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Joni Pitkanen

D · FIN
+ 5 other teams
Status
Retired 12 yrs ago
Career
2004–2014 (10 yrs)
Age
43 (31 in 2014)
Vitals
6'3" · 210 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 PHL 72 5 24 29 0.40 +5 55 2 3 0 110 4.5% 121
2005-06 BUF 82 4 24 28 0.34 -19 92 1 2 0 108 3.7% 147
2006-07 WSH 81 6 39 45 0.56 -1 57 0 2 0 179 3.4% 190
2007-08 PIT 82 6 36 42 0.51 -10 64 1 1 0 142 4.2% 133
2008-09 PIT 82 10 39 49 0.60 +21 17 2 7 0 95 10.5% 24
2009-10 OTT 82 12 34 46 0.56 +32 110 3 8 0 98 12.2% 123
2010-11 OTT 80 11 33 44 0.55 0 114 1 9 0 96 11.5% 151
2011-12 OTT 72 5 28 33 0.46 +10 200 1 0 0 115 4.3% 121
2012-13 BUF 66 8 25 33 0.50 +9 31 4 6 0 87 9.2% 44
2013-14 PIT / BOS 79 8 28 36 0.46 -11 82 2 4 0 90 8.9% 123
CAREER 10 yrs 778 75 310 385 0.49 +36 822 17 42 0 -- 6.7% 1177
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 PHL 7 0 2 2 0.29 +2 2 0 0 0 15 0.0% 4
2006-07 WSH 8 1 1 2 0.25 0 4 0 0 0 17 5.9% 24
2007-08 PIT 23 1 14 15 0.65 +12 16 0 0 0 49 2.0% 59
2008-09 PIT 17 1 6 7 0.41 +2 16 0 0 0 17 5.9% 14
2009-10 OTT 11 2 6 8 0.73 -1 14 0 1 0 15 13.3% 12
2012-13 BUF 7 4 2 6 0.86 +1 4 0 3 0 13 30.8% 8
CAREER 6 app. 73 9 31 40 0.55 +16 56 0 4 0 -- 7.1% 121
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2003-04 PHL 71 8 19 27 0.38 15 44 2 5 17 6.0% 16:35
2005-06 PHL 58 13 33 46 0.79 22 78 3 5 19 11.0% 23:43
2006-07 PHL 77 4 39 43 0.56 -25 88 0 1 18 2.9% 24:33
2007-08 EDM 63 8 18 26 0.41 -5 56 1 1 10 7.9% 24:07
2008-09 CAR 71 7 26 33 0.46 11 58 3 2 14 4.8% 24:48
2009-10 CAR 71 6 40 46 0.65 -11 72 1 1 19 3.7% 27:23
2010-11 CAR 72 5 30 35 0.49 -2 60 1 1 12 3.5% 25:01
2011-12 CAR 30 5 12 17 0.57 -15 16 2 2 8 8.1% 22:18
2012-13 CAR 22 1 8 9 0.41 2 12 0 0 2 2.9% 22:49
Career NHL 535 57 225 282 0.53 -8 484 13 18 119 5.5% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 21 D PHL - - 81 70 67 80 82 - - 66 54 71 - 40 44 72
2005-06 22 D BUF - - 78 72 70 84 74 - - 74 58 73 - 44 48 76
2006-07 23 D WSH - - 76 76 76 84 73 - - 79 66 77 - 47 50 79
2007-08 24 D PIT - - 72 77 76 83 78 - - 75 54 74 - 47 50 77
2008-09 25 D PIT 56 50 76 72 82 - 85 60 25 76 70 76 - 72 65 -
2009-10 26 D OTT 66 40 78 78 75 - 89 82 40 81 72 81 - 74 67 73
2010-11 27 D OTT 68 40 61 80 75 - 89 82 40 85 70 81 - 78 71 74
2011-12 28 D OTT 68 40 65 84 76 87 95 77 40 81 67 76 65 73 73 75
2012-13 29 D BUF 56 37 71 71 80 87 63 67 31 66 61 72 67 70 70 67
2013-14 30 D BOS 57 37 75 64 80 84 52 60 31 62 53 78 59 72 70 66
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 21 D PHL - - 81 70 67 80 82 - - 66 54 71 - 40 44 72
2005-06 22 D BUF - - −3 +2 +3 +4 −8 - - +8 +4 +2 - +4 +4 +4
2006-07 23 D WSH - - −2 +4 +6 · −1 - - +5 +8 +4 - +3 +2 +3
2007-08 24 D PIT - - −4 +1 · −1 +5 - - −4 −12 −3 - · · −2
2008-09 25 D PIT 56 50 +4 −5 +6 - +7 60 25 +1 +16 +2 - +25 +15 -
2009-10 26 D OTT +10 −10 +2 +6 −7 - +4 +22 +15 +5 +2 +5 - +2 +2 73
2010-11 27 D OTT +2 · −17 +2 · - · · · +4 −2 · - +4 +4 +1
2011-12 28 D OTT · · +4 +4 +1 87 +6 −5 · −4 −3 −5 65 −5 +2 +1
2012-13 29 D BUF −12 −3 +6 −13 +4 · −32 −10 −9 −15 −6 −4 +2 −3 −3 −8
2013-14 30 D BOS +1 · +4 −7 · −3 −11 −7 · −4 −8 +6 −8 +2 · −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 PHL $1,185,000 2 yr 2.4% 21 RFA
2005-06 BUF $983,550 1 yr 2.0% 22 RFA
2006-07 WSH $1,794,000 4 yr 4.6% 23 RFA
2010-11 OTT $3,800,000 5 yr 6.4% 27 RFA
2005-06
Jul 7 2005
2005-06
to SABRES
  • Joni Pitkänen 76
to FLYERS
2006-07
Feb 4 2007
2006-07
2007-08
Jun 4 2007
2007-08
to PENGUINS
2009-10
Sep 15 2009
2009-10
to SENATORS
to PENGUINS
2012-13
Jun 22 2012
2012-13
to FLAMES
Apr 15 2013
2012-13
to SABRES
2013-14
Aug 9 2013
2013-14
to PENGUINS
  • Joni Pitkanen 66
to SABRES
Dec 11 2013
2013-14
to BRUINS
  • Joni Pitkanen 66

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