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Jesse Joensuu Born October 5, 1987
Pori, FINHeight 6 ft 04 in (1.93 m) Weight 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) Position Winger Shoots Left SEL team
Former teamsHV71
New York Islanders
ÄssätNational team 
FinlandNHL Draft 60th overall, 2006
New York IslandersPlaying career 2004–present Jesse Joensuu (born October 5, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who's currently playing for HV71 in Elitserien.
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Playing career
Joensuu was selected 60th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Joensuu played parts of five seasons with Ässät of the SM-liiga, starting off as a 16-year old in 2003–04. This makes him the youngest player in the history of the Finnish professional ice-hockey league.
His best season came in 2007–08, when he had 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points, leading the team in scoring. After his season in Finland, Joensuu played one game with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate. In the 2008–09 season Jesse played primarily with the Sound Tigers finishing fifth on Bridgeport in scoring with 39 points. On March 2, 2009, Joensuu made his NHL debut, and scored his first NHL goal, as member of the Islanders in a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.[1]
Joensuu began the 2010-11 season in the AHL. He played 16 games for the Islanders top affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, before being recalled to the NHL on November 19, 2010. He made his season debut with the Islanders on November 20 in a home game in a losing cause against the Florida Panthers.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Ässät SM-l 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Ässät SM-l 39 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Ässät SM-l 51 4 8 12 57 14 0 2 2 12 2006–07 Ässät SM-l 52 9 17 26 74 — — — — — 2007–08 Ässät SM-l 56 17 18 35 89 — — — — — 2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 70 20 19 39 58 5 2 1 3 4 2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 7 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 70 14 34 48 66 5 0 2 2 6 2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 11 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 35 8 16 24 31 — — — — — 2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 42 6 3 9 33 — — — — — SM-liiga totals 204 31 44 75 224 14 0 2 2 12 NHL totals 60 8 5 13 41 — — — — — International
Medal record Competitor for FinlandIce hockey World Championship Gold 2011 Slovakia World Junior Championships Bronze 2006 Vancouver Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Finland WJC18 4 0 0 0 6 2005 Finland WJC18 6 2 1 3 0 2005 Finland WJC 6 1 0 1 2 2006 Finland WJC 7 2 2 4 8 2007 Finland WJC 6 1 1 2 14 Junior int'l totals 29 6 4 10 30 References
- ^ "Joensuu nets first goal in debut to fuel Islanders". CBS Sports. 2009-03-02. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20090302_COL@NYI?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ "Isles drop 12th in a row, losing 4-1 to Florida". National Hockey League. 2010-11-20. http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020286. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
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