Joni Juho Paavali Puurula (born August 4, 1982) is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

former

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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 ...

. Puurula was selected by the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

in the 8th round (243rd overall) of the

2000 NHL Entry Draft The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This ...

. Puurula made his

SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

debut playing with

HPK Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edu ...

during the

2000–01 SM-liiga season The 2000–01 SM-liiga season was the 26th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinals * Jokerit - Kärpät 2:3 (2:1 ...

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* 1982 births Living people AaB Ishockey players Amur Khabarovsk players Anglet Hormadi Élite players Arlan Kokshetau players Asplöven HC players SG Cortina players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders HPK players Jokerit players Kokkolan Hermes players Leksands IF players Montreal Canadiens draft picks SaiPa players Salavat Yulaev Ufa players KH Sanok players IF Sundsvall Hockey players HC TPS players Vaasan Sport players Wipptal Broncos players Sportspeople from Kokkola {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub