Jussi Markkanen
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Jussi Markkanen in 2010 with EV Zug
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| Born |
May 8, 1975 Imatra, FIN |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
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NLA team Former teams |
EV Zug RSL Lada Togliatti SM-liiga SaiPa Tappara Jokerit NHL New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers KHL HC CSKA Moscow Nationalliga A EV Zug |
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| National team |
 Finland
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| NHL Draft | 133rd overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers |
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| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975 in Imatra, Finland) is a professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for EV Zug of the National League A (NLA). He has also played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers.
Markkanen has played extensively in various European professional leagues as well as the NHL. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 133rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, as an over-aged entrant.
Markkanen played most of his NHL career in Edmonton, except for a single season stint with the New York Rangers. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Markkanen played in the Russian Super League, where he posted a dominant 31–9–9 record. In July 2007, Jokerit informed that they had made a one-year contract with Markkanen for the next SM-liiga season.
After an injury to Oilers starter Dwayne Roloson, Markkanen was selected by coach Craig MacTavish to finish the 2006 Stanley Cup finals as Edmonton's #1 goaltender.
Markkanen won the first Stanley Cup game of his career in Game 3 of the Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on June 10, 2006, a game in which he earned the first star of the game.
In Game 5 of the final, Markkanen and the Oilers grabbed victory when Edmonton beat Carolina 4–3 in OT thanks to Fernando Pisani's short-handed breakaway goal. This earned Markkanen his second-ever NHL playoff victory. The win saw him face 24 shots on goal.
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