Blue Jackets Recall Monsters' Markus Hannikainen for Fourth Time
Published on December 29, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, announced Thursday that the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets recalled second-year Monsters left wing Markus Hannikainen for the fourth time this season. In 23 appearances for the Monsters this year, Hannikainen ranks second on the team in goals (8) and sixth in points (13) with six penalty minutes and a +3 rating to his credit.
A 6'1", 189 lb. left-handed native of Helsinki, Finland, Hannikainen, 23, posted a -1 rating in five appearances for the Blue Jackets this season and has a -3 rating to his credit in nine career NHL games played spanning the 2015-16 and 2016-17 campaigns, all with Columbus. An undrafted player signed by the Blue Jackets as a free agent on April 20, 2015, Hannikainen provided 15-18-33 with 26 penalty minutes and a +9 rating in 73 career AHL appearances for the Monsters dating back to last season. In 16 postseason appearances for Cleveland in 2016, Hannikainen supplied 3-7-10 with two penalty minutes and a +12 rating, helping the Monsters claim the Calder Cup as AHL Champions.
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