Roni Hirvonen
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| Roni Hirvonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hirvonen at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | |||
| Born |
10 January 2002 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs HIFK (Liiga) Ässät | ||
| NHL Draft |
59th overall, 2020 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Roni Hirvonen (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HIFK in the Liiga on loan as a prospect to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 59th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, ranking within the top ten of European skaters of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[1][2]
Playing career
Following his third year in the Liiga, posting 9 goals and 26 points through 46 games in the 2021–22 season, Hirvonen was signed to a future three-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on 13 May 2022.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2022 Canada | |
 |
2021 Canada | |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Blues | Jr. A | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Blues | Jr. A | 50 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ässät | Liiga | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ässät | Liiga | 54 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HIFK | Liiga | 46 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 152 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 92 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U17 | 
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC |
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 38 | ||||
References
- ^ Kournianos, Steve (July 31, 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Morreale, Mike G. (June 22, 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign Roni Hirvonen and Topi Niemela to entry-level contracts". Toronto Maple Leafs. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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