Harri Ilvonen

Harri Ilvonen
Born (1988-11-03) 3 November 1988 (age 37)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defender
Played for Tappara
HPK
JYP Jyväskylä
Espoo Blues
NHL draft 170th overall, 2007
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2007–2013

Harri Ilvonen (born 3 November 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in his country's top tier Liiga.

Playing career

Ilvonen made his first appearances for Tappara during the 2006–07 season. After a promising rookie year, he was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the sixth-round, 170th overall, in the 2007 NHL entry draft. In the spring of 2008 he had a brief stint with HPK before returning to Tappara for the next season.

Ilvonen was never signed by the Wild and remained in Finland for the entirety of his professional career, finishing with the Espoo Blues in the 2012–13 season. Having ended his career playing in 204 Liiga games, Ilvonen later returned to Tappara in a coaching capacity, accepting an assistant coaching role with their under-18 youth team from the 2015–16 season.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Tappara FIN U18 27 2 10 12 14 2 0 0 0 2
2005–06 Tappara FIN U18 10 3 5 8 10 3 0 2 2 4
2005–06 Tappara FIN U20 24 2 1 3 24 — — — — —
2006–07 Tappara FIN U20 39 9 21 30 38 10 0 2 2 22
2006–07 Tappara SM-l 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Tappara FIN U20 14 2 10 12 22 — — — — —
2007–08 Tappara SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Suomi U20 FIN.2 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2007–08 LeKi FIN.2 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2007–08 HPK SM-l 11 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Tappara SM-l 23 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2008–09 LeKi FIN.2 21 4 3 7 8 — — — — —
2009–10 Tappara SM-l 54 6 13 19 50 9 3 5 8 4
2010–11 Tappara SM-l 31 1 5 6 18 — — — — —
2011–12 JYP SM-l 13 1 1 2 16 — — — — —
2011–12 JYP–Akatemia FIN.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Blues SM-l 25 0 0 0 6 10 1 2 3 2
2012–13 Blues SM-l 38 1 1 2 24 — — — — —
SM-liiga totals 204 11 23 34 124 19 4 7 11 6