Jonne Virtanen | |
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Born | Turku, Finland | March 13, 1988,
Height Weight |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg; 18 st 8 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Right |
Pro clubs | Herning Blue Fox TPS Turku Rauman Lukko JYP Jyväskylä Saimaan Pallo Vaasan Sport |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–2022 |
Jonne Virtanen (born March 13, 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He last played as an 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 (2018-10-01). Jälkipeli: Tviitti päivässä pitää urheilijan kiinnostavana (fi).
- ↑ SaiPa (Liiga) – 2006-2007 Roster (en).
- ↑ Sarvilahti, Sami (2007-09-08). Jonne Virtanen – Lännestä itään (fi).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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