Martti Järventie Ice hockey player

Martti Juhani Järventie (born April 4, 1976 in Tampere, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Ilves in the SM-liiga.Järventie began his career with Ilves where he spent a total of nine years, beginning at junior level in 1992. In 1995 he had spells with KOO-VEE and Lukko before returning to Ilves. In 2001, he moved to TPS. Järventie was drafted 109th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft but managed to play just one game in the NHL, having been assigned to the American Hockey League's Quebec Citadelles. Afterwards, Järventie returned to Ilves before joining Jokerit. After five seasons, Järventie moved to the Swedish Elitserien for Mora IK for one season before returning to the SM-liiga with Kärpät. In 2009, he joined HIFK and won the SM-Liiga championship with the team in 2011. In June 2011 Järventie returned to Tampere after signing a four-year contract with Ilves.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 04, 1976
Birth place
Finland , Tampere
Height (meters)1.8034
Weight (Kilograms)88.9056

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Ice hockey player

Career start1994
draft109th overall
draft team
Montreal Canadiens
draft year2001
former team
HC TPS
HIFK
Lukko
Oulun Kärpät
Jokerit
league
Liiga
position
Defenceman
shootsLeft
teams
Ilves

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