Esa Tikkanen
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Esa Tikkanen, 2013
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| Born |
January 25, 1965 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers Washington Capitals |
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| National team |
 Finland
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| NHL Draft | 80th overall, 1983 Edmonton Oilers |
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| Playing career | 1983–2001 2004–2005 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Finland
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
| World Championships | ||
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2000 Russia | Ice hockey |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1984 Sweden | Ice hockey |
Esa Tikkanen (born January 25, 1965) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.
He played for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, and the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League and won the Stanley Cup five times in his career, including in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 with the Oilers, and 1994 with the Rangers.
Esa Tikkanen began his career in hockey as a little boy by being a mascot for Jokerit, a team based in Helsinki, Finland, and playing for the Jokerit junior team. After spending a year in Canada in 1981–82 with the Regina Blues of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, Tikkanen returned to Finland and signed with HJK and after a set of impressive performances signed a contract with Finland's leading team, HIFK. Tikkanen was drafted in the fourth round (80th overall) by the Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. In 1984–85, he played 36 games for HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga before joining the Oilers for their 1985 playoff run. He played briefly in the American Hockey League for the Oilers' affiliate the Nova Scotia Oilers in 1985–86, before joining the team full-time.
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