Joona Luoto

Joona Luoto (born 26 September 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Tappara in the Liiga.

Joona Luoto
Born (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997
Lempaala, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Tappara
Winnipeg Jets
HIFK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Undrafted, he previously played professionally in the Liiga for Tappara.[1] In his rookie season with Tappara he helped the team claim the Liiga title adding 1 goal in 10 post-season games. During this season, he also played for Team Finland in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships tournament in Montreal. In the tournament, he played 6 games with 10+10=20 in scoring.[2]

In the following two seasons, Luoto established himself as a two-way forward and matched his offensive totals with 16 points in each campaign. On 15 June 2019, Luoto was signed to a three-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets, joining former junior teammate, Patrik Laine.[3]

After competing in his first training camp with the Winnipeg Jets, on 1 October 2019, Luoto was re-assigned to familiarise himself with the North American style to AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose to begin the 2019–20 season.[4] On 7 November 2019, after recording 3 assists in 9 games with the Moose, Luoto received his first recall to NHL by the Jets.[5] The following day Luoto made his NHL debut with the Jets on the fourth-line in a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Bell MTS Place.[6]

Prior to entering the 2021–22 season, Luoto was placed on unconditional waivers and mutually released from the final year of his contract with the Winnipeg Jets on 14 September 2021.[7] As a free agent he returned to his original club, Tappara of the Liiga, agreeing to a one-year contract for the remainder of the season on 8 October 2021.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Tappara Jr. A 17 5 4 9 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Tappara Jr. A 36 20 15 35 26 — — — — —
2016–17 Tappara Jr. A 4 2 4 6 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Tappara Liiga 24 5 1 6 6 10 1 0 1 4
2016–17 LeKi Mestis 24 5 3 8 65 — — — — —
2017–18 Tappara Liiga 47 8 8 16 14 13 0 2 2 2
2018–19 Tappara Liiga 58 8 8 16 32 11 2 2 4 0
2019–20 Manitoba Moose AHL 18 0 4 4 13 — — — — —
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 16 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2020–21 HIFK Liiga 19 5 4 9 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Manitoba Moose AHL 11 2 2 4 9 — — — — —
Liiga totals 148 26 21 47 54 34 3 4 7 6
NHL totals 16 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland WJC 9th 6 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 6 1 1 2 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
Liiga
Champion (Tappara) 2017

References
  1. "Jets sign Finnish forward Joona Luoto to three-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet.ca. June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. "Joona Luoto player profile". eliteprospects.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. "Jets sign Joona Luoto to three-year, two-way contract". Winnipeg Jets. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Jets assign five players to Moose". Winnipeg Jets. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. "Jets recall Joona Luoto from the Manitoba Moose". Winnipeg Jets. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. "Connor, Jets beat Canucks for 9th straight time". The Sports Network. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. "Joona Luoto placed on unconditional waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. "Joona Luoto returns home" (in Finnish). Tappara. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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