Jesse Joensuu
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Joensuu with the Edmonton Oilers, in September 2014
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| Born |
October 5, 1987 Pori, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
Jokerit Ässät New York Islanders HV71 Edmonton Oilers SC Bern |
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| National team |
 Finland
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| NHL Draft | 60th overall, 2006 New York Islanders |
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| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2011 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2006 Vancouver | |
Jesse Joensuu (born October 5, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Helsinki Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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 hometown team Ässät of the SM-liiga, starting off as a 16-year-old in 2003–04. This made 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.
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.
On July 1, 2011, Joensuu left the Islanders organization as a restricted free agent and signed a two-year deal with Swedish club HV71 of the Elitserien. With the intention of developing his offense as a power forward Joensuu scored 29 points in 50 games during the 2011–12 season.
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