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Henrik Tikkanen

Position: goalie
Catches: Left
Born: 2000-09-28 / Lohja
Height 200 cm
Weight 88 kg
Team: HIFK
  • 2018-10-20 at Ilves - HIFK, U20 by Asko Huuki

    Tikkanen allowed one goal and had 24 saves against Ilves. He had some problems during the first period when he didn’t have much work to do, but he improved during the game when he got more and more saves.

    Tikkanen is a big goalie who is calm and who mostly relies on his size. He covers huge part of the net and he doesn’t go to ice unless he needs to. His quickness and technique are okay even though not excellent. He showed pretty quick reflexes during the game, he read the play pretty well and he played with the puck more than the average Finnish junior goalie. However I think he could improve all areas of his game and especially his rebound control still needs a lot of work.

    He is still very raw, but his size is interesting and I think his calm style of play fits him well. He still needs a lot of coaching and maturing but with his frame and decent technical skills, the patience could eventually pay off.


  • 2017-11-05 at HIFK - SaiPa, U20 by Marco Bombino

    Tikkanen made 16 saves and allowed one goal, recording his second win for HIFK U20. Though he didn’t face plenty of shots, he did stop a penalty shot in the overtime. In addition, he made a solid desperation save in the second period, keeping the game tied at 1-1.

    There were things to like about the 6’6 puck stopper. He used his stick well to poke check pass attempts. He was able to hold his ground with players crashing to the net. His quickness and net coverage were pretty good. He read the developing play accordingly and showed patience in the crease. He could work on his puck handling skills and agility outside the crease.

    Tikkanen is an interesting goalie prospect with upside, even though he’s a bit raw and should benefit from another season of development before being draft eligible in 2019.

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 Season Team League GP GAA SVS%      Playoffs GP GAA SVS%
 2014-2015 HAKI U16 IIU16 Aluesarja1 - .940|      
 2015-2016 HIFK U16U16 SM-sarja Q2 - -|      
  HIFK U16U16 SM-sarja17 - .952|Playoffs5 - .926
  HJK U17U17 SM-sarja7 - .876|      
  Finland U16 (all)International-Jr2 - .944|      
 2016-2017 HIFK U18U18 SM-sarja27 - .889|Playoffs0 - -
  HIFK U20U20 SM-sarja0 - -|      
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr1 - .625|      
 2017-2018 HIFK U18U18 SM-sarja22 2.31 .916|Playoffs4 2.25 .877
  HIFK U20U20 SM-sarja12 - .958|Playoffs0 - -
 2018-2019 HIFK U20U20 SM-sarja26 - .889|Playoffs1 6.00 .854
 2019-2020 HIFK U20U20 SM-sarja39 - .895|      
 2020-2021 IPKMestis12 3.25 .877|Playoffs0 -
  KalPaLiiga7 1.94 .921|      
 2021-2022 KalPaLiiga2 4.95 .765|      
  MoDo HockeyHockeyAllsvenskan19 2.50 .903|Qualification1 5.53 .857
  Växjö Lakers HCSHL1 1.00 .952|      
 2022-2023 Bridgeport IslandersAHL0 - -|      
  Worcester RailersECHL38 3.02 .914|      
 2023-2024 Worcester RailersECHL7 3.36 .899|      

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