Joonas Lehtivuori

Joonas Lehtivuori
Date of birth	July 19, 1988
place of birth	Pirkkala , Finland
size	180 cm
Weight	76 kg
position	defender
number	# 6
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2006 , 4th round, 101st position Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
until 2009	Tampereen Ilves
2009-2011	Adirondack Phantoms
2011	Kalevan Pallo
2011-2015	MODO hockey
2015-2018	Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho
since 2018	Adler Mannheim

Joonas Lehtivuori (born July 19, 1988 in Pirkkala ) is a Finnish ice hockey player . He has been under contract with Adlers Mannheim from the German Ice Hockey League since April 2018 and plays the position of defender .

Career

Lehtivuori began his athletic career at Tampereen Ilves . He left his youth club on April 27, 2009 and switched to the organization of the NHL club Philadelphia Flyers . In the NHL squad, he could not prevail and was therefore only used in the farm team Adirondack Phantoms in the American Hockey League . There he became one of the strongest defenders on his team. In 66 games in the AHL he scored five goals and 23 points.

During his second AHL season, Lehtivuori was loaned to the Finnish club Kalevan Pallo in January 2011 . About half a year later, in August 2011, Lehtivuori then moved to MODO Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien after a week-long try-out . After 213 games in the top Swedish league, Lehtivouri returned home and joined the Finnish team Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho . After 142 games and one season as assistant captain , he moved to the DEL team Adler Mannheim on April 13, 2018 .

In the 2018/19 season , Lehtivuori won the German championship with Adler Mannheim and was named DEL defender of the year.

International

For his home country, Lehtivuori took part in the junior division of the U18 World Junior Championships in 2006 and the U20 Junior World Championships in 2007 and 2008 . At the U18 World Cup 2006 he won the silver medal with his team, at the U20 World Cup 2008 he was named one of the top three players in Finland.

In September 2008 Lehtivuori made his debut for the Finnish senior team , but was only used sporadically in the following years. Between 2017 and 2019 he completed several tournaments with the national team, but did not receive any nominations for world championships or Olympic games.

Achievements and Awards

• 2006 silver medal at the U18 Junior World Championship
• 2019 German champion with the Adler Mannheim
• 2019 DEL Defender of the Year

Web links

Commons : Joonas Lehtivuori  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Joonas Lehtivuori at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geoffrey Detweiler: Tim McManus on the Phantoms' Defensemen. January 27, 2010, accessed May 27, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Teemu H .: Joonas Lehtivuori debuts on new team, No Guarantees on return. January 19, 2011, accessed May 27, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Joonas Lehtivuori clearly for MODO Hockey. Retrieved May 27, 2019 (Swedish). 
4. ↑ Adler sign two Finns. Retrieved May 27, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Eagles claw the DEL title 2019. Accessed on May 27, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Danny aus den Birken is Player and Goalkeeper of the Year - Lehtivuori, Gogulla, Seider and Jackson also received awards. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .