Harri Pesonen
# Harri Pesonen

Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He previously played in the NL with Lausanne HC and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan.

## Playing career

Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä.

On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens.

After two seasons within the Devils organization and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014.

On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the following 2020–21 season, Pesonen appeared in 33 regular season games with Metallurg, producing six goals and 14 points before he was mutually released from his contract on December 10, 2020. He was later signed for the remainder of the season to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan on December 24, 2020.

On June 14, 2021, Pesonen returned to Switzerland and the Tigers as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year deal through the 2022–23 season.

## Personal

Pesonen's brother Jussi also is a professional hockey player.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2004–05 | JYP | FIN U18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | JYP | FIN U18 Q | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | JYP | FIN U18 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | JYP | Jr. A | 40 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | JYP | Jr. A | 37 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 33 |
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | JYP | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | D Team | Mestis | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | D Team | Mestis | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 54 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | D Team | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 60 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 64 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 48 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 50 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 49 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Lausanne HC | NL | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | SCL Tigers | NL | 50 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019–20 | SCL Tigers | NL | 48 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 33 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021–22 | SCL Tigers | NL | 50 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | SCL Tigers | NL | 52 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 189 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 125 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 51 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NL totals | NL totals | NL totals | 388 | 139 | 170 | 309 | 302 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | Finland | OG | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | Finland | WC | | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 26 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
