Joonas Jalvanti

Joonas Jalvanti
Born	(1988-09-09) 9 September 1988 (age 37) Lahti, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Lahti Pelicans Peliitat Heinola Espoo Blues Örebro HK Jokerit Luleå HF
Playing career	2006–2022

Joonas Jalvanti (born 9 September 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for Lahti Pelicans in the Liiga.

Jalvanti formerly played two seasons in the SHL after joining Örebro HK from Finnish club, Espoo Blues of the Liiga on 10 April 2014. ^[1]

In 2023, Jalvanti announced his retirement from professional hockey, citing lingering effects from multiple brain injuries. ^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Kiekkoreipas U16	U16 SM-sarja		18	6	4	10	31		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja		30	2	10	12	8		3	0	2	2	0
2005–06	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja		4	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Lahti Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga		35	2	7	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lahti Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga		32	7	21	28	10		15	1	5	6	8
2006–07	Lahti Pelicans	SM-liiga		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Suomi U20	Mestis		9	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lahti Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga		11	0	4	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lahti Pelicans	SM-liiga		45	1	3	4	10		6	0	1	1	0
2007–08	Suomi U20	Mestis		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lahti Pelicans	SM-liiga		58	3	12	15	24		10	0	1	1	2
2009–10	Lahti Pelicans	SM-liiga		58	6	6	12	34		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Lahti Pelicans	SM-liiga		54	2	5	7	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HeKi	Mestis		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Lahti Pelicans	SM-liiga		60	2	10	12	30		17	0	4	4	8
2012–13	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga		60	5	18	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Espoo Blues	Liiga		56	2	10	12	40		7	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Örebro HK	SHL		52	2	4	6	20		6	0	1	1	0
2015–16	Örebro HK	SHL		49	0	8	8	6		2	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Jokerit	KHL		37	0	6	6	8		1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Jokerit	KHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Luleå HF	SHL		44	1	8	9	16		3	0	0	0	0
2018–19	Luleå HF	SHL		51	0	6	6	16		7	0	0	0	0
2019–20	Luleå HF	SHL		44	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga		37	4	6	10	18		5	0	2	2	2
2021–22	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga		10	2	2	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				39	0	6	6	8		1	0	0	0	0
SHL totals				240	4	30	34	62		18	0	1	1	0
SM-liiga totals				445	27	73	100	212		47	0	9	9	16

References

1. "Orebro announce new squad additions" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
2. "Entinen Pelicans-kapteeni Joonas Jalvanti paketoi pelaajauransa omin sanoin – "Ilman perhettäni ja ystäviäni en olisi tätä julkaisua tekemässä"". pelicans.fi. Retrieved 2026-02-18.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database