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Joonas Järvinen
Joonas Järvinen (born 5 January 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Joonas Järvinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1989 Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams | Free agent TPS Lahti Pelicans Milwaukee Admirals HC Sochi HIFK Kunlun Red Star Tappara Jokerit Ässät Düsseldorfer EG | ||
| National team | Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career edit
He began his professional career playing in the Finnish SM-liiga with TPS and Lahti Pelicans. On 30 May 2012, he signed a two-year, two-way contract as an unrestricted free agent with Nashville Predators and played the 2012–13 season in the American Hockey League with the Milwaukee Admirals.[1]
After a second successive season with the Admirals, Järvinen left the Predators organization and signed as a free agent on a one-year deal with Russian club, HC Sochi in the KHL.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Predators sign Jarvinen to entry-level deal". Nashville Predators. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Sochi sign seventh player" (in Russian). Facebook. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database