Joel Armia

#40 Los Angeles Kings / NHL - 26/27

Date of Birth: May 31, 1993
Age: 33
Place of Birth: Pori, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ässät
Position: RW/LW
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Joel Armia Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Forward
Cap Hit: $2,500,000Powered by
NHL Rights: Los Angeles Kings / Signed
Drafted: 2011 round 1 #16 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Agency: Premium

Father: Risto Armia

Joel Armia Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2007-2008	Ässät U16	U16 I-divisioona Q	1	1	1	2	2	-
2007-2008	Ässät U16	U16 I-divisioona	13	14	15	29	8	-
2008-2009	Ässät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	6	9	1	10	24	-
2008-2009	Ässät U16	U16 SM-sarja	21	27	18	45	68	-	Playoffs	3	3	1	4	22	-
2008-2009	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	3	1	4	0	-
2008-2009	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	10	1	2	3	2	-
2009-2010	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	2	2	4	25	-
2009-2010	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	5	7	12	6	-	Playoffs	6	6	3	9	8	-
2009-2010	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	15	6	21	32	10	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	0
2009-2010	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	5	3	8	2	-
2009-2010	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	11	11	7	18	8	-
2009-2010	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	2	1	3	4	-
2010-2011	Ässät	SM-liiga	48	18	11	29	24	9	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	4	1
2010-2011	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	4	0	3	3	6	0
2010-2011	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	4	9	13	8	2
2010-2011	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	7	13	20	16	6
2010-2011	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	2	1
2010-2011	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	0	3	3	8	-
2011-2012	Ässät	SM-liiga	54	18	20	38	64	12	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	-1
2011-2012	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	5	2	7	16	2
2011-2012	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	16	8	5	13	26	-
2012-2013	Ässät Loan	SM-liiga	47	19	14	33	32	12	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	20	4
2012-2013	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	6	6	12	12	0
2012-2013	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	0	1	8	0
2013-2014	Rochester Americans	AHL	54	7	20	27	30	-6	Playoffs	5	3	3	6	9	1
2014-2015	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014-2015	Rochester Americans	AHL	33	10	15	25	39	3
2014-2015	St. John's IceCaps	AHL	21	2	6	8	22	0
2015-2016	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	43	4	6	10	12	2
2015-2016	Manitoba Moose	AHL	18	3	5	8	16	3
2016-2017	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	57	10	9	19	20	-8
2017-2018	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	79	12	17	29	22	3	Playoffs	13	2	0	2	2	-1
2018-2019	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	57	13	10	23	14	0
2019-2020	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	58	16	14	30	28	2	Playoffs	10	3	2	5	10	5
2020-2021	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	41	7	7	14	10	10	Playoffs	21	5	3	8	10	-1
2021-2022	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	60	6	8	14	14	-15
2021-2022	Finland	WC	10	5	3	8	8	9
2021-2022	Finland (all)	International	12	5	4	9	8	-2
2022-2023	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	43	7	7	14	22	-7
2022-2023	Finland	WC	8	2	1	3	4	-5
2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	10	2	1	3	6	-6
2023-2024	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	66	17	8	25	34	4
2023-2024	Laval Rocket	AHL	8	6	3	9	4	-1
2024-2025	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	81	11	18	29	16	-2	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	2
2024-2025	Finland	NHL 4 Nations	2	0	0	0	4	-1
2024-2025	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	4	-1
2025-2026	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	67	13	12	25	30	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2025-2026	Finland Olympics	OG	6	3	5	8	2	7
2025-2026	Finland (all)	International	6	3	5	8	2	7
2026-2027	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	8	1	1	2	2	-4
2026-2027	Projected	NHL	84	11	11	22	21	-42

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Joel Armia Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	Rochester Americans	Spengler Cup	3	1	0	1	4	-2
2021-2022	Finland	EHT	2	0	1	1	0	-1
2022-2023	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	2	-1

Joel Armia Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	134	28	49	77	0.57	111	-1	1	5	3	3	6	1.20	9	1
EHT	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-2	0
International	4	30	10	10	20	0.67	20	-2	0
International-Jr	5	69	30	31	61	0.88	72	6*	0
Mestis	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	6	0	0
NHL	13	661	117	117	234	0.35	224	-14	5	52	10	7	17	0.33	30	4
NHL 4 Nations	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-1	0
OG	1	6	3	5	8	1.33	2	7	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	149	55	45	100	0.67	120	33	3	24	5	7	12	0.50	24	4
Spengler Cup	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	4	-2	0
U16 I-divisioona	1	13	14	15	29	2.23	8	-	0
U16 I-divisioona Q	1	1	1	1	2	2.00	2	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	21	27	18	45	2.14	68	-	1	3	3	1	4	1.33	22	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	6	9	1	10	1.67	24	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	12	8	8	16	1.33	6	-	1	6	6	3	9	1.50	8	-
U18 SM-sarja Q	1	3	2	2	4	1.33	25	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	27	15	6	21	0.78	32	10	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	0	0
WC	2	18	7	4	11	0.61	12	4	0
WHC-17	1	5	5	3	8	1.60	2	-	0
WJC-18	1	6	4	9	13	2.17	8	2	0
WJC-20	3	19	11	9	20	1.05	30	3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joel Armia Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ässät	3	149	55	45	100	0.67	120	33	3	24	5	7	12	0.50	24	4
Ässät U16	2	41	51	35	86	2.10	102	-	1	3	3	1	4	1.33	22	-
Ässät U18	2	15	10	10	20	1.33	31	-	1	6	6	3	9	1.50	8	-
Ässät U20	1	27	15	6	21	0.78	32	10	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	0	0
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Finland	2	18	7	4	11	0.61	12	4	0
Finland (EHT)	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-2	0
Finland (NHL4)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-1	0
Finland (all)	4	30	10	10	20	0.67	20	-2	0
Finland Olympics	1	6	3	5	8	1.33	2	7	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	10	1	2	3	0.30	2	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	5	3	8	1.60	2	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	11	11	7	18	1.64	8	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	4	9	13	2.17	8	2	0
Finland U18 (all)	2	17	9	14	23	1.35	20	6*	0
Finland U20	3	19	11	9	20	1.05	30	3	0
Finland U20 (all)	3	31	9	8	17	0.55	42	0	0
Laval Rocket	1	8	6	3	9	1.13	4	-1	0
Los Angeles Kings	2	75	14	13	27	0.36	32	-3	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	-1
Manitoba Moose	1	18	3	5	8	0.44	16	3	0
Montréal Canadiens	7	406	77	72	149	0.37	138	-8	3	36	8	7	15	0.42	22	6
Rochester Americans	2	90	18	35	53	0.59	73	-5	1	5	3	3	6	1.20	9	1
St. John's IceCaps	1	21	2	6	8	0.38	22	0	0
Suomi U20	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	6	0	0
Winnipeg Jets	3	179	26	32	58	0.32	54	-3	1	13	2	0	2	0.15	2	-1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joel Armia Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2007-2008	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Ässät)
2008-2009	U16 SM-sarja Most Goals (Keijo Kuusela Award) (27)
2009-2010	U17 WHC All-Star Team U17 WHC Most Goals (5) U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2010-2011	SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (18) SM-liiga Most Points by U18 Junior (29) U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2011-2012	U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2012-2013	SM-liiga Champion
2021-2022	World Championship Gold Medal
2025-2026	Olympic Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/01/2025	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	Los Angeles Kings
07/27/2021	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
07/11/2019	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
07/13/2018	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
06/30/2018	Confirmed	Winnipeg Jets	Montréal Canadiens
07/14/2016	Extension	Winnipeg Jets	Winnipeg Jets
02/11/2015	Confirmed	Buffalo Sabres	Winnipeg Jets
06/16/2012	Confirmed	Ässät	Buffalo Sabres

Joel Armia Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 1 #14 by Severstal Cherepovets in the KHL Draft
Cult/Star player for Ässät