Joonas Kemppainen
| Joonas Kemppainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kemppainen in September 2015 | |||
| Born |
7 April 1988 Kajaani, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa Ässät HPK Oulun Kärpät Boston Bruins Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Joonas Kemppainen (born 7 April 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Kemppainen played nine seasons in the Finnish Liiga with Ässät, HPK and Oulun Kärpät.[1] After his second consecutive season of 30 plus points with Kärpät in the 2014–15 season, on 21 May 2015, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced that the club had signed Kemppainen to a one-year, two-way NHL contract for the 2015–16 season.[2]
Kemppainen competed in the 2015 IIHF World Championships, finishing third on Team Finland in scoring in his debut senior tournament. He picked up his first NHL assist and scored his first NHL goal on 23 October 2015, against Jaroslav Halák of the New York Islanders in a 5-3 Bruins victory.
Less than a year after coming to the United States, Kemppainen signed a deal with KHL hockey club Sibir Novosibirsk on 14 May 2016.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Ässät | SM-l | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | SM-l | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Jukurit | Mestis | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | SM-l | 54 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 51 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 59 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 60 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 464 | 62 | 98 | 160 | 127 | 65 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC18 |  |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WC | 6th | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "2010-11 Scoring for Karpat (Liiga)". hockeydb.com. 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ "Bruins sign Joonas Kemppainen to a one-year, two-way contract". Boston Bruins. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Kemppainen signs contract with Novosibirsk". HC Sibir Novosibirsk (in Russian). 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
