Roni Hirvonen
Born (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Espoo, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Ässät
HIFK
NHL Draft 59th overall, 2020
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2019present

Roni Hirvonen (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 59th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, ranking within the top ten of European skaters of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[1][2]

Playing career

Following his third year in the Liiga, posting 9 goals and 26 points through 46 games in the 2021–22 season, Hirvonen was signed to a future three-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on 13 May 2022.[3] On 7 July 2023 while visiting Toronto for a work out with Leafs prospects, he suffered a concussion when flattened by another prospect, former Sarnia Sting captain Nolan Dillingham-Morelli.

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2021 Canada

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18BluesJr. A 20332
2018–19 Blues Jr. A 5021345534 113121516
2019–20 Ässät Liiga 525111614
2020–21 Ässät Liiga 546152154
2021–22 HIFK Liiga 469172624 53364
2022–23 HIFK Liiga 5715132832 112240
Liiga totals 209355691124 1655104

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2018 Finland U17 62024
2019 Finland U18 300012
2019 Finland HG18 34154
2021 Finland WJC 724618
2022 Finland WJC 73470
Junior totals 261192038

References

  1. Kournianos, Steve (31 July 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. Morreale, Mike G. (22 June 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Maple Leafs sign Roni Hirvonen and Topi Niemela to entry-level contracts". Toronto Maple Leafs. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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