Jaakko Rissanen (born November 12, 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Linköpings HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

He previously played for KalPa and SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga. Following the 2016–17 season, his 8th in Finland, Rissanen left as a free agent seeking a new challenge in agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Vityaz of the KHL on May 3, 2017.

Jaakko Rissanen

In the 2017–18 season, Rissanen made his debut with Vityaz, and appeared in 21 games for 8 points before he was traded to Kunlun Red Star in exchange for fellow Finnish forward Matias Myttynen on November 6, 2017.

Jaakko Rissanen

On June 3, 2019, Rissanen again left KalPa for the third time following the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish outfit, Linköpings HC of the SHL.

Jaakko Rissanen

References

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1989 births

Living people

Finnish ice hockey forwards

KalPa players

HC Kunlun Red Star players

SaiPa players

HC Vityaz players

Ice hockey people from Kuopio