Joonas Lehtivuori
| Joonas Lehtivuori | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lehtivuori playing for Ilves in February 2008. | |||
| Born |
July 19, 1988 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Adler Mannheim Ilves Adirondack Phantoms KalPa Modo Hockey HPK | ||
| NHL draft |
101st overall, 2006 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Joonas Lehtivuori (born July 19, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Lehtivuori was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Lehtivuori began his professional career with Ilves.[1] He left Ilves on April 27, 2009 and joined the National Hockey League (NHL) club Philadelphia Flyers.[2]
Lehtivuori did not play any games for the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the 2008–09 season. However, in the 2009–10 season, Lehtivuori was assigned to the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' relocated team affiliate, of the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing in 66 games, he scored 5 goals and 23 points. Halfway through his second season with the Phantoms, Lehtivuori was loaned out to KalPa of the SM-liiga.[3] On August 18, 2011, Lehtivuori signed a one-week try-out contract with the Modo Hockey of the Elitserien (SEL).[4]
Lehtivuori played three seasons with HPK in the Liiga, before opting to leave as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with German outfit, Adler Mannheim of the DEL, on April 13, 2018.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 66 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 54 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 55 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HPK | Liiga | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HPK | Liiga | 56 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 52 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 41 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| SHL totals | 199 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 287 | 29 | 71 | 100 | 134 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||||
| AHL totals | 98 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Finland | WHC17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| DEL | ||
| Defenseman of the Year | 2019 | |
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [6] |
References
- ^ Prospect Info Joonas Lehtivuori signed to ATO on www.hockeysfuture.com
- ^ Joonas Lehtivuori solmi NHL-sopimuksen Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine on www.aamulehti.fi
- ^ Tim McManus (2011-01-15). "Lehtivuori back to Finland". The Post-Star. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ Patrick Edlund (2011-08-18). "Finländsk back på tryout" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "Eagles commit with two Finns" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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