Petri Pitkäjärvi (born February 5, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey

right winger In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

. Pitkäjärvi played 36 games for

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...

during the

1997–98 SM-liiga season The 1997–98 SM-liiga season was the 23rd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinals * Jokerit - Tappara 3:1 (6: ...

, scoring no points.Profile on Liiga.fi
/ref> He then played in the

I-Divisioona I-Divisioona was the second tier of ice hockey in Finland from 1974 to 2000. It replaced the previous league Suomensarja that ran from 1936 to 1974. I-Divisioona was known as the Finland-liiga (1992–1994) and the Fazer liiga (1994–1996) due ...

for Haukat before joining Kiekko-Vantaa in 2000 where he remained for the rest of his career until his retirement in 2008. His number 10 jersey is retired by Kiekko-Vantaa in his honour.

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* 1976 births Living people Finnish ice hockey right wingers Jokerit players Kiekko-Vantaa players Ice hockey people from Helsinki {{finland-icehockey-bio-stub