Jussi Timonen

Jussi Timonen
Born (1983-06-29) June 29, 1983
Kuopio, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Schwenninger Wild Wings
TPS
SaiPa
Philadelphia Flyers
KalPa
NHL Draft 146th overall, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2002–present

Jussi Timonen (born June 29, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the younger brother former NHL'er Kimmo Timonen.

Playing career

Timonen began playing hockey at the junior level for KalPa, the team owned by brother Kimmo Timonen and Sami Kapanen. After two years with the team, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round, 146th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He has since played for two other SM-liiga teams, TPS and SaiPa.

On May 30, 2006, the Flyers announced that they had signed Timonen to a two-year entry-level contract. "I am very happy because this has been my dream all my life," said Timonen. "I talked to my brother a little bit about the NHL and he gave me some tips, but we will talk more on this later. I think my skating is pretty good. That is my main strength."

Following Flyers training camp, he was sent down to the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Flyers. He was called up and made his NHL debut on November 20 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

On December 10, 2007, Timonen was traded to the Dallas Stars in return for a conditional draft pick where he was placed with the team's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Stars. Following the season, Timonen returned to Finland to play for KalPa. On December 12, 2012, Timonen was signed to a four-year contract extension to remain with KalPa.[1]

After playing nine seasons with KalPa, captaining the club for two years, Timonen left as a free agent following the 2016–17 season. He agreed to continue his career in Germany, signing an initial one-year contract with the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on May 7, 2017.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 KalPa Mestis 41 3 8 11 10 8 0 2 2 0
2002–03 TPS SM-l 39 0 1 1 10 7 0 2 2 4
2002–03 TuTo Mestis 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 TPS SM-l 20 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2003–04 Mikkelin Jukurit Mestis 25 7 9 16 10 13 0 4 4 0
2004–05 SaiPa SM-l 54 1 5 6 53 — — — — —
2005–06 SaiPa SM-l 52 0 7 7 30 8 1 0 1 27
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 46 2 15 17 18 — — — — —
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 14 0 4 4 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 14 0 7 7 14 — — — — —
2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 33 0 11 11 12 — — — — —
2008–09 KalPa SM-l 24 0 3 3 14 11 0 1 1 8
2009–10 KalPa SM-l 56 2 7 9 34 10 1 1 2 14
2010–11 KalPa SM-l 30 1 1 2 24 — — — — —
2011–12 KalPa SM-l 50 2 10 12 40 6 0 1 1 0
2012–13 KalPa SM-l 57 1 19 20 34 5 0 0 0 2
2013–14 KalPa Liiga 39 2 4 6 42 — — — — —
2014–15 KalPa Liiga 44 2 5 7 26 — — — — —
2015–16 KalPa Liiga 48 2 8 10 24 3 0 0 0 2
2016–17 KalPa Liiga 55 3 11 14 28 18 0 4 4 8
2017–18 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 40 3 13 16 18 2 0 1 1 2
Liiga totals 568 17 80 97 363 68 2 9 11 65
NHL totals 14 0 4 4 6 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Finland WHC17 9th 3 0 0 0 2
2001 Finland WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 2
2003 Finland WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 6
Junior totals 16 1 3 4 10

References

  1. ↑ "KalPa, Timonen agree long term extension" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Wild Wings sign Finnish veteran Jussi Timonen" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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