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Joni Pitkanen
Joni Pitkanen
Defenseman
(PIHT-ka-nuhn, YOH-nee)
Number: 44
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210
Shoots: Left
Born: Sep 19, 1983  (Age 29)
Birthplace: Oulu, Finland
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Drafted: PHI / 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 1st (4th overall)

Last Game: Missed game vs. NYR (4/25) with a heel injury

* Suffered a broken left calcaneus (heel) bone vs. WSH (4/2)... missed 12 games (4/4-4/25)... expected to miss 10-12 weeks

* Earned assists in two straight games (3/18-3/19: 0g, 2a)

* Missed 14 games (2/14-2/28, 3/3-3/14) with a lower-body injury

* Activated from injured reserve 3/2 

* Placed on injured reserve on 2/18, retroactive to 2/12

* Scored a goal in the first period at PHI (2/2)

* Earned two assists vs. BUF (1/24)

* Played in a career-low 30 games in 2011-12, missing 52 games with head and knee injuries

* OFF THE RADAR: Joni and his wife, Sini, welcomed their second child, a daughter named Elle, on 10/11/12

* Career Highs: G: 2  A: 3  P: 3  PIM: 12

* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 265 gp, 24-116-140, 218 pim



2006-07 Regular Season: Was first on the team in average time on ice per game (24:32, 20th among NHL defensemen)...Was first on the team in assists (39, 16th among NHL defensemen) and in power play assists (17)...Was third on the team in points with 43 (first among Flyers defensemen and tied for 22nd among NHL defensemen)...Was a "plus" or "even" player in 11 of his final 12 games of the season (+1 over span)...Missed game vs. New Jersey on April 5 recovering from the flu...Game vs. NY Islanders on March 24 was his 200th career NHL game...Posted an assist vs. Boston on March 10 to set new career high for assists in a season...His second assist vs. Tampa Bay on Jan. 30 was his 100th career NHL point...Scored a power play goal vs. Montreal on Jan. 11, his first goal of the season...Missed game at Washington on Jan. 9 due to the flu...Missed game vs. Washington on Dec. 9 due to soreness in abdominal area...Missed two games (Nov. 29 and 30) due to a sore left hip flexor...Recorded three power play assists vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 20, tying his career high for assists in a game (fourth time) and points in a game (sixth time)...Posted three assists vs. NY Rangers on Oct. 7. - Set a new career high for assists in a season (33 in 2005-06) - NHL/Flyers Career Regular Season Totals: 206 GP, 25-91-116, 210 PIM - 2006-07 Single Game Regular Season Highs: Goals - 1 (four times); Assists - 3 (twice); Points - 3 (twice); Shots - 5 (three times); Plus/Minus - +3 (twice); TOI - 29:59 (vs. CHI, 10/30/06)

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
C. Giroux 48 13 35 -7 48
J. Voracek 48 22 24 -7 46
W. Simmonds 45 15 17 -7 32
K. Timonen 45 5 24 3 29
B. Schenn 47 8 18 -8 26
M. Read 42 11 13 1 24
D. Briere 34 6 10 -13 16
S. Gagne 38 5 11 -1 16
S. Couturier 46 4 11 -8 15
R. Fedotenko 47 4 9 8 13
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
S. Mason 7 8 1 .916 2.59
I. Bryzgalov 19 17 3 .900 2.79



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