Jonne Virtanen
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| Born |
March 13, 1988 Turku, Finland | ||
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| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Herning Blue Fox TPS Turku Rauman Lukko JYP Jyväskylä Saimaan Pallo Vaasan Sport | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2022 | ||
Jonne Virtanen (born March 13, 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He last played as an alternate captain of Vaasan Sport in the Liiga. Most of his career has been played as a depth centre but he has occasionally also played as a winger. He has been called the "tweet emperor of the Finnish [ice hockey] world" and is one of the most followed Liiga players on Twitter.[1]
Virtanen made his SM-liiga debut with Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) during the 2006–07 SM-liiga season, as the youngest player on the roster.[2][3] At the conclusion of the 2020–21 Liiga season, he had played 580 regular season games in the Liiga and collected 36 goals and 88 assists for 124 total points and 487 penalty minutes.
He won the Finnish Championship in 2012, the Finnish Championship bronze in 2010 and 2013 and the European Trophy in 2013. Virtanen was a captain of both TPS and Sport for a total of four seasons. He also had a major league career in Denmark.
Virtanen has been described as a power forward[7] and played mostly in the lower chains. [5] Virtanen is also known as one of Finland's most followed ice hockey players on social media.
References
- ^ Tuominen, Hannu (October 1, 2018). "Jälkipeli: Tviitti päivässä pitää urheilijan kiinnostavana". Aamuset (in Finnish). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "SaiPa (Liiga) – 2006-2007 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Sarvilahti, Sami (September 8, 2007). "Jonne Virtanen – Lännestä itään". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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