Antti Palojärvi | |
Birth Date: | 1999 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kouvola, Finland |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 172 |
Position: | Defenceman |
Shoots: | Left |
League: | Liiga |
Team: | KooKoo |
Prospect League: | Mestis |
Former Teams: | Lukko |
Draft: | 186th overall |
Draft Year: | 2017 |
Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Career Start: | 2017 |
Antti Palojärvi (born 18 January 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for KooKoo of the Liiga.[1]
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.[2]
On 9 June 2020, Palojärvi left Lukko, signing an optional two-year contract with his original youth club, KooKoo of the Liiga.[3]
Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
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2015–16 | KooKoo | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Lukko | Jr. A | 44 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Lukko | Jr. A | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Lukko | Liiga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | SaPKo | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Lukko | Jr. A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Lukko | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Hokki | Mestis | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |