Martti Järventie

Martti Juhani Järventie (born April 4, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played one game in the National Hockey League for Montreal during the 2001–02 NHL season.

Martti Järventie
Born (1976-04-04) April 4, 1976
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Ilves
Lukko
TPS
Montreal Canadiens
Jokerit
Mora IK
Kärpät
HIFK
HPK
Milton Keynes Lightning
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 109th overall, 2001
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1994–2016

Career

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. During autumn 2015 Järventie played some games in HPK before his transfer to Milton Keynes Lightning.


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