Jussi Markkanen

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FinlandFinland  Jussi Markkanen Ice hockey player
Jussi Markkanen
Date of birth May 8, 1975
place of birth Imatra , Finland
size 183 cm
Weight 83 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2001 , 5th lap, 133rd position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
until 1991 Ketterä Imatra
1991-1995 SaiPa Lapeenranta
1995-1996 Tappara Tampere
1996-2000 SaiPa Lapeenranta
2000-2001 Tappara Tampere
2001-2003 Edmonton Oilers
2003-2004 New York Rangers
2004-2005 HK Lada Tolyatti
2005-2007 Edmonton Oilers
2007-2008 Jokerit Helsinki
2008-2009 HK CSKA Moscow
2009-2013 EV train
2013-2018 SaiPa Lapeenranta

Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975 in Imatra ) is a former Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper who last played for SaiPa Lapeenranta in the Liiga .

Career

Markkanen began professional hockey in the Finnish SM-liiga , where he spent six seasons. In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , the Edmonton Oilers selected him in the fifth round at position 133. Immediately for the following season, the Finn transferred to North America and has since played for the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League . His time with the Oilers was interrupted when he was swapped for Brian Leetch with the New York Rangers in 2003 . The Oilers exchanged Markkanen back in the same season. He spent the time of the lockout in 2004/05 in the Russian Super League .

In the 2005/06 season Markkanen competed with Ty Conklin for the post as number two behind Dwayne Roloson . After an injury to Roloson, Markkanen got the role of starter in the Stanley Cup finals. Before that, Markkanen had not played for three months. Markkanen helped to catch up with the Carolina Hurricanes . In the sixth game of the final series, he managed the first shutout of his career. The decisive seventh game was lost by the Oilers and the Stanley Cup went to the Hurricanes. During the 2006/07 season he was number two behind Dwayne Roloson and completed 22 games. After the season, his contract was not renewed and he moved to the Finnish SM-Liiga to Jokerit .

In Finland he played 56 games and reached the semi-finals of the playoffs with Jokerit. After a season in his home country, Markkanen went to Russia in 2008, where he played for HK CSKA Moscow in the Continental Hockey League . Between 2009 and 2013 he was employed by EV Zug from the National League A before returning to his hometown club.

In February 2017 he was loaned to EV Zug until the end of the 2016/17 season in order to have another substitute in the event of Tobias Stephan being injured . Markkanen played a competitive game for EV Zug before returning to SaiPa after the loan contract ended.

International

In the Finnish national team Markkanen was used in 2002 and 2004 at the Ice Hockey World Championship . He played for the Finnish junior team in 1994 and 1995 at the Junior World Championships.

Achievements and Awards

International

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Markkanen, Jussi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Imatra