Joonas Lehtivuori

Joonas Lehtivuori
Lehtivuori playing for Adler Mannheim in April 2022
Born (1988-07-19) July 19, 1988 (age 36)
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.

Playing career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Ilves FIN U18 25 5 11 16 12 5 1 1 2 8
2005–06 Ilves FIN U18 2 0 1 1 0 6 1 4 5 4
2005–06 Ilves FIN U20 39 9 16 25 22 3 0 0 0 4
2005–06 Ilves SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Ilves FIN U20 15 3 8 11 51 5 0 1 1 2
2006–07 Ilves SM-liiga 40 0 0 0 18 4 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Suomi U20 Mestis 2 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Ilves SM-liiga 48 8 13 21 10 9 1 1 2 2
2007–08 Suomi U20 Mestis 2 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Ilves SM-liiga 44 4 8 12 16 3 0 0 0 0
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
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 54 3 9 12 18 6 0 0 0 4
2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 55 3 15 18 16 5 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Modo Hockey SHL 38 5 1 6 18 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Modo Hockey SHL 52 3 4 7 40
2015–16 HPK Liiga 27 2 4 6 28
2016–17 HPK Liiga 56 7 18 25 22 7 2 4 6 16
2017–18 HPK Liiga 52 8 26 34 26
2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 41 8 23 31 26 14 0 3 3 12
2019–20 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 3 17 20 22
2020–21 Adler Mannheim DEL 28 4 12 16 14
2021–22 Adler Mannheim DEL 46 2 20 22 32 9 0 4 4 0
2022–23 Adler Mannheim DEL 17 1 5 6 8 10 0 1 1 12
Liiga totals 287 29 71 100 134 27 3 6 9 20
SHL totals 199 14 29 43 92 13 0 0 0 6
DEL totals 177 18 77 95 102 33 0 8 8 24

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Finland WHC17 6th 5 0 2 2 0
2005 Finland U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 4
2006 Finland WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 12
2007 Finland WJC 6th 6 0 0 0 4
2008 Finland WJC 6th 6 0 1 1 6
Junior totals 28 1 6 7 26

Awards and honours

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

References

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  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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