Esa Tikkanen
Esa Kalervo Tikkanen "Tik/The Grate One/The Pest"
Born: January 25, 1965
Helsinki, Finland
Position: LW
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1984-1998
Minor league statistics
Esa Tikkanen scored 244 goals and recorded 386 assists in his 877-game career with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the ice during the 1998 campaign.
 Edmonton Oilers |
 New York Rangers |
 St. Louis Blues |
 Vancouver Canucks |
 New Jersey Devils |
 Washington Capitals |
 Florida Panthers |
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15.9 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 76 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 120 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 27.0 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 153 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 16.2 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 67 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 92 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 20.5 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 161 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 199 | 15.1 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 85 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 11.5 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 10.3 |
| 1992-93 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 66 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 76 | -11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 8.6 |
| 1992-93 | NHL | New York Rangers | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 |
| 1993-94 | NHL | New York Rangers | 83 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 114 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 257 | 8.6 |
| 1994-95 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 11.2 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 21.3 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 66 | -9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 11.7 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | New York Rangers | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3.3 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 |
| 1998-99 | NHL | New York Rangers | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 877 | 244 | 386 | 630 | 1077 | 81 | 59 | 128 | 29 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 1900 | 12.8 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17.9 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 23.8 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 24.1 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 15.8 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 13.5 |
| 1993-94 | NHL | New York Rangers | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 7.1 |
| 1994-95 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10.5 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | New York Rangers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 20.0 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Totals | 186 | 72 | 60 | 132 | 275 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 443 | 16.3 |
