# Joni Ikonen

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{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{for|the Finnish rapper|OG Ikonen}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name         = Joni Ikonen
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|14}}
| birth_place  = [Espoo](/source/Espoo), Finland
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 5
| height_in    = 11
| weight_lb    = 178
| position     = [Centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))
| shoots       = Right
| league       = [Liiga](/source/Liiga)
| team         = [Kiekko-Espoo](/source/Kiekko-Espoo)
| former_teams = [Frölunda HC](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC)<br />[KalPa](/source/KalPa)<br />[Ilves](/source/Ilves)<br>[Lahti Pelicans](/source/Lahti_Pelicans)<br>[HIFK](/source/HIFK_Hockey)
| ntl_team     = 
| draft        = 58th overall
| draft_year   = 2017
| draft_team   = [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)
| career_start = 2016
| career_end   = 
}}

'''Joni Ikonen''' (born 14 April 1999) is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) currently playing for [Kiekko-Espoo](/source/Kiekko-Espoo) of [Liiga](/source/Liiga). He was selected in the second round, 58th overall, by the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) in the [2017 NHL entry draft](/source/2017_NHL_entry_draft).

==Playing career==
Ikonen originally played as a youth in his native Finland, appearing at the Junior C and Junior B levels with the [Blues](/source/Espoo_Blues) before opting to continue his development in Sweden with [Frölunda](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC) for the 2015–16 season, alongside fellow countryman [Kristian Vesalainen](/source/Kristian_Vesalainen). Ikonen made his professional debut at the senior level with Frölunda in the [Swedish Hockey League](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League) during the [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_SHL_season) season. After the season, he left the team due to contract disputes,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Borg|first1=Adam|title=Talangen på väg bort från Frölunda|url=http://www.gp.se/sport/ishockey/talangen-p%C3%A5-v%C3%A4g-bort-fr%C3%A5n-fr%C3%B6lunda-1.4456608|website=Göteborgs-Posten|accessdate=30 November 2017|language=sv-SE|date=18 July 2017}}</ref> and on 19 July 2017, signed with [KalPa](/source/KalPa) of the Finnish [Liiga](/source/SM-liiga).<ref>{{cite web|title=KalPa nappasi hyökkäykseensä kaksi kansainvälisen tason lupausta|url=https://kalpa.fi/fi-fi/article/uutiset/kalpa-nappasi-hyokkaykseensa-kaksi-kansainvalisen-tason-lupausta/3509/|accessdate=30 November 2017|language=fi-FI|date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=KalPa kiinnitti kaksi huippulupausta – Ikonen ja Texier Kuopioon|url=http://liiga.fi/uutiset/2017/07/19/kalpa-kiinnitti-kaksi-huippulupausta-ikonen-ja-texier-kuopioon|website=liiga.fi|accessdate=30 November 2017|language=fi-FI|date=19 July 2017}}</ref>

After two seasons with Ilves, Ikonen left to sign a one-year contract with fellow Liiga outfit, [Lahti Pelicans](/source/Lahti_Pelicans), on 29 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pelicans.fi/fi-fi/article/uutinen/joni-ikonen-lahteen/5323/ | title = Joni Ikonen joins Lahti | publisher = [Lahti Pelicans](/source/Lahti_Pelicans) | date = 29 April 2022 | accessdate = 29 April 2022 | language = Finnish}}</ref>

Having left [HIFK](/source/HIFK_Hockey) as a free agent, on 8 May 2024, Ikonen joined his third Liiga club in as many seasons, signing a one-year contract with newly promoted Kiekko-Espoo for the [2024–25](/source/2024-25_Liiga_season) campaign.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.instagram.com/p/C6tSubCNi-j/ | title = Espoo announce opening roster | publisher = [Instagram](/source/Instagram) | author = [Kiekko-Espoo](/source/Kiekko-Espoo) | language = Finnish | date = 8 May 2024 | accessdate = 8 May 2024 }}</ref>

==Personal==
Ikonen's older brother, [Juuso](/source/Juuso_Ikonen), most recently played for [Porin Ässät](/source/Porin_%C3%84ss%C3%A4t) in the Liiga.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/45981/juuso-ikonen | title = Juuso Ikonen player profile | publisher = eliteprospects.com | date = 5 November 2024 | accessdate = 5 November 2024 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5"                    | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5"                    | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 2015–16
| [Frölunda HC](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC)
| [J18](/source/J18_Elit)
| 21||17||10||27||4
| —||—||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2016–17
| Frölunda HC
| [J20](/source/J20_SuperElit)
| 40||22||19||41||42
| 5||3||0||3||2
|-
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_SHL_season)
| Frölunda HC
| [SHL](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League)
| 10||0||0||0||0
| —||—||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2017–18](/source/2017-18_Liiga_season)
| [KalPa](/source/KalPa)
| [Liiga](/source/Liiga)
| 52||4||10||14||8
| 6||0||1||1||4
|- 
| [2018–19](/source/2018-19_Liiga_season)
| KalPa
| Liiga
| 13||5||5||10||6
| —||—||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Liiga_season)
|[Ilves](/source/Ilves)
|Liiga
|23
|2
|3
|5
|8
|5
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Liiga_season)
|Ilves
|Liiga
|59
|9
|19
|28
|14
|11
|1
|1
|2
|0
|-  bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2022–23](/source/2022-23_Liiga_season)
| [Lahti Pelicans](/source/Lahti_Pelicans)
| Liiga
| 56||19||14||33||12
| 18||2||7||9||6
|- 
| [2023–24](/source/2023-24_Liiga_season)
| [HIFK](/source/HIFK_(ice_hockey))
| Liiga
| 45||2||15||17||10
| 1||0||0||0||0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |SHL totals
! 10||0||0||0||0
! —||—||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |Liiga totals
! 245||41||66||107||58
! 41||3||9||12||10
|}
{{MedalTableTop|name=}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}
{{MedalSport|[Ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[IIHF World U18 Championship](/source/IIHF_World_U18_Championship)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2017 Slovakia](/source/2017_IIHF_World_U18_Championships)|}}
{{MedalBottom}}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [2015](/source/2015_World_U-17_Hockey_Challenge)
| [Finland](/source/Finland_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)
| [U17](/source/World_U17_Hockey_Challenge)
| 5th
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2017](/source/2017_IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
| Finland
| [U18](/source/IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
| {{silver2}}
| 7
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 8
|- 
| [2018](/source/2018_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| Finland
| [WJC](/source/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| 6th
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Junior totals 
! 17
! 6
! 10
! 16
! 28
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=|elite=221341|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=201664|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}

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Category:Living people
Category:Ice hockey people from Espoo
Category:Finnish ice hockey centres
Category:Frölunda HC players
Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players
Category:Ilves players
Category:KalPa players
Category:Lahti Pelicans players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen

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