Joonas Järvinen (born 5 January 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Joonas Järvinen
Born (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 35)
Turku, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
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Former teams
Free agent
TPS
Lahti Pelicans
Milwaukee Admirals
HC Sochi
HIFK
Kunlun Red Star
Tappara
Jokerit
Ässät
Düsseldorfer EG
National team  Finland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

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He began his professional career playing in the Finnish SM-liiga with TPS and Lahti Pelicans. On 30 May 2012, he signed a two-year, two-way contract as an unrestricted free agent with Nashville Predators and played the 2012–13 season in the American Hockey League with the Milwaukee Admirals.[1]

After a second successive season with the Admirals, Järvinen left the Predators organization and signed as a free agent on a one-year deal with Russian club, HC Sochi in the KHL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Predators sign Jarvinen to entry-level deal". Nashville Predators. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Sochi sign seventh player" (in Russian). Facebook. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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