Matias Sointu
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Matias Sointu | |||
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Born |
Tampere, Finland | February 10, 1990||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
EIHL team Former teams |
Sheffield Steelers Ilves TPS HC Bolzano IK Oskarshamn Cardiff Devils Dornbirner EC Kiekko-Vantaa Graz 99ers HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
NHL Draft |
182nd overall, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Matias Sointu (born February 10, 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Sointu was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round (182nd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Sointu made his Liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2010–11 SM-liiga season.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, just his second year outside of Finland, Sointu played in the HockeyAllsvenskan with IK Oskarshamn. He posted 9 points in 29 games before elevating his play with 7 points in 11 games in the post-season to help Oskarshamn gain promotion to the top tier SHL. He left the club at the conclusion of his contract as a free agent.[2]
In August 2019, Sointu signed a short-term deal with UK EIHL side Cardiff Devils as injury cover for Joey Martin.[3] After playing nine league games, he was released in November.
He later spent time with Austrian side Dornbirner EC, before returning to Finland to join Kiekko-Vantaa.[4]
Sointu then returned to Austria in December 2020 to sign for Austrian IceHL side Graz 99ers.[5]
On February 25, 2021, Sointu joined HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League as a replacement for injured Tim Coffman for the remainder of the season.
In October 2021, Sointu returned to the UK EIHL to sign for the Sheffield Steelers, joining as the roster replacement for Travis Oleksuk.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Ilves Tampere's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. February 3, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Six players leave the successful group" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Devils Bring in Cover for CHL & Start to Season".
- ^ https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/16048/matias-sointu
- ^ "Graz99ers verpflichten Matias Sointu".
- ^ https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/one-out-and-one-in-for-the-steelers-as-oleksuk-departs/
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Bolzano HC players
- Ilves players
- IK Oskarshamn players
- Lempäälän Kisa players
- Ottawa 67's players
- Sudbury Wolves players
- HC TPS players
- Cardiff Devils players
- Dornbirn Bulldogs players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- Graz 99ers players
- HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players
- Sheffield Steelers players
- Finnish ice hockey forwards
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs