Joonas Aleksanteri Nättinen (born January 3, 1991) is a
Finnish
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* 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 ...
professional
ice hockey
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player for
HV71
HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League s ...
of 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
In
2008
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, Nättinen as a
JYP-trained player began playing in the
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 ...
for the
Espoo Blues
The Espoo Blues were an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They played in Espoo, Finland, at the Espoo Metro Areena. The club went bankrupt at the end of the 2015–16 Liiga season.
History
The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo ...
. In the
2009 NHL Entry Draft
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, he was chosen in the third round, 65th overall, 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 ...
.
On 26 May 2011, Joonas signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canadiens worth $1.825 million at the NHL level. While in the final year of his contract during the
2013–14 season, Nättinen was recalled from affiliate, the
Hamilton Bulldogs
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of the
American Hockey League
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, and joined the Canadiens on 17 January 2014. He made his NHL debut the following day in a brief appearance for the Canadiens in a defeat against the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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. After his singular game with the Canadiens, Nättinen was returned to the Bulldogs for the remainder of the season.
On 5 June 2014, as a restricted free agent, Nättinen opted to return to Europe, signing a one-year contract with
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...
of 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 ...
.
Nättinen returned to the Finnish Liiga to play in three seasons with JYP before opting to return abroad, securing a one-year contract with Russian club,
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...
of the KHL on 2 May 2018.
In the
2018–19 season, Nättinen adapted quickly to the KHL to post 16 goals and 28 points in 54 regular season games.
As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract, Nättinen opted to continue in the KHL, signing a one-year contract with
HC Vityaz
Hockey Club Vityaz (, en, HC Knight) is a professional ice hockey team based in Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the first few seasons of the KHL, the team was widely kn ...
on 2 May 2019.
Approaching his third season in the KHL, Nättinen joined his third club, agreeing to a contract with
Severstal Cherepovets
Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
History
Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel ...
on 8 August 2020.
After two seasons with Severstal, Nättinen left the KHL as a free agent and returned for a second stint in the SHL, signing a two-year contract with HV71 o3 Junene 2022.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nattinen, Joonas
1991 births
Living people
Espoo Blues players
Finnish ice hockey centres
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
HPK players
HV71 players
JYP Jyväskylä players
Modo Hockey players
Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Montreal Canadiens players
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
People from Jämsä
Severstal Cherepovets players
HC Vityaz players
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Sportspeople from Central Finland