Joonas Kemppainen (born 7 April 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga.
| 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 | ||
| Liiga team Former teams | Oulun Kärpät Ässät HPK Boston Bruins Sibir Novosibirsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa SKA Saint Petersburg | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Playing career
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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]
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]
Following two productive seasons with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, including reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2018–19 season, posting 14 points in 17 games, Kemppaninen secured a lucrative one-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 May 2019.[4]
Kemppaninen played three seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg before leaving following the 2021–22 campaign to return to his native Finland on a one-year contract with former club, Kärpät of the Liiga, on 27 April 2022.[5]
International play
editKemppainen competed in the 2015 IIHF World Championships, finishing third on Team Finland in scoring in his debut senior tournament.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | FIN U18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ässät | FIN U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ässät | SM-l | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 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 | Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | Liiga | 51 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | 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 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 60 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 55 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 59 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 56 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 54 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 40 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Kärpät | Liiga | 58 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 522 | 76 | 116 | 192 | 139 | 68 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 324 | 78 | 84 | 162 | 140 | 55 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 22 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | U18 |  | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WC | 6th | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 23 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2010-11 Scoring for Karpat (Liiga)". hockeydb.com. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "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). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Joonas Kemppaninen in the SKA!" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Joonas Kemppainen returns to Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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