Lehtivuori Loaned to Finland League
Published on January 15, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release
The Adirondack Phantoms have announced that defenseman Joonas Lehtivuori has been loaned to KalPa Hockey Oy of SM-liiga in Finland according to Head Coach Joe Paterson.
The 22 year old from Tampere, Finland had previously played four years in the SM-liiga with Ilves Tampere from 2005-08.
Lehtivuori played 32 games with the Phantoms this year scoring two goals and seven assists. Last year with the Phantoms was his first in North America. He played 66 games and scored five goals and 18 assists.
He was a 4th round pick (101st overall) of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
The move leaves the Phantoms with eight active defensemen on the roster: #3 Marc-Andre Bourdon, #4 Kevin Marshall, #5 Dan Jancevski, #18 J.P. Testwuide, #20 Cullen Eddy, #25 Danny Syvret, #28 Logan Stephenson and #36 Erik Gustafsson.
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