Oiva Keskinen
| Oiva Keskinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 February 2004 Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Tappara | ||
| NHL draft |
194th overall, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Oiva Keskinen (born 28 February 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center who is currently playing as a prospect under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career
As a youth player, Keskinen played in local teams Uplakers and HC Nokia before moving to the youth team of Tappara for the 2019–2020 season.[2] He was selected by Columbus Blue Jackets in the seventh-round, 194th overall, at the 2023 NHL entry draft. He made his Liiga debut in Tappara on 13 September 2023 in a game against Pelicans and scored on his debut.[3] He went on to win the Finnish championship with Tappara in the 2023–24 Liiga season.
On 17 May 2025, Keskinen was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4]
International play
Keskinen represented Finland men's national junior ice hockey team in the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He made his debut in the Finland men's national ice hockey team and gained his first senior national team goal on 8 February 2025 in a match against Czech Republic.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Tappara | U20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Tappara | U20 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tappara | Liiga | 54 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Tappara | Liiga | 59 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Tappara | Liiga | 49 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 162 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ Oiva Keskinen career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- ↑ Lindqvist, Elmeri (13 September 2023). "Maalin heti Liiga-debyytissään iskenyt Oiva Keskinen ammentaa inspiraatiota kiekkosuvustaan" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Tappara - Pelicans, 13.9.2023" (in Finnish). liiga.fi. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign Oiva Keskinen to entry-level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ↑ Niemistö, Juho; Moilanen, Mika (8 February 2025). "Leijonilta hurja näytös – debytantit säväyttivät" (in Finnish). Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database