Joonas Korpisalo
| Joonas Korpisalo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
28 April 1994 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa Lempäälän Kisa Ilves | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
62nd overall, 2012 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Joonas Korpisalo (born 28 April 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Columbus Blue Jackets organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
He was selected by the Blue Jackets in the 3rd round (62nd overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Korpisalo played professionally in his native Finland in the SM-liiga during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons for Jokerit and Ilves respectively.
On 21 March 2014, the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL signed Korpisalo to a three-year entry-level contract.[1]
During the latter half of the 2016–17 NHL season, Korpisalo took over as the Blue Jackets's backup goaltender behind Sergei Bobrovsky. On June 9, 2017, the Blue Jackets signed Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension.[2]
Personal
Joonas is the son of former Liiga forward Jari Korpisalo.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 18 | — | — | — | 997 | 45 | 0 | 2.71 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 5.34 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 4 | — | — | — | 199 | 11 | 0 | 3.31 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ilves | Liiga | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 337 | 8 | 1 | 1.42 | .957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | LeKi | Mestis | 2 | — | — | — | 68 | 7 | 0 | 6.13 | .851 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Liiga | 38 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2132 | 83 | 2 | 2.34 | .919 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 4 | 0 | 1.24 | .951 | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 9 | 0 | 3.20 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1066 | 42 | 2 | 2.36 | .913 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 506 | 25 | 0 | 2.96 | .898 | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1803 | 78 | 0 | 2.60 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 935 | 42 | 0 | 2.69 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 791 | 38 | 1 | 2.88 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1049 | 58 | 0 | 3.32 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 479 | 18 | 0 | 2.26 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 63 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3,643 | 174 | 1 | 2.87 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 17 | 0 | 3.36 | .858 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 303 | 17 | 0 | 3.32 | .897 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 17 | 0 | 3.36 | .858 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [4] |
References
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign Joonas Korpisalo". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign Korpisalo to contract extension". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "Joonas Korpisalo - The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". thehockeywriters.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ Brown, Tony (12 June 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database