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Finland Joel Määttä
#21 TPS / Liiga - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time EYOF Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jul 06, 2002
Position
C
Age
23
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokerit
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2022 round 7 #222 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency
PREMIUM

It's Määttä's defensive ability that generates value. He's so hard on the puck, so unrelenting on defensive zone retrievals, and unafraid to engage physically when the moment calls for it. Hell, he put a Black Hawks player on his ass mere seconds after losing the opening faceoff. He reverse hit another Black Hawks player in the second. He's sturdy. Perhaps a bit too sturdy. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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Joel Määttä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 9* 5* 1* 6* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -
Karhu-Kissat U16 U16 SM-sarja 1* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2017-18 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 13* 13* 17* 30* 4* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 15* 10* 7* 17* 8* -* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 6 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 18* 4* 11* 15* 4* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 2* 6* 8* 10* -* |
2018-19 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 0 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 5* 9* 14* 34* -2* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 23* 3* 11* 14* 34* -* |
2019-20 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 43* 11* 14* 25* 40* -8* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
2020-21 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 52* 9* 11* 20* 26* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2021-22 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 32* 3* 3* 6* 16* -4* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 1* 4* 2* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
2022-23 Univ. of Vermont “A” NCAA 36* 7* 7* 14* 18* -10* |
2023-24 Univ. of Vermont “A” NCAA 26* 4* 5* 9* 35* -6* |
2024-25 Univ. of Vermont “C” NCAA 35* 9* 18* 27* 16* 5* |
2025-26 TPS “A” Liiga 28* 5* 10* 15* 16* -4* |
Projected Liiga 60* 11* 21* 32* 34* -9* |

Joel Määttä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland Selects U13 WSI U13 9* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
2018-19 Finland U17 “A” EYOF 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
2019-20 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2021-22 Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 2* 1* 2* 3* 4* 3* |

Joel Määttä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EYOF 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 46* 6* 20* 26* 0.57* 54* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 28* 5* 10* 15* 0.54* 16* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 129* 23* 33* 56* 0.43* 85* -15* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 25* 17* 8* 25* 1.00* 10* -* | 2 10 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.80 * 6 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 13* 13* 17* 30* 2.31* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 28* 5* 15* 20* 0.71* 10* -* | 1 7 3 * 4 * 7 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 40* 5* 9* 14* 0.35* 34* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 95* 20* 25* 45* 0.47* 66* -11* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 2* 1* 2* 3* 1.50* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joel Määttä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/27/2025
05/27/2025 Confirmed Univ. of Vermont TPS
03/08/2021
03/08/2021 Confirmed Sioux City Musketeers Univ. of Vermont
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 8 #116 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Futures Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #146 by NHL Central Scouting