Riksman played junior hockey in Espoon Palloseura and in the
HIFK organization, but he started his pro career with Hermes of
Kokkola, then in the 1st division. After a visit to
Kiruna in the
Swedish 1st division, Riksman returned to HIFK. When
Tom Draper was hired as HIFK's starting goaltender, Riksman signed with
MoDo Hockey in Sweden, and after two seasons in Sweden, a year in Italy with
Alleghe HC and one season with
Ilves, he led
Ässät to a silver medal in 2006 and won the
Urpo Ylönen trophy as the league's best goaltender. Subsequently, Riksman was signed by
Jokerit to a two-year contract. He retired in 2016. In June 2007, the
St. Louis Blues of the
NHL signed Riksman to a contract. He was later sent to the Blues'
AHL affiliate, the
Peoria Rivermen. Riksman appeared in his first and only professional game in North America on November 10 against the
Rockford IceHogs, allowing two goals in only eight minutes of play. He was then pulled and replaced by
Marek Schwarz. After Peoria's loss to San Antonio on November 17, Riksman announced that he had quit the team and was returning to Finland, leading to a suspension by Rivermen general manager Kevin McDonald. Since the announcement, Riksman signed first with
Färjestad in
Swedish Elite League, then
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the
Russian Super League before returning to Finland, and
Jokerit in
Helsinki. ==Awards==