Jaakko Rissanen Explained

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).

Playing career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-11 Scoring for KalPa Kuopio (SM-liiga). hockeydb.com . 2012-03-04 . 2012-03-04.
  2. Web site: Vityaz sign four foreigners . . 2017-05-03 . 2017-05-03 . Russian.
  3. Web site: Vityaz trade Rissanen to Kunlun . . Russian . 2017-11-06 . 2017-11-06.
  4. Web site: . Jaakko Rissanen to LHC . 2019-06-03 . 2019-06-03 . Swedish.