Career
He alternates between their JYP Jyväskylä and JYP-Akatemia teams. Saikkonen began playing junior hockey with the South Carolina Bern system in 2002-2003. Saikkonen was selected in the second round of the 2010 CHL Import Draft (83rd overall) by the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as first goaltender ever in South Carolina Bern"s history and fifth Swiss goaltender all time.
He joined the Brampton Battalion for the 2010-2011 OHL season.
Saikkonen made his OHL debut on September 30, 2010 by beating Erie Otters 9-3. Saikkonen played 13 regular season games for Brampton Battalion.
Season 2011-2012 Saikkonen has played 7 NLB games with The Human Context Sierre and have a record of 4-0-3 and Gaelic Athletic Association 3.38, 7 games as back-up goaltender in National Lawyers Association with South Carolina Bern and 16 games with Elite A Juniors with Gaelic Athletic Association 1.46 and an 92% save percentage. Seasion 2012 -13 Saikkonen played 12 NLB games with GCK Lions and was back-up goalie with ZSC Lions in 9 National Lawyers Association games.
Saikkonen played also two games for The Human Context Thurgau, 2.38 Gaelic Athletic Association.
Since 2013 Dennis Saikkonen plays within the JYP Jyväskylä, organisation in Finland. Thank his excellent season with JYP-Akatemia, 94.3 save % and 1.81 Gaelic Athletic Association, he was recalled in February 2014 to JYP Jyväskylä for the play-offs and he made his Liiga debut on the highest level in Finland on the 31.03.2014 most spectacular way. He replaced JYP Jyväskylä"s Sami Rajaniemi in the play-offs game 7 between SaiPaJYP in the second period when the game was 4-3.
JYP lost the game 6-4 (last goal empty Netto) and Saikkonen was booked 10 saves and with a save % of 90.9.
Season 2014-2015 Saikkonen is 3rd goalie in JYP Jyväskylä Jyväskylä and has played 7 games for JYP"s farmer team JYP-Akatemia with save 91.24% and 2.68 Gaelic Athletic Association.