Joonas Lyytinen

Joonas Lyytinen (born April 4, 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing under contract to HIFK of the Liiga. Lyytinen was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 5th round, 132nd overall, at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Joonas Lyytinen
Born (1995-04-04) April 4, 1995
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 HIFK
KalPa
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL Draft 132nd overall, 2014
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Lyytinen made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2013–14 Liiga season.[1]

After spending the entirety of his youth career and the first four seasons in the Ligga with Kalpa, Lyytinen left the club in signing a one-year deal with fellow Finnish club, Oulun Kärpät, on May 2, 2017.[2] However, on June 16, 2017, Lyytinen agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract to join draft club, the Nashville Predators.[3]

During the final year of his entry-level contract in the 2018–19 season, having failed to make an impression with the Predators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, Lyytinen was placed on waivers in order for a mutual termination of his contract on December 28, 2018.[4] Returning to Finland as a free agent, Lyytinen was signed to a three-year contract with HIFK of the Liiga on December 30, 2018.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 KalPa Jr. A 5 1 3 4 6 — — — — —
2012–13 KalPa Jr. A 31 4 9 13 30 3 0 0 0 4
2013–14 KalPa Jr. A 24 7 17 24 32 — — — — —
2013–14 KalPa Liiga 30 3 6 9 24 — — — — —
2014–15 KalPa Liiga 52 8 9 17 34 6 0 0 0 6
2015–16 KalPa Liiga 47 2 7 9 22 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 KalPa Jr. A — — — — — 8 2 4 6 10
2016–17 KalPa Liiga 54 8 16 24 34 18 2 5 7 16
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 34 1 4 5 28 — — — — —
2017–18 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 5 3 1 4 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 4 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 20 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
2018–19 HIFK Liiga 24 2 11 13 18 13 0 2 2 6
Liiga totals 207 23 49 72 132 40 2 7 9 28

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Finland IH18 5 0 0 0 0
2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 10 0 1 1 4

References
  1. "2013–14 KalPa player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Karpat is strengthened by 3 players" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. "Preds sign D Joonas Lyytinen". capfriendly.com. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. Elliotte Friedman (December 28, 2018). "Cajkovsky and Lyytinen on waivers". Twitter. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. "HIFK sign agreement with Joonas Lyytinen". HIFK. December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.


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