Joonas Vihko (born April 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional
ice hockey
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winger.
Vihko began his career with
Kiekko-Vantaa
Kiekko-Vantaa is an ice hockey team from Vantaa, Finland, playing in the Mestis league. It plays its home games in Trio Areena. Kiekko-Vantaa has been in Mestis since the league started in 2000 and have been in the finals twice, losing both times ...
before moving to his hometown team
HIFK
HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK ) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...
in 1998. Having played in U18 and U20 level he eventually made his way up to the senior team. In 2004-05 he was loaned out to
HC Salamat
Hockey Club Kirkkonummen Salamat or HCK Salamat are a Finnish ice hockey team in the III-divisioona, the fifth-tier men's ice hockey league in Finland. They play in Kirkkonummi, a municipality in the western Greater Helsinki region, at Varuboden ...
and in 2005-06 he moved to
SaiPa
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for a brief tenure. He then signed 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 ...
and after four seasons he moved to
Sweden to sign for
Luleå HF
Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and h ...
.
Lulea HF's 2010-11 Roster
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Vihko was drafted 103rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
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by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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but never signed a contract and remained in Finland. He has represented Finland at U20 level.
Career statistics
References
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1981 births
Finnish ice hockey left wingers
HC Salamat players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
HPK players
Ilves players
Anaheim Ducks draft picks
Living people
Luleå HF players
SaiPa players
EC Bad Tölz players
Vaasan Sport players
Ice hockey people from Helsinki
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