Finland Jesse Virtanen
#71 HC Ambrì-Piotta / NL - 24/25
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time SHL Defenseman of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
33
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
27/28
Agency

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Jesse Virtanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Lukko U16 U16 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2006-07 Lukko U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
Lukko U16 U16 SM-sarja 9* 1* 3* 4* 12* -* |
2007-08 Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja 35* 2* 4* 6* 28* -* |
2008-09 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 31* 1* 5* 6* 10* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 6 1
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2009-10 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 42* 2* 9* 11* 20* 0* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 6 -1
Lukko SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
2010-11 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 24* 2* 15* 17* 18* 23* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
Lukko SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Hokki Mestis 13* 0* 8* 8* 8* 6* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 4* 2* 0* 2* 6* 3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2011-12 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 9* 1* 5* 6* 10* 0* |
Lukko SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
SaPKo Mestis 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
LeKi Mestis 10* 0* 3* 3* 12* -8* | Relegation 12 0 9 9 6 6
2012-13 Lukko SM-liiga 42* 2* 4* 6* 16* -11* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 8 -1
Sport Mestis 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2013-14 Lukko Liiga 41* 2* 11* 13* 18* 9* | Playoffs 15 1 2 3 10 6
2014-15 Lukko Liiga 60* 6* 11* 17* 24* 7* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 4 2
2015-16 Lukko Liiga 57* 7* 23* 30* 28* -7* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 -1
Finland (all) International 8* 2* 1* 3* 6* 4* |
2016-17 Lukko Liiga 58* 9* 30* 39* 52* -6* |
Finland (all) International 7* 1* 0* 1* 4* 0* |
2017-18 Färjestad BK SHL 51* 6* 24* 30* 30* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 8 -2
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Färjestad BK SHL 52* 6* 35* 41* 47* 16* | Playoffs 14 4 7 11 4 2
Finland (all) International 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2019-20 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 40* 5* 11* 16* 10* 7* |
Ak Bars Kazan KHL 20* 0* 2* 2* 6* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 5
2020-21 Färjestad BK SHL 52* 9* 29* 38* 32* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 Färjestad BK SHL 50* 8* 19* 27* 22* 9* | Playoffs 18 3 4 7 0 6
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 51* 8* 21* 29* 22* -4* |
2023-24 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 51* 13* 17* 30* 18* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -5
2024-25 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 29* 5* 18* 23* 31* -12* |
Projected NL 51* 9* 32* 41* 55* -21* |

Jesse Virtanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Lukko Champions HL 9* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
2015-16 Lukko Champions HL 12* 3* 1* 4* 4* 0* |
Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* 1* |
2016-17 Lukko Champions HL 6* 1* 2* 3* 8* 0* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Finland EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta Spengler Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 5* |
2023-24 HC Ambrì-Piotta Spengler Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |

Jesse Virtanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 3 27* 4* 5* 9* 0.33* 16* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 4 16* 0* 1* 1* 0.06* 10* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 24* 3* 2* 5* 0.21* 12* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 32* 2* 5* 7* 0.22* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 60* 5* 13* 18* 0.30* 16* -1* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * 5 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 263* 26* 79* 105* 0.40* 140* -8* | 4 45 1 * 10 * 11 * 0.24 * 22 * 6 *
Mestis 3 31* 2* 13* 15* 0.48* 30* 2* | 1 12 0 * 9 * 9 * 0.75 * 6 * 6 *
NL 3 131* 26* 56* 82* 0.63* 71* -15* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * -5 *
SHL 4 205* 29* 107* 136* 0.66* 131* 30* | 4 39 7 * 13 * 20 * 0.51 * 12 * 6 *
Spengler Cup 2 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 10* 1* 3* 4* 0.40* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 35* 2* 4* 6* 0.17* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 106* 6* 34* 40* 0.38* 58* 25* | 3 21 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.43 * 14 * -1 *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Jesse Virtanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/29/2024
07/29/2024 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
02/12/2023
02/12/2023 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
05/17/2022
05/17/2022 Confirmed Färjestad BK HC Ambrì-Piotta
02/16/2021
02/16/2021 Extension Färjestad BK Färjestad BK
07/27/2020
07/27/2020 Confirmed Ak Bars Kazan Färjestad BK
12/23/2019
12/23/2019 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Ak Bars Kazan
05/02/2019
05/02/2019 Confirmed Färjestad BK Traktor Chelyabinsk
05/01/2018
05/01/2018 Extension Färjestad BK Färjestad BK
04/26/2017
04/26/2017 Confirmed Lukko Färjestad BK
11/17/2015
11/17/2015 Extension Lukko Lukko
06/17/2014
06/17/2014 Extension Lukko Lukko
05/04/2013
05/04/2013 Extension Lukko Lukko
11/22/2012
11/22/2012 Loan Lukko Sport
01/12/2012
01/12/2012 Loan Lukko LeKi
10/18/2010
10/18/2010 Loan Lukko U20 Hokki
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Färjestad BK