Jesse Joensuu
| Jesse Joensuu | |
|---|---|
 Joensuu with the Edmonton Oilers, in September 2014 | |
| Born | October 5, 1987 Pori, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Winger |
| Shoots | Left |
| National League A team Former teams |
SC Bern Ässät HV71 New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | 60th overall, 2006 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Jesse Joensuu (born October 5, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for SC Bern in the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Joensuu was selected 60th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Joensuu played parts of five seasons with hometown team Ässät of the SM-liiga, starting off as a 16-year old in 2003–04. This made him the youngest player in the history of the Finnish professional ice-hockey league.
His best season came in 2007–08, when he had 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points, leading the team in scoring. After his season in Finland, Joensuu played one game with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate. In the 2008–09 season Jesse played primarily with the Sound Tigers finishing fifth on Bridgeport in scoring with 39 points. On March 2, 2009, Joensuu made his NHL debut, and scored his first NHL goal, as member of the Islanders in a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.[1]
Joensuu began the 2010–11 season in the AHL. He played 16 games for the Islanders top affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, before being recalled to the NHL on November 19, 2010. He made his season debut with the Islanders on November 20 in a home game in a losing cause against the Florida Panthers.[2]
On July 1, 2011, Joensuu left the Islanders organization as a restricted free agent and signed a two-year deal with Swedish club HV71 of the Elitserien.[3] With the intention of developing his offense as a power forward Joensuu scored 29 points in 50 games during the 2011–12 season.
Joensuu, with a clause for release from HV71 to the NHL, opted a return to the Islanders on a one-year deal on June 15, 2012.[4] With the impending 2012–13 NHL lockout taking affect, Joensuu signed a contract for the duration of the dispute with hometown team Ässät on September 18, 2012.[5]
On July 5, 2013, Joensuu signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[6]
Personal life
Jesse Joensuu is the son of Finnish association football manager Jouni Joensuu.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Ässät | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | SM-l | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ässät | SM-l | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ässät | SM-l | 52 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | SM-l | 56 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 70 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 70 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 35 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 42 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HV71 | SEL | 50 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | SM-l | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 42 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 228 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 307 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 109 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2011 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Vancouver | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC |  |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WC | 4th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Joensuu nets first goal in debut to fuel Islanders". CBS Sports. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ↑ "Isles drop 12th in a row, losing 4-1 to Florida". National Hockey League. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ "HV71 recruits from the NHL" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ "Islanders agree to terms with Joensuu". New York Islanders. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ "Lion hero Jesse Joensuu returns to Pori" (in Finnish). Ässät. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Oilers sign Jesse Joensuu to two-year deal". Edmonton Journal. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ↑ "Pitkä polku parrasvaloihin" (in Finnish). Kaleva. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
External links
- Jesse Joensuu's player profile at NHL.com
- Jesse Joensuu's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database