking a new challenge in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL on May 3, 2017.[2]
In the 2017–18 season, Rissanen made his debut with Vityaz, and appeared in 21 games for 8 points before he was traded to Kunlun Red Star in exchange for fellow Finnish forward Matias Myttynen on November 6, 2017.[3]
On June 3, 2019, Rissanen again left KalPa for the third time following the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish outfit, Linköpings HC of the SHL.[4]