Joonas Kemppainen

Joonas Kemppainen (born 7 April 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Joonas Kemppainen
Kemppainen in September 2015
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988
Kajaani, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 SKA Saint Petersburg
Ässät
HPK
Oulun Kärpät
Boston Bruins
Sibir Novosibirsk
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present

Playing career
Kemppainen in 2009.

Undrafted, Kemppainen played nine seasons in the Finnish Liiga with Ässät, HPK and Oulun Kärpät.[1] After his second consecutive season of 30 plus points with Kärpät in the 2014–15 season, on 21 May 2015, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced that the club had signed Kemppainen to a one-year, two-way NHL contract for the 2015–16 season.[2]

He picked up his first NHL assist and scored his first NHL goal on 23 October 2015, against Jaroslav Halák of the New York Islanders in a 5-3 Bruins victory.

Less than a year after coming to the United States, Kemppainen signed a deal with KHL hockey club Sibir Novosibirsk on 14 May 2016.[3]

Following two productive seasons with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, including reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2018–19 season, posting 14 points in 17 games, Kemppaninen secured a lucrative one-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 May 2019.[4]

International play

Kemppainen competed in the 2015 IIHF World Championships, finishing third on Team Finland in scoring in his debut senior tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Ässät FIN U18 10 4 0 4 18 — — — — —
2004–05 Ässät FIN U20 33 5 7 12 12 — — — — —
2005–06 Ässät FIN U18 1 1 0 1 0 8 3 9 12 2
2005–06 Ässät FIN U20 37 9 16 25 12 — — — — —
2006–07 Ässät FIN U20 27 7 17 24 8 — — — — —
2006–07 Ässät SM-l 43 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
2007–08 Ässät FIN U20 18 2 11 13 6 12 3 4 7 4
2007–08 Ässät SM-l 22 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Jukurit Mestis 8 1 5 6 2 — — — — —
2008–09 HPK SM-l 54 7 15 22 20 6 1 0 1 2
2009–10 HPK SM-l 55 7 19 26 12 17 0 1 1 0
2010–11 Kärpät SM-l 60 2 5 7 10 3 1 1 2 0
2011–12 Kärpät SM-l 60 9 14 23 43 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Kärpät SM-l 60 7 6 13 14 3 1 0 1 0
2013–14 Kärpät Liiga 51 17 14 31 6 16 0 4 4 12
2014–15 Kärpät Liiga 59 11 21 32 18 19 10 14 24 2
2015–16 Boston Bruins NHL 44 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 11 1 4 5 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 60 11 12 23 22 — — — — —
2017–18 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55 16 21 37 12 14 4 5 9 4
2018–19 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 59 17 16 33 41 17 10 4 14 12
2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 56 6 7 13 8 4 2 1 3 2
Liiga totals 464 62 98 160 127 65 13 20 33 16
NHL totals 44 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
KHL totals 230 50 56 106 83 35 16 10 26 18

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Finland WJC18 7th 6 0 0 0 2
2006 Finland WJC18 6 1 1 2 2
2008 Finland WJC 6th 6 2 1 3 4
2015 Finland WC 6th 8 3 6 9 0
2017 Finland WC 4th 10 2 1 3 2
2018 Finland OG 6th 5 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 18 3 2 5 8
Senior totals 23 7 9 16 4

References
  1. "2010-11 Scoring for Karpat (Liiga)". hockeydb.com. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. "Bruins sign Joonas Kemppainen to a one-year, two-way contract". Boston Bruins. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. "Kemppainen signs contract with Novosibirsk". HC Sibir Novosibirsk (in Russian). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. "Joonas Kemppaninen in the SKA!" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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