Hannes Björninen
[1] Following his third season as captain and seventh overall with the Lahti Pelicans, Björninen left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish Kontinental Hockey League competitors, Jokerit, on 5 May 2021.He subsequently returned his original Finnish club, Pelicans of the Liiga, for the remainder of the campaign.On 28 April 2022, Björninen left the Liiga and the Pelicans for the second season in succession, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Brynäs IF.[3] Following Brynäs relegation to the Allsvenskan in the 2022–23 season, Björninen opted to remain in the SHL, leaving the club to sign a two-year contract with Örebro HK on 28 April 2023.This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey player is a stub.