Jarkko Immonen

For the hockey player drafted by Dallas Stars, see Jarkko Immonen (ice hockey, born 1984).
Jarkko Immonen
Born (1982-04-19) April 19, 1982
Rantasalmi, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NLA team
Former teams		 EV Zug
New York Rangers
Ak Bars Kazan
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 254th overall, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1998–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi
2010 Vancouver
Ice Hockey World Championships
2011 Slovakia
2014 Belarus

Jarkko Immonen (born April 19, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the EV Zug of the National League A.

Playing career

Immonen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as their eighth round pick, 254th overall. Immonen was drafted while playing in the SM-liiga.

On March 3, 2004, Immonen was traded by the Maple Leafs to the New York Rangers as part of the Brian Leetch trade.[1]

Immonen won the Bronze medal with Finland at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.[2] He won the Gold medal with Finland at the 2011 IIHF World Championship, where he scored the most goals (9 in 9 games) and the most points (12) in the tournament. He was also named to the all-star lineup.

On March 30, 2015, he agreed to a two-year contract with the EV Zug of the NLA.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 SaPKo FNL-2 42 18 16 34 34 — — — — —
2000–01 TuTo FNL-2 41 20 20 40 22 — — — — —
2001–02 Ässät SM-l 44 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2002–03 JYP SM-l 56 10 23 33 34 7 1 1 2 8
2003–04 JYP SM-l 52 23 26 49 28 2 0 0 0 0
2004–05 JYP SM-l 54 19 28 47 24 3 0 2 2 2
2005–06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 74 30 40 70 34 6 2 3 5 2
2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 6 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 54 20 26 46 30 7 2 6 8 2
2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 14 1 5 6 4 — — — — —
2007–08 JYP SM-l 54 26 37 63 54 6 1 8 9 8
2008–09 JYP SM-l 58 23 41 64 40 15 1 10 11 24
2009–10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 56 13 26 39 26 22 4 10 14 8
2010–11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 21 17 38 30 9 2 4 6 2
2011–12 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 14 12 26 8 12 0 2 2 0
2012–13 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 50 11 20 31 10 18 4 4 8 12
2013–14 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 54 14 24 38 18 7 3 1 4 2
2014–15 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 57 17 22 39 26 5 2 2 4 2
NHL totals 20 3 5 8 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 128 50 66 116 64 13 4 9 13 4
SM-l totals 318 101 157 258 186 33 3 21 24 42
KHL totals 323 90 121 211 118 73 15 23 38 26

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/leafs/2004-03-03-leech-to-toronto_x.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511597
  3. ↑ http://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/switzerland/nla-new/3543-ev-zug-signs-finnish-world-champion-jarkko-immonen-for-the-next-two-seasons

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