Jonne Virtanen
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Jonne Virtanen | |||
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Born |
Turku, Finland | March 13, 1988||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Vaasan Sport Herning Blue Fox TPS Turku Rauman Lukko JYP Jyväskylä Saimaan Pallo | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Jonne Virtanen (born March 13, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain of Vaasan Sport in the Liiga. Most of his career has been played as a depth centre but he has occasionally also played as a winger. He has been called the "tweet emperor of the Finnish [ice hockey] world" and is one of the most followed Liiga players on Twitter.[1]
Virtanen made his SM-liiga debut with Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) during the 2006–07 SM-liiga season, as the youngest player on the roster.[2][3] At the conclusion of the 2020–21 Liiga season, he had played 580 regular season games in the Liiga and collected 36 goals and 88 assists for 124 total points and 487 penalty minutes.
References[]
- ^ Tuominen, Hannu (October 1, 2018). "Jälkipeli: Tviitti päivässä pitää urheilijan kiinnostavana". Aamuset (in Finnish). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "SaiPa (Liiga) – 2006-2007 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Sarvilahti, Sami (September 8, 2007). "Jonne Virtanen – Lännestä itään". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Turku
- Finnish ice hockey forwards
- Vaasan Sport players
- Herning Blue Fox players
- HC TPS players
- Lukko players
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs
- JYP Jyväskylä players
- SaiPa players