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Finland Joel Kiviranta
#94 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 25/26
1-time EYOF Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1996
Position
LW/RW
Age
29
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Vantaa, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Shakers
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,250,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Aleksi Kiviranta

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Joel Kiviranta Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 7* 3* 10* 4* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 26* 10* 9* 19* 12* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2011-12 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 10* 11* 21* 20* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 4 3 7 0 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 2* 4* 6* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 20* 4* 1* 5* 4* 8* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 13* 7* 7* 14* 16* 6* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
2012-13 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 2 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 7* 13* 20* 35* 7* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2013-14 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 12 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 38* 18* 19* 37* 40* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jokerit Liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 5* 1* 0* 1* 18* -4* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 4* 1* 5* 26* -* |
2014-15 Sport U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 5* 0* 5* 6* 4* |
Sport Liiga 47* 8* 5* 13* 10* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2015-16 Sport U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Sport Liiga 48* 6* 6* 12* 22* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Hermes Mestis 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 0* 1* 12* 0* |
2016-17 Sport Liiga 58* 11* 10* 21* 20* -2* |
2017-18 Sport Liiga 59* 19* 18* 37* 24* -8* |
2018-19 Sport Liiga 48* 16* 15* 31* 18* 12* |
Finland WC 9* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 16* 3* 2* 5* 2* 5* |
2019-20 Dallas Stars NHL 11* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* | Playoffs 14 5 1 6 4 7
Texas Stars AHL 48* 12* 11* 23* 25* 1* |
2020-21 Dallas Stars NHL 26* 6* 5* 11* 6* 3* |
2021-22 Dallas Stars NHL 56* 1* 6* 7* 10* -6* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 4 -2
2022-23 Dallas Stars NHL 70* 8* 1* 9* 40* -9* | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 2 0
2023-24 Colorado Eagles AHL 10* 2* 4* 6* 8* 7* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 56* 3* 6* 9* 12* -1* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 4 3
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 79* 16* 7* 23* 20* 15* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 0
2025-26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 19* 1* 2* 3* 6* 1* |
Projected NHL 65* 3* 7* 10* 21* 3* |
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Joel Kiviranta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Finland U16 YOG 6* 4* 2* 6* 14* 4* |
2012-13 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* 4* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2013-14 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* |
2018-19 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Joel Kiviranta Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 58* 14* 15* 29* 0.50* 33* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 2 9* 2* 1* 3* 0.33* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 16* 3* 2* 5* 0.31* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 69* 14* 11* 25* 0.36* 64* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 6 261* 60* 54* 114* 0.44* 96* 2* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Mestis 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 317* 36* 27* 63* 0.20* 98* 2* | 5 51 7 * 7 * 14 * 0.27 * 16 * 8 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 28* 12* 11* 23* 0.82* 12* -* | 2 6 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.17 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 15* 17* 14* 31* 2.07* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 13* 4* 6* 10* 0.77* 2* -* | 3 23 8 * 8 * 16 * 0.70 * 16 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 105* 35* 34* 69* 0.66* 85* 30* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
WC 1 9* 2* 1* 3* 0.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 1* 0* 1* 0.08* 18* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
YOG 1 6* 4* 2* 6* 1.00* 14* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joel Kiviranta Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/08/2025
08/08/2025 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
11/12/2023
11/12/2023 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Colorado Avalanche
10/11/2023
10/11/2023 Confirmed Dallas Stars Colorado Eagles
07/31/2021
07/31/2021 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
05/31/2019
05/31/2019 Confirmed Sport Dallas Stars
01/02/2018
01/02/2018 Extension Sport Sport
02/19/2015
02/19/2015 Extension Sport Sport
04/11/2014
04/11/2014 Confirmed Jokerit Sport
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 5 #162 overall by Avangard Omsk in the KHL Draft