Joona Luoto

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Joona Luoto
Born (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 24)
Lempaala, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Tappara
Winnipeg Jets
HIFK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Joona Luoto (born 26 September 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Tappara in the Liiga.

Playing career[]

Undrafted, he previously played professionally in the Liiga for Tappara.[1] In his rookie season with Tappara he helped the team claim the Liiga title adding 1 goal in 10 post-season games. During this season, he also played for Team Finland in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships tournament in Montreal. In the tournament, he played 6 games with 10+10=20 in scoring.[2]

In the following two seasons, Luoto established himself as a two-way forward and matched his offensive totals with 16 points in each campaign. On 15 June 2019, Luoto was signed to a three-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets, joining former junior teammate, Patrik Laine.[3]

After competing in his first training camp with the Winnipeg Jets, on 1 October 2019, Luoto was re-assigned to familiarise himself with the North American style to AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose to begin the 2019–20 season.[4] On 7 November 2019, after recording 3 assists in 9 games with the Moose, Luoto received his first recall to NHL by the Jets.[5] The following day Luoto made his NHL debut with the Jets on the fourth-line in a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Bell MTS Place.[6]

Prior to entering the 2021–22 season, Luoto was placed on unconditional waivers and mutually released from the final year of his contract with the Winnipeg Jets on 14 September 2021.[7] As a free agent he returned to his original club, Tappara of the Liiga, agreeing to a one-year contract for the remainder of the season on 8 October 2021.[8]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Tappara Jr. A 17 5 4 9 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Tappara Jr. A 36 20 15 35 26 — — — — —
2016–17 Tappara Jr. A 4 2 4 6 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Tappara Liiga 24 5 1 6 6 10 1 0 1 4
2016–17 LeKi Mestis 24 5 3 8 65 — — — — —
2017–18 Tappara Liiga 47 8 8 16 14 13 0 2 2 2
2018–19 Tappara Liiga 58 8 8 16 32 11 2 2 4 0
2019–20 Manitoba Moose AHL 18 0 4 4 13 — — — — —
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 16 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2020–21 HIFK Liiga 19 5 4 9 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Manitoba Moose AHL 11 2 2 4 9 — — — — —
Liiga totals 148 26 21 47 54 34 3 4 7 6
NHL totals 16 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland WJC 9th 6 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 6 1 1 2 2

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
Liiga
Champion (Tappara) 2017

References[]

  1. ^ "Jets sign Finnish forward Joona Luoto to three-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet.ca. June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joona Luoto player profile". eliteprospects.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Jets sign Joona Luoto to three-year, two-way contract". Winnipeg Jets. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Jets assign five players to Moose". Winnipeg Jets. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Jets recall Joona Luoto from the Manitoba Moose". Winnipeg Jets. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Connor, Jets beat Canucks for 9th straight time". The Sports Network. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Joona Luoto placed on unconditional waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Joona Luoto returns home" (in Finnish). Tappara. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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