| Jussi Timonen | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1983 Kuopio, Finland |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| SM-l team Former teams |
KalPa TPS SaiPa NHL Philadelphia Flyers |
| National team | Finland |
| NHL Draft | 146th overall, 2001 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Jussi Timonen (born June 29, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for KalPa of the SM-liiga. He is the younger brother of Kimmo Timonen.
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Timonen began playing hockey at the junior level for KalPa, the team owned by brother Kimmo Timonen and Sami Kapanen. After two years with the team, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round, 146th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He has since played for two other SM-liiga teams, TPS and SaiPa.
On May 30, 2006, the Flyers announced that they had signed Timonen to a two-year entry-level contract. "I am very happy because this has been my dream all my life,” said Timonen. “I talked to my brother a little bit about the NHL and he gave me some tips, but we will talk more on this later. I think my skating is pretty good. That is my main strength."
Following Flyers training camp, he was sent down to the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Flyers. He was called up and made his NHL debut on November 20 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On December 10, 2007, Timonen was traded to the Dallas Stars in return for a conditional draft pick where he was placed with the team's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Stars. Following the season, Timonen returned to Finland to play for KalPa.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | TPS | SM-l | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | TPS | SM-l | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SaiPa | SM-l | 54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | SaiPa | SM-l | 52 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 46 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 33 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | KalPa | SM-l | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-l | 56 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga Totals | 275 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 169 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 93 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL Totals | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Finland | WJ18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||