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Finland Joni Pitkänen
#44 Kärpät / Liiga - 15/16
2-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Sep 19, 1983
Position
D
Age
40
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 1 #4 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

A big and strong defenseman who skates well. A tough player who likes to play physically. Always works hard for his team and is useful on both powerplay and penalty kill. Has suffered a lot injuries throughout his career. (Matias Strozyk)

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Joni Pitkänen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 22* 5* 6* 11* 14* -* |
Finland U15 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
1998-99 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 7* 0* 3* 3* 12* -* |
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 32* 1* 5* 6* 12* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 7* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
1999-00 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 12* 14* 26* 26* -* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2000-01 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 24* 6* 11* 17* 77* -* |
Kärpät SM-liiga 21* 0* 0* 0* 10* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 1
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 6* 6* 8* -* |
2001-02 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Kärpät SM-liiga 49* 4* 15* 19* 65* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 12 -1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 0* 6* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 19* 1* 6* 7* 16* -* |
2002-03 Kärpät SM-liiga 35* 5* 15* 20* 38* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 5* 6* 0* 4* |
2003-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71* 8* 19* 27* 44* 15* | Playoffs 15 0 3 3 6 -6
2004-05 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 76* 6* 35* 41* 105* 9* | Playoffs 21 3 4 7 16 13
Finland WCup 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58* 13* 33* 46* 78* 22* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 0
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77* 4* 39* 43* 88* -25* |
2007-08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63* 8* 18* 26* 56* -5* |
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 71* 7* 26* 33* 58* 11* | Playoffs 18 0 8 8 16 0
2009-10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 71* 6* 40* 46* 72* -11* |
Finland OG 5* 1* 2* 3* 29* -1* |
2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 72* 5* 30* 35* 60* -2* |
2011-12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 30* 5* 12* 17* 16* -15* |
2012-13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 22* 1* 8* 9* 12* 2* |
2013-14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Did not play * * * * * * |
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |

Joni Pitkänen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 76* 6* 35* 41* 0.54* 105* 9* | 1 21 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.33 * 16 * 13 *
International-Jr 4 37* 3* 16* 19* 0.51* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 4 108* 10* 30* 40* 0.37* 115* 5* | 2 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 14 * 0 *
NHL 10 535* 57* 225* 282* 0.53* 484* -8* | 3 39 0 * 13 * 13 * 0.33 * 24 * -6 *
OG 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 29* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 29* 5* 9* 14* 0.48* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 68* 13* 19* 32* 0.47* 38* -* | 1 6 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.83 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 26* 6* 11* 17* 0.65* 77* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
WCup 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 8* 10* 0.71* 0* 10* | 0 * * * * * *

Joni Pitkänen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/25/2016
02/25/2016 Confirmed Kärpät Retired
02/05/2016
02/05/2016 Confirmed No team Kärpät
06/28/2011
06/28/2011 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes

Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Career transactions
- 2008-07-01 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Erik Cole
- 2007-07-01 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Geoff Sanderson & a 2009 3rd round pick (Cameron Abney) for Joffrey Lupul & Jason Smith
- 2003-07-15 • Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers