Joel Lassinantti (born January 8, 1993) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

professional

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goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

. He currently plays for Luleå HF in the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

(SHL).

Playing career

Lassinantti previously played the entirety of his career within the Luleå HF organization of the

(SHL). Following his 12th season within Luleå HF, Lassinantti opted to pursue a career away from SHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Sochi of the KHL on 16 May 2020. During the

2020–21 KHL season The 2020–21 KHL season was the 13th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There were 23 teams that competed in 60 regular season games, beginning on 2 September 2020 and finishing on 27 February 2021. The playoffs were held from 2 March, culm ...

, after playing 15 KHL games, Lassinantti chose to return to Sweden and Luleå HF.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lassinantti, Joel 1993 births Living people Almtuna IS players Asplöven HC players Luleå HF players HC Sochi players Swedish ice hockey goaltenders People from Luleå Sportspeople from Norrbotten County