Antti Palojärvi
{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Antti Palojärvi
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|18}}
| birth_place = Kouvola, Finland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 172
| position = Defenceman
| shoots = Left
| league = Liiga
| team = KooKoo
| prospect_league = Mestis
| prospect_team =
| former_teams = Lukko
| ntl_team =
| draft = 186th overall
| draft_year = 2017
| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
| career_start = 2017
| career_end =
}}
Antti Palojärvi (born 18 January 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for KooKoo of the Liiga.{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/244216/antti-palojarvi|title=Antti Palojärvi|website=Elite Prospects | date = 25 June 2017 | access-date = 25 June 2017}}
Playing career
He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the sixth round, 186th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Palojärvi made his Liiga debut with Lukko during the 2018–19 season. He appeared in 16 games at the top level, recording 2 assists, before he was loaned for the remainder of the season to second-tier club, SaPKo of the Mestis, on 28 January 2019.{{cite web | url = https://www.sapko.fi/rauman-lukon-sopimuspuolustaja-antti-palojarvi-liittyy-sapkon-riveihin/ | title = Antti Palojarvi joins Lukko on loan from Lukko | publisher = SaPKo | language = Finnish | date = 28 January 2019 | access-date = 28 January 2019 | archive-date = 29 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190129124249/https://www.sapko.fi/rauman-lukon-sopimuspuolustaja-antti-palojarvi-liittyy-sapkon-riveihin/ | url-status = dead }}
On 9 June 2020, Palojärvi left Lukko, signing an optional two-year contract with his original youth club, KooKoo of the Liiga.{{cite web | url = https://kookoo.fi/fi-fi/article/uutinen/nuorille-pelaajille-sopimuksia/2068/ | title = Junior Palojarvi returns to KooKoo | publisher = KooKoo | date = 9 June 2020 | access-date = 9 June 2020 | language = Finnish | archive-date = 30 June 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200630152939/https://kookoo.fi/fi-fi/article/uutinen/nuorille-pelaajille-sopimuksia/2068/ | url-status = dead }}
Career statistics
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| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2015–16
| KooKoo | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2016–17 | Lukko | Jr. A | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17
| KeuPa HT | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Jr. A | 44 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
| Lukko | Jr. A | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2018–19 | Lukko | Liiga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
| SaPKo | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019–20 | Lukko | Jr. A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20
| Lukko | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019–20 | Hokki | Mestis | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Liiga totals ! 21 ! 0 ! 2 ! 2 ! 4 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
References
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External links
- {{Ice Hockey Stats|nhl=|elite=244216|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
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Category:Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Category:Kokkolan Hermes players
Category:Ice hockey people from Kouvola
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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