Lauri Korpikoski
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | July 28, 1986 , Turku, Finland |
| NHL Draft | 19th overall, 2004 New York Rangers |
| Pro career | 2006 – present |
Lauri Korpikoski (born July 28, 1986 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player for the New York Rangers.
He was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
[edit] Playing career
Korpikoski played for the TPS junior team in the SM-liiga before moving up to the main team for the 2004–05 season. He played 2 seasons there before joining the Wolf Pack after his 2005–06 season. He played 5 regular season games and 11 playoff games. In the 2006–07 season, Korpikoski had 11 goals and 38 points for the Wolf Pack.
In the 2007–08 season, his second year with the Wolf Pack, he bested his previous year's totals, scoring 23 goals and having 50 points. He also had 2 points in 5 playoff games.
Following the Wolf Pack's quick exit from the AHL Playoffs, Korpikoski was named to the Rangers "taxi squad." He dressed for game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, on May 4, 2008. 2:03 into the third period, Lauri scored his first NHL goal on his second NHL shot. The goal brought the Rangers to within 1 goal of tying (which they did) but they eventually lost in overtime. The loss eliminated the team from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | TPS | SM-liiga | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | TPS | SM-liiga | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 78 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 79 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL Totals | 83 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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