BLOG: Oilers acquire Lauri Korpikoski
by Chris Wescott / Edmonton OilersThe Oilers have announced they have traded centre Boyd Gordon to the Arizona Coyotes, in exchange for winger Lauri Korpikoski.
The #Oilers have acquired left-winger Lauri Korpikoski from the @ArizonaCoyotes in exchange for centre Boyd Gordon. pic.twitter.com/uP4YpOuC0j
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 30, 2015
Korpikoski, 28, is a left winger from Finland. He was taken 19th overall in the first round of the 2004 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound forward has played in 469 NHL games over the course of his career and has recorded 68 goals, 91 assists and 112 penalty minutes. He has played 30 NHL playoff games, scoring two goals and adding three assists.
In 2014-15, Korpikoski scored six goals and added 15 assists for 21 points in 69 games with Arizona.
Gordon returns to the Coyotes where he played from 2011-2013.
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
2002-2003 | TPS Turku U18-Fin-U18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
2003-2004 | TPS Turku U18-Fin-U18 | |||||||||||
2003-2004 | TPS Turku Jr.-Fin-Jr. | 36 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
2003-2004 | Finland-WJ18-A | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
2004-2005 | TPS Turku Jr.-Fin-Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
2004-2005 | TPS Turku-Finland | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||||
2004-2005 | Finland-WJC-A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
2005-2006 | TPS Turku Jr.-Fin-Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
2005-2006 | Suomi U20-Finland-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
2005-2006 | TPS Turku-Finland | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||||||
2005-2006 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005-2006 | Finland-WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
2006-2007 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 78 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
2007-2008 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 79 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 20 | 71 | 6 | 2 | |||
2008-2009 | Rangers | 68 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 9.5 |
2008-2009 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
2009-2010 | Coyotes | 71 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 7.4 |
2009-2010 | Finland-WC-A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2010-2011 | Coyotes | 79 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 103 | 18.4 |
2011-2012 | Coyotes | 82 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 146 | 11.6 |
2012-2013 | Coyotes | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 7.2 |
2012-2013 | TPS Turku-Finland | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
2012-2013 | Finland-WC-A | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013-2014 | Coyotes | 64 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 8.3 |
2013-2014 | Finland-Olympics | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
2014-2015 | Coyotes | 69 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 7.3 |
NHL Totals | 469 | 68 | 91 | 159 | -37 | 112 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 654 | 10.4 |
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
2003-2004 | TPS Turku U18-Fin-U18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |||||
2003-2004 | TPS Turku Jr.-Fin-Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
2004-2005 | TPS Turku-Finland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2005-2006 | TPS Turku Jr.-Fin-Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
2005-2006 | TPS Turku-Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2005-2006 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006-2007 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007-2008 | Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
2007-2008 | Hartford Wolf Pack-AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2008-2009 | Rangers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
2009-2010 | Coyotes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
2010-2011 | Coyotes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
2011-2012 | Coyotes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
NHL Totals | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 |