Joni Pitkänen

Date of Birth: Sep 19, 1983
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D
Height: 190 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Joni Pitkänen Facts

Player Type: Offensive DefensemanPuck-Moving Defenseman
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	+/-
1997-1998	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	22	5	6	11	14	-
1997-1998	Finland U15 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	2	2	0	-
1998-1999	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	7	0	3	3	12	-
1998-1999	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	32	1	5	6	12	-
1998-1999	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	2	4	2	-
1999-2000	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	12	14	26	26	-	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	2	-
1999-2000	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-
1999-2000	Finland U17	WHC-17	3	0	1	1	0	-
2000-2001	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	24	6	11	17	77	-
2000-2001	Kärpät	SM-liiga	21	0	0	0	10	2	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	1
2000-2001	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	6	6	8	-
2001-2002	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
2001-2002	Kärpät	SM-liiga	49	4	15	19	65	2	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	12	-1
2001-2002	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	3	4	0	6
2001-2002	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	19	1	6	7	16	-
2002-2003	Kärpät	SM-liiga	35	5	15	20	38	1
2002-2003	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	5	6	0	4
2003-2004	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	71	8	19	27	44	15	Playoffs	15	0	3	3	6	-6
2004-2005	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	76	6	35	41	105	9	Playoffs	21	3	4	7	16	13
2004-2005	Finland	WCup	0	0	0	0	0	-
2005-2006	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	58	13	33	46	78	22	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	0
2006-2007	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	77	4	39	43	88	-25
2007-2008	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	63	8	18	26	56	-5
2008-2009	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	71	7	26	33	58	11	Playoffs	18	0	8	8	16	0
2009-2010	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	71	6	40	46	72	-11
2009-2010	Finland Olympics	OG	5	1	2	3	29	-1
2010-2011	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	72	5	30	35	60	-2
2011-2012	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	30	5	12	17	16	-15
2012-2013	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	22	1	8	9	12	2
2013-2014	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-2016	Kärpät	Liiga	3	1	0	1	2	0

Joni Pitkänen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Carolina Hurricanes	6	266	24	116	140	0.53	218	-15	1	18	0	8	8	0.44	16	0
Edmonton Oilers	1	63	8	18	26	0.41	56	-5	0
Finland (WCup)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	0
Finland Olympics	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	29	-1	0
Finland U15 (all)	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	0	-	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	2	-	0
Finland U17	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	9	0	6	6	0.67	8	-	0
Finland U20	2	14	2	8	10	0.71	0	10	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	19	1	6	7	0.37	16	-	0
Kärpät	4	108	10	30	40	0.37	115	5	2	6	0	0	0	0.00	14	0
Kärpät U16	2	29	5	9	14	0.48	26	-	0
Kärpät U18	2	68	13	19	32	0.47	38	-	1	6	1	4	5	0.83	2	-
Kärpät U20	3	26	6	11	17	0.65	77	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Philadelphia Flyers	3	206	25	91	116	0.56	210	12	2	21	0	5	5	0.24	8	-6
Philadelphia Phantoms	1	76	6	35	41	0.54	105	9	1	21	3	4	7	0.33	16	13

Joni Pitkänen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1999-2000	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2001-2002	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2003-2004	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL YoungStars Roster
2004-2005	AHL All-Star Game AHL Calder Cup Champion World Cup Runner Up
2009-2010	NHL Highest ATOI (27:22) Olympic Bronze Medal Olympic Most Penalized Player (29)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/25/2016	Confirmed	Kärpät	Retired
02/05/2016	Confirmed	No team	Kärpät
06/28/2011	Extension	Carolina Hurricanes	Carolina Hurricanes

Joni Pitkänen 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