Joonas Lehtivuori

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Joonas Lehtivuori
2022-04-20 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Adler Mannheim (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2021-22, Playoff-Halbfinale) by Sandro Halank-093.jpg
Lehtivuori playing for Adler Mannheim in April 2022
Born (1988-07-19) July 19, 1988 (age 35)
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 KooKoo
Ilves
Adirondack Phantoms
KalPa
Modo Hockey
HPK
Adler Mannheim
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 KooKoo of the Liiga. Lehtivuori was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Ilves FIN U1825511161251128
2005–06IlvesFIN U182011061454
2005–06Ilves FIN U20 39916252230004
2005–06 Ilves SM-liiga 10000—————
2006–07IlvesFIN U201538115150112
2006–07 IlvesSM-liiga400001840000
2006–07 Suomi U20 Mestis 20000—————
2007–08 IlvesSM-liiga48813211091122
2007–08 Suomi U20Mestis20112—————
2008–09 IlvesSM-liiga4448121630000
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 665182318—————
2010–11 Adirondack PhantomsAHL3227924—————
2010–11 KalPa SM-liiga190221440112
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 5439121860004
2012–13 Modo HockeySEL55315181650002
2013–14 Modo HockeySHL385161820000
2014–15 Modo HockeySHL5234740—————
2015–16 HPK Liiga2724628—————
2016–17 HPKLiiga567182522724616
2017–18 HPKLiiga528263426—————
2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 4182331261403312
2019–20 Adler MannheimDEL453172022—————
2020–21 Adler MannheimDEL284121614—————
2021–22 Adler MannheimDEL46220223290440
2022–23 Adler MannheimDEL1715681001112
Liiga totals28729711001342736920
SHL totals19914294392130006
DEL totals1771877951023308824

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2005 Finland WHC17 6th50220
2005 Finland U18 Bronze medal icon.svg50114
2006 Finland WJC18 Silver medal icon.svg612312
2007 Finland WJC 6th60004
2008 FinlandWJC6th60116
Junior totals2816726

Awards and honours

AwardYear
DEL
Defenseman of the Year 2019
Champion (Adler Mannheim)2019 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Prospect Info Joonas Lehtivuori signed to ATO on www.hockeysfuture.com
  2. ↑ Joonas Lehtivuori solmi NHL-sopimuksen Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine on www.aamulehti.fi
  3. ↑ Tim McManus (2011-01-15). "Lehtivuori back to Finland". The Post-Star. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Eagles commit with two Finns" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  6. ↑ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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