Ilkka Heikkilä (born July 1, 1988) is a retired Finnish ice hockey centre.

Ilkka Heikkilä
Born (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 36)
Jyväskylän mlk, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Titaanit
SaPKo
D Team
Hokki
IPK
Playing career 2008–2017

Career

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Heikkilä began his playing career with JYP, playing in their various junior teams at U16, U18 and U20 level but never managed to play for their senior team. During this, he played in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships for Finland where they claimed a silver medal, losing in the final to the United States.[1]

Heikkilä went on to play a total of 216 games in Finland's second-tier league Mestis, playing for Titaanit, SaPKo, D Team, Hokki and IPK.

On August 17, 2018, Heikkilä became team manager of IPK which ended his playing career.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 JYP Jyväskylä U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 9 7 16 8 4 0 5 5 0
2003–04 JYP Jyväskylä U16 U16 SM-sarja 5 3 4 7 0
2003–04 JYP Jyväskylä U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 0 2 2 24
2004–05 JYP Jyväskylä U18 U18 SM-sarja 28 9 13 22 12 2 0 0 0 0
2004–05 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 JYP Jyväskylä U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 2 3 5 2
2005–06 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 37 6 9 15 35 10 4 3 7 6
2006–07 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 42 4 17 21 30
2007–08 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 11 26 37 26 9 4 1 5 0
2007–08 Suomi U20 Mestis 6 1 3 4 4
2008–09 Kotkan Titaanit Mestis 41 2 8 10 12
2009–10 Kotkan Titaanit Suomi-sarja 5 3 3 6 0
2009–10 SaPKo Mestis 14 0 3 3 2
2010–11 D Team Mestis 48 10 19 29 26 8 0 1 1 0
2011–12 SaPKo Mestis 44 4 12 16 16 5 0 1 1 2
2012–13 IPK Suomi-sarja 39 28 43 71 37
2012–13 Hokki Mestis 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 IPK 2. Divisioona 24 16 32 48 10 4 0 11 11 0
2014–15 IPK Suomi-sarja 31 9 16 25 41
2015–16 IPK Suomi-sarja 35 6 21 27 24 6 3 5 8 2
2016–17 IPK Mestis 36 2 3 5 16
Mestis totals 191 19 48 67 76 13 0 2 2 2
Suomi-sarja totals 110 46 83 129 102 6 3 5 8 2

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