Patrik Parkkonen

Patrik Parkkonen (born January 23, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Tipsport Extraliga.
==Playing career==
Coming through the youth system of HIFK, he spent two years in Canada, playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL (2010-2012), before returning to his native Finland. Parkkonen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.Eliteprospects.com - 2012–13 Ässät player statistics Following a three-year stint at Ässät, Parkkonen signed with Lausitzer Füchse of Germany’s second division DEL2. In December 2015, his original short-term contract was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.
After three European seasons away from Finland, Parkkonen opted to return to North America as a professional, agreeing to a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on 25 September 2019.
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