| Final Rank: | 11 | Midterm Rank: | 13 |
| Position: | Defenseman | Shoots: | Right |
| Height: | 5' 11" | Weight: | 180 |
| Born: | December 3, 1995 | Hometown: | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Born in: | Jyvaskyla, FIN | ||
| Drafted: | 2014: DAL (1st Round / 14th Overall) | ||
• Honka was a member of Finland’s gold medal winning team at the 2014 World Junior Championship. It marked the third time Finland has earned the gold medal at the tournament, after previously winning in 1998 and 1987. He also earned bronze with Finland at the 2013 Under-18 World Junior Championship registering four points (1-3—4) in seven games.
• He earned the first Western Hockey League Player of the Week award of the 2013-14 season, his first in North America, after picking up six points in his first two WHL games. He went on to finish the season leading all Swift Current defensemen in goals (16), assists (40) and points (56).
• Credits Broncos second year goaltender Eetu Laurikainen, also from Honka’s hometown of Jyvaskyla, with helping him transition from Finland to the WHL.
• An offensive defenseman who models his game after Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators.
NEWS
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FAVORITES
NHL team: New York Rangers
NHL player: Erik Karlsson
Shootout move: “The Pavel Datsyuk”
Video game: NHL 14
Movie: Lone Survivor
TV show: SportsCentre
Actor: Will Ferrell
Music group: Swedish House Mafia
Website: YouTube
Sport (other than hockey): Soccer
Athlete (non-hockey): Rafael Nadal
Twitter follow: @monsterimonni
• He earned the first Western Hockey League Player of the Week award of the 2013-14 season, his first in North America, after picking up six points in his first two WHL games. He went on to finish the season leading all Swift Current defensemen in goals (16), assists (40) and points (56).
• Credits Broncos second year goaltender Eetu Laurikainen, also from Honka’s hometown of Jyvaskyla, with helping him transition from Finland to the WHL.
• An offensive defenseman who models his game after Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators.
NEWS
MOVE TO NORTH AMERICA SUITED HONKA’S STYLE OF PLAY (click here)
FAVORITES
NHL team: New York Rangers
NHL player: Erik Karlsson
Shootout move: “The Pavel Datsyuk”
Video game: NHL 14
Movie: Lone Survivor
TV show: SportsCentre
Actor: Will Ferrell
Music group: Swedish House Mafia
Website: YouTube
Sport (other than hockey): Soccer
Athlete (non-hockey): Rafael Nadal
Twitter follow: @monsterimonni
STATISTICS
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | BERN | SWISS | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023-2024 | GENEVE | SWISS | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022-2023 | LULEA | SWEDEN | 46 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 41 |
| 2022-2023 | FIN (2022 Swiss Ice Hockey Games) | ITLTOUR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | LULEA | SWEDEN | 46 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 22 |
| 2021-2022 | FIN (2021 Channel One Cup) | ITLTOUR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | TEXAS | AHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020-2021 | PELICANS | FINLAND | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2019-2020 | JYP | FINLAND | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| 2018-2019 | DALLAS | NHL | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017-2018 | DALLAS | NHL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017-2018 | TEXAS | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016-2017 | TEXAS | AHL | 50 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 59 |
| 2016-2017 | DALLAS | NHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016-2017 | FIN (Carlson Hockey Games 2017) | ITLTOUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | TEXAS | AHL | 64 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 38 |
| 2014-2015 | FINLAND (2015 WJC Championships) | ITLTOUR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013-2014 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | 62 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 52 |
| 2013-2014 | FIN (2014 World Junior Championship) | ITLTOUR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012-2013 | JYP JR. | FINLAND-JR. | 42 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 47 |
| 2012-2013 | FIN (2013 IIHF U18 World Championship) | ITLTOUR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012-2013 | FIN U18 (Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2012) | ITLTOUR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011-2012 | JYP U18 | FIN-JR. U18 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 2011-2012 | JYP JR. | FINLAND-JR. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |