Jesse Joensuu

Jesse Joensuu (born October 5, 1987 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.

Playing career
Joensuu was selected 60th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Joensuu played parts of five seasons with Ässät of the SM-liiga, starting off as a 16-year old in 2003-04. This makes him the youngest player in the history of the Finnish professional ice-hockey league.

His best season came in 2007-08, when he had 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points, leading the team in scoring. After his season in Finland, Joensuu played one game with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate. Joensuu made his NHL debut, and scored his first NHL goal, as member of the Islanders on March 2, 2009, against the Colorado Avalanche.