Joonas Vihko
 Joonas Vihko 
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| Date of birth | April 6, 1981 |
| place of birth | Helsinki , Finland |
| size | 176 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| position | striker |
| number | # 40 |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2002 , 4th round, 103rd position Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Career stations | |
| until 2005 | HIFK Helsinki |
| 2005-2006 | SaiPa Lapeenranta |
| 2006-2010 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 2010-2013 | Luleå HF |
| 2013-2015 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 2015-2016 | Ilves Tampere |
| 2016-2017 | Vaasan Sport |
| 2017-2018 | EC Bad Toelz |
Joonas Vihko (born April 6, 1981 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish ice hockey player who was last under contract at EC Bad Tölz in the DEL2 .
Career
Joonas Vihko began his career as a hockey player in the youth of HIFK Helsinki , for whose professional team he made his debut in the SM-liiga in the 2000/01 season . The following year, the attacker received the Jarmo Wasama commemorative trophy as the best new professional in the SM-liiga and was selected in the fourth round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2002 as the 103rd player by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . However, they did not take him under contract. After five seasons with Helsinki's first team, Vihko moved to their league rivals SaiPa Lapeenranta during the 2005/06 season . After only one year, the right-shooter was signed by the HPK Hämeenlinna . With Hämeenlinna he first reached the final of the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2007 , in which he and his team were clearly defeated by the Russian opponent Ak Bars Kazan 6-0 and then ended the 2006/07 season in Finland in third place. In the 2009/10 season he reached the playoff finals with Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho and lost the series against TPS Turku . For the following season, the Finn signed a contract with Luleå HF from the Swedish Elitserien , for which he completed over 180 Elitserien games by 2013, in which he collected 83 points scorer.
In May 2013 his current contract with Luleå HF was terminated and Vihko returned to HPK. In the following years he played for Ilves Tampere , Vaasan Sport and in the 2017/18 season for EC Bad Tölz in the DEL2 .
Achievements and Awards
- 2002 Jarmo Wasama commemorative trophy
- 2007 Finnish third with HPK Hämeenlinna
- 2007 2nd place at the IIHF European Champions Cup with HPK Hämeenlinna
- 2010 Finnish runner-up with HPK Hämeenlinna
- 2013 Swedish runner-up with Luleå HF
Web links
- Joonas Vihko at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Joonas Vihko at eurohockey.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Replacement for Vänttinen: Tölzer lions get Joonas Vihko. In: merkur.de. September 12, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2018 .
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| SURNAME | Vihko, Joonas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki , Finland |