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Round 3
Stanley Cup Final
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Joni Pitkanen
NUMBER: 25 BIRTHDATE: September 19, 1983  (AGE 29)
HEIGHT: 6' 3" BIRTHPLACE: Oulu, Finland
WEIGHT: 210 DRAFTED: PHI / 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Shoots: Left ROUND: 1st   (4th overall)

Last Game: Missed game vs. NYR (4/25) with a heel injury

* Suffered a broken left calcaneus (heel) bone vs. WSH (4/2)... missed 12 games (4/4-4/25)... expected to miss 10-12 weeks

* Earned assists in two straight games (3/18-3/19: 0g, 2a)

* Missed 14 games (2/14-2/28, 3/3-3/14) with a lower-body injury

* Activated from injured reserve 3/2 

* Placed on injured reserve on 2/18, retroactive to 2/12

* Scored a goal in the first period at PHI (2/2)

* Earned two assists vs. BUF (1/24)

* Played in a career-low 30 games in 2011-12, missing 52 games with head and knee injuries

* OFF THE RADAR: Joni and his wife, Sini, welcomed their second child, a daughter named Elle, on 10/11/12

* Career Highs: G: 2  A: 3  P: 3  PIM: 12

* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 265 gp, 24-116-140, 218 pim

NHL All-Rookie Team (2004) Traded to Edmonton by Philadelphia with Geoff Sanderson and Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Cameron Abney) in 2009 Entry Draft for Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith, July 1, 2007. Traded to Carolina by Edmonton for Erik Cole, July 1, 2008. Missed majority of 2011-12 due to head injury at Calgary, December 6, 2011.

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