| International Represented Finland at the 1983, 1984, and 1985 World Junior Championships ... Earned a silver medal in 1984 ... second in tournament scoring behind teammate Esa Keskinen in 1985 with seven goals and 12 assists ... Named to tournament's First All-Star Team ... Played for Finland at the World Championships in 1985, 1989, 1993 and 1996 ... Played for the NHL All-Stars in Rendez-Vous '87 ... Member of Team Finland at the Canada Cup in 1987 and 1991 ... Won a bronze medal with the Finnish team at the Olympics in Nagano in 1998 ? Won bronze medal at the 2000 World Championships.
Career Edmonton's fourth choice, 80th overall, in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft ... A member of four Stanley Cup champions in Edmonton (1985, 1987, 1988, and 1990) ... Won a fifth Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994 ... Has finished in the top three in voting for the Selke Trophy four times ... Always worn #10 throughout his Finnish and much of his NHL career ... Made his NHL debut with the Oilers in the 1985 playoffs ... Played his first full NHL season in 1986-87 ... His 78 points that year were fourth on the team and remain a career high (equaled once) ... Was the fourth-leading playoff scorer in 1987-88 ... Set a new NHL record with two shorthanded goals just eight seconds apart versus Toronto on December 12, 1989 ... Led Edmonton in scoring with 69 points in 1990-91 ... Fractured shoulder limited him to just 40 games in 1991-92 ... Played his first game as a Ranger on March 17, 1993 versus his former Oiler teammates ... Spent time with the St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks between 1995 and 1997 before returning to the Rangers at the end of that season ... In 1997-98, started the season with Florida Panthers and was traded to the Washington Capitals ... In 1998-99, Tikkanen signed with the Rangers for his third tour of duty with the Blueshirts ... Attempted to return to the Oilers as a training camp invite during the 1999-00 season, but opted to play in Finland instead ? Played the 2000-01 season in Germany. |
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