Markus Hannikainen

Jersey Number: 33, 37

Left Wing

6'1" (185cm)

March 26, 1993

33, 37

Left

200 lbs (91kg)

Helsinki, FIN

Played his entire four-year NHL career with the Blue Jackets, combining for 8-7-15 in 91 games from 2015-19.
Had career highs with 4-3-7 in 44 games during his most recent NHL campaign in 2018-19.
Made his NHL debut on Nov. 28, 2015 at St. Louis and registered his first career goal on Jan. 21, 2017 vs. Carolina (Michael Leighton).
Added 36-46-82 and 48 penalty minutes in 150 career outings over four American Hockey League seasons with the Tucson Roadrunners and Lake Erie/Cleveland Monsters from 2015-20.
Split the 2019-20 campaign between the Monsters (7-11-18 in 28 games) and Roadrunners (3-1-4 in seven contests).
Helped the Monsters capture the 2016 AHL Calder Cup with 3-7-10 in 16 postseason games.
Has spent the past five seasons in Europe, splitting the time in Russia’s KHL, Sweden and Germany from 2020-25.
Has represented Finland in several international tournaments, suiting up for the country at the 2017 IIHF World Championships, 2012 and 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships as well as 2011 IIHF U18 World Championships.
Collected 22-31-53 in 117 career games in Finland’s top professional league with Jokerit and JYP from 2011-15 prior to playing in North America.
Had 19-27-46 in 60 games with JYP in 2014-15, finishing second on the club in goals and third in assists and points.
Competed in Finland’s junior hockey league from 2010-14, skating in six games.

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2015-2016	4	0	0	0	-2	0	3
2016-2017	10	1	1	2	0	6	8
2017-2018	33	3	3	6	-1	6	31
2018-2019	44	4	3	7	-5	2	52
Totals	91	8	7	15	-8	14	94

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2018-2019	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Playoff Totals	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0

Undrafted; Signed by Columbus as a free agent on Apr. 20, 2015.
Traded by Columbus to Arizona in exchange for conditional seventh-round pick in 2020 NHL Draft on Feb. 24, 2020.