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Finland Jesse Joensuu
#6 Ässät / Liiga - 23/24
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Oct 05, 1987
Position
LW
Age
37
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Pori, FIN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ässät
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 2 #60 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
PREMIUM

Joensuu is a powerful winger with tremendous size. Strong in the corners and tough along the boards. A very good forechecker, too. Also has some offensive ability and is a good net-front presence.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2015)

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Jesse Joensuu Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2002-03 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 4* 1* 6* 7* 2* -* |
Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 26* 8* 10* 18* 53* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0 0
Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
Finland U16 (all) “A” International-Jr 6* 0* 1* 1* 12* -* |
2003-04 Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* | Relegation 4 5 2 7 6 -
Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 28* 7* 9* 16* 18* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 0
Ässät SM-liiga 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
2004-05 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 13* 7* 8* 15* 14* 2* | Relegation 4 0 5 5 6 -
Ässät SM-liiga 39* 1* 1* 2* 4* -7* |
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
2005-06 Ässät SM-liiga 51* 4* 8* 12* 57* 0* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 12 3
Suomi U20 Mestis 2* 1* 0* 1* 12* 0* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 8* 0* |
2006-07 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 2* 1* 3* 6* 2* |
Ässät SM-liiga 52* 9* 17* 26* 74* -7* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 2* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 14* -2* |
2007-08 Ässät SM-liiga 56* 17* 18* 35* 89* -24* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2008-09 New York Islanders NHL 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 71* 20* 19* 39* 58* 22* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 0
2009-10 New York Islanders NHL 11* 1* 0* 1* 4* 4* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 70* 14* 34* 48* 66* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 0
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 42* 6* 3* 9* 33* -6* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 35* 8* 16* 24* 31* -3* |
Finland WC 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland (all) International 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 HV71 Elitserien 50* 13* 16* 29* 58* -2* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 37 0
Finland WC 9* 2* 3* 5* 24* 2* |
Finland (all) International 21* 2* 5* 7* 34* 6* |
2012-13 Ässät SM-liiga 24* 11* 14* 25* 83* 9* |
New York Islanders NHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2013-14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 42* 3* 2* 5* 16* -16* |
2014-15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20* 2* 2* 4* 14* -8* |
SC Bern NLA 15* 2* 5* 7* 30* 0* | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 8 3
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2015-16 Jokerit KHL 54* 9* 16* 25* 70* 5* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 54 0
2016-17 Jokerit “A” KHL 50* 15* 13* 28* 90* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 10 -4
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |
2017-18 Jokerit “A” KHL 49* 7* 9* 16* 64* 11* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 10 -3
2018-19 Jokerit “A” KHL 60* 19* 18* 37* 83* 12* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 6 -4
2019-20 Jokerit KHL 60* 15* 16* 31* 96* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 2
2020-21 Jokerit “A” KHL 44* 11* 9* 20* 36* -1* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -1
2021-22 Jokerit KHL 32* 2* 4* 6* 24* -4* |
2022-23 Ässät “C” Liiga 60* 9* 10* 19* 48* -4* | Playoffs 8 3 0 3 4 -4
2023-24 Ässät “C” Liiga 41* 7* 2* 9* 50* -2* |

Jesse Joensuu Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 HV71 ET 7* 2* 0* 2* 14* -* |
Finland EHT 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
2012-13 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2014-15 SC Bern Swiss Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Finland EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2015-16 Jokerit Spengler Cup 2* 0* 3* 3* 14* 5* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |

Jesse Joensuu Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 177* 42* 69* 111* 0.63* 155* 25* | 2 10 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.50 * 10 * 0 *
EHT 4 15* 0* 2* 2* 0.13* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 7* 2* 0* 2* 0.29* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 29* 2* 7* 9* 0.31* 40* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 7 349* 78* 85* 163* 0.47* 463* 34* | 6 37 6 * 7 * 13 * 0.35 * 90 * -10 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 329* 58* 70* 128* 0.39* 405* -35* | 2 22 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.23 * 16 * -1 *
Mestis 2 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 18* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 129* 13* 11* 24* 0.19* 77* -25* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
NLA (NL) 1 15* 2* 5* 7* 0.47* 30* 0* | 1 8 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.38 * 8 * 3 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 50* 13* 16* 29* 0.58* 58* -2* | 1 6 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.50 * 37 * 0 *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 3* 3* 1.50* 14* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 7* 2* 7* 9* 1.29* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 28* 10* 10* 20* 0.71* 55* -* | 2 7 6 * 4 * 10 * 1.43 * 6 * 0 *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 49* 16* 19* 35* 0.71* 40* 5* | 2 7 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.86 * 8 * 0 *
WC 2 9* 2* 3* 5* 0.56* 24* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 10* 2* 1* 3* 0.30* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 19* 4* 3* 7* 0.37* 24* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jesse Joensuu Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/22/2024
03/22/2024 Confirmed Ässät Retired
04/08/2022
04/08/2022 Confirmed Jokerit Ässät
04/21/2020
04/21/2020 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
11/14/2016
11/14/2016 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
04/23/2015
04/23/2015 Confirmed SC Bern Jokerit
12/12/2014
12/12/2014 Loan Edmonton Oilers SC Bern
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers
09/18/2012
09/18/2012 Confirmed New York Islanders Ässät
06/15/2012
06/15/2012 Confirmed HV71 New York Islanders
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed New York Islanders HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

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