Joonas Lehtivuori

Joonas Lehtivuori

Lehtivuori playing for Ilves in February 2008.
Born July 19, 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 23)
Tampere, FIN
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SEL team
Former teams		 Modo Hockey
SM-liiga
Ilves
KalPa
American Hockey League
Philadelphia Phantoms
Adirondack Phantoms
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 the Modo Hockey of the Elitserien (SEL). 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]

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-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Ilves Tampere SM-liiga 40 0 0 0 18 4 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Ilves Tampere SM-liiga 48 8 13 21 10 — — — — —
2008–09 Ilves Tampere SM-liiga 44 4 8 12 16 — — — — —
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 66 5 18 23 18 — — — — —
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 32 2 7 9 24 — — — — —
2010–11 KalPa SM-liiga 19 0 2 2 14 4 0 1 1 2
SM-liiga totals 152 12 23 35 58 8 0 1 1 2
AHL totals 98 7 25 32 42 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Finland WJ18 6 1 2 3 12
2008 Finland WJC 6 0 1 1 6
Junior int'l totals 12 1 3 4 18

References

  1. ^ Prospect Info Joonas Lehtivuori signed to ATO on www.hockeysfuture.com
  2. ^ Joonas Lehtivuori solmi NHL-sopimuksen on www.aamulehti.fi
  3. ^ Tim McManus (2011-01-15). "Lehtivuori back to Finland". The Post-Star. http://poststar.com/app/blogs/?p=60517&cat=784. Retrieved 2011-01-16. 
  4. ^ Patrick Edlund (2011-08-18). "Finländsk back på tryout" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. http://www.modohockey.se/nyheter.cfm?nyhet=6099&rows=5. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 

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