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Jussi Rynnäs (born 22 May 1987) is a Finnish professional
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. He is currently playing for
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in the
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(SHL).


Playing career

As a younger player, Rynnäs was never considered a prime talent and was, for example, never drafted in the NHL. After becoming over-aged to play in the Ässät Junior team, Rynnäs had serious trouble in finding himself a team, ending up in the Finnish 3rd division. However, Ässät signed him for the 2009–2010 season and, after impressive performances in the pre-season games, Rynnäs got more and more responsibility and ended up becoming Ässät's number one
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goaltender and a fan favourite. He had the top
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(.927) during the 2009–10 season, and posted a 2.47
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. At the end of the season, several NHL teams showed interest, and Rynnäs chose Toronto. He and Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, agreed to terms on a two-year entry-level contract. He was recalled to the
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on 27 March 2012 on an emergency basis due to the health of
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. He made his first
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appearance in relief of Jonas Gustavsson that same night, against the
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. On 29 March 2012 a game against the
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, Leafs starting goaltender Jonas Gustavsson was injured during a pre-game warmup in the knee. Rynnas was informed by the coach
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that he was going to start the game. Rynnas allowed 7 goals on 30 shots in his first NHL start, as the Flyers won 7–1. On 10 July 2013, Rynnas left the Maple Leafs organization as a free agent and returned to Finland signing a two-year contract with
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. In the 2013–14 campaign, he produced a banner season to again lead the league with a 1.51 goals against average and a .939 save percentage. On 7 July 2014, Rynnäs was released from the second year of his contract with Kärpät and returned to the NHL in signing a two-year contract with the
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. In the 2014–15 season with the Stars, Rynnäs lost out on the backup position to start the year and was assigned to AHL affiliate, the
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. He later appeared in 2 games with Dallas, before returning to Texas for the duration of the season. On 15 June 2015, it was announced that Rynnas had signed with
Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (, , ), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a professional ice hockey club based in Kazan, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded as Mashstroy Kazan in 1956, the n ...
of the KHL, after being placed on unconditional waivers by the Dallas Stars to forgo his final year of contract in North America. Rynnäs later returned to his native Finland and played three more seasons with Oulun Kärpät in the Liiga, before leaving as a free agent following a finals defeat to HPK in the 2018–19 season. On 10 May 2019 Rynnäs opted to continue his European by signing a one-year contract with German outfit,
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of the DEL.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rynnas, Jussi 1987 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Dallas Stars players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Krefeld Pinguine players Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Pori Reading Royals players Texas Stars players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players Undrafted National Hockey League players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen