Joonas Vihko
Joonas Vihko | |||
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Born |
Helsinki, FIN | April 6, 1981||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
HIFK SaiPa HPK Luleå HF Ilves Vaasan Sport Tölzer Löwen | ||
NHL Draft |
103rd overall, 2002 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
Playing career | 2001–2018 |
Joonas Vihko (born April 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger.
Vihko began his career with Kiekko-Vantaa before moving to his hometown team HIFK in 1998. Having played in U18 and U20 level he eventually made his way up to the senior team. In 2004-05 he was loaned out to HC Salamat and in 2005-06 he moved to SaiPa for a brief tenure. He then signed with HPK and after four seasons he moved to Sweden to sign for Luleå HF.[1]
Vihko was drafted 103rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim but never signed a contract and remained in Finland. He has represented Finland at U20 level.
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- 1981 births
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- HC Salamat players
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- SaiPa players
- EC Bad Tölz players
- Vaasan Sport players
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