| Roni Hirvonen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 10 January 2002, Espoo, Finland |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team F. teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs HIFK (Liiga) Ässät |
| NHL Draft | 59th overall, 2020 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
Roni Hirvonen (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HIFK in the Liiga on loan as a prospect to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 59th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, ranking within the top ten of European skaters of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[1][2]
Playing career[]
Following his third year in the Liiga, posting 9 goals and 26 points through 46 games in the 2021–22 season, Hirvonen was signed to a future three-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on 13 May 2022.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Silver | 2022 Canada | |
| Bronze | 2021 Canada | |
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Blues | Jr. A | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Blues | Jr. A | 50 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ässät | Liiga | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ässät | Liiga | 54 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HIFK | Liiga | 46 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 152 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 92 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U17 | 
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC |
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 38 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board (July 31, 2019). Retrieved on August 13, 2019.
- ↑ Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects (June 22, 2019). Retrieved on August 13, 2019.
- ↑ Maple Leafs sign Roni Hirvonen and Topi Niemela to entry-level contracts. Toronto Maple Leafs (13 May 2022). Retrieved on 13 May 2022.
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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