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Joel Armia (born 31 May 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey right winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He originally played professionally in his native Finland with Porin Ässät of the SM-liiga.[1] He was selected 16th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

Joel Armia
Armia with the Montreal Canadiens in 2021
Born	(1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 29) Pori, Finland
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Montreal Canadiens Pori Ässät Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	16th overall, 2011 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2010–present

Playing career

Finland

Armia would spend three years in Finland, playing with Porin Ässät. During that time, he would have career totals of 55 goals, 45 assists, for 100 points, with 120 penalty minutes. In 2012–13, Armia would score 19 goals and 14 assists in 47 games. He was instrumental in helping Ässät capture the SM-Liiga's Kanada-malja championship after finishing fourth in the regular season. In the playoffs, Armia scored three goals with five assists in 16 playoff games.[2]

NHL

On 16 June 2012, Armia was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[3] During his second North American professional season in 2014–15, Armia was recalled from Buffalo's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, and made his NHL debut with the Sabres against the Detroit Red Wings on 23 December 2014.[4] He was then returned to the Americans before being traded on February 11, 2015, the Sabres sent Armia, alongside Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Brendan Lemieux and a conditional first-round draft pick in 2015 (Jack Roslovic), to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Evander Kane, Zach Bogosian and the rights to goaltender Jason Kasdorf.[5]

On 30 June 2018, the Jets traded Armia, alongside Steve Mason, a seventh-round draft pick in 2019, and a fourth-round pick in 2020 to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Simon Bourque.[6] On 13 July 2018, Armia signed a one-year contract worth $1.85-million with the Canadiens.[7]

On 6 October 2018, Armia scored his first goal for Montreal, a shorthanded goal that gave the Canadiens a 4–0 lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins en route to a 5–1 victory.[8] On 1 November 2018, Armia and Habs teammate Max Domi scored the fastest two goals by one team when Montreal defeated the Washington Capitals, 6–4.[9] Domi scored at 19:38 of the third period, and Armia clinched the win with an empty net goal two seconds later.[10] Armia converted the decisive goal in the fifth round of a shootout victory against the New York Islanders on 5 November 2018; he was the only player from either team to beat the goaltender.[11] However, in the Canadiens' next game, against the New York Rangers on 6 November 2018, Armia suffered a knee injury. He was initially expected to miss six to eight weeks, and ultimately missed twenty-five games.[12] On 3 January 2019, Armia returned from injury against the Vancouver Canucks; he was credited with an assist on Jordie Benn's opening goal in a 2-0 Montreal win.[13] On 1 March 2019 Armia scored his first career NHL hat trick in a 4–2 victory against the New York Rangers.[14]

On 11 July 2019, Armia signed a two-year contract worth $5.2 million with the Canadiens. He had previously filed for salary arbitration as a restricted free agent.[15][16] Armia scored his first two goals of the 2019–20 season in a 5–4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on 9 October 2019.[17]

After recording 7 goals and 7 assists during the 2020–21 regular season, Armia managed 5 goals and 3 assists during the Canadiens' deep run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. On 27 July 2021, Armia signed a four-year, $13.6 million contract extension with the Canadiens.[18]

International play

Armia at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2022 Finland

As part of the Finland men's national junior team, Armia participated in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships, scoring 11 goals and 9 assists across 19 games. The team's highest finish was fourth in 2012.

Following the 2021–22 NHL season, the Canadiens having failed the make the playoffs, Armia accepted an invitation to play for Team Finland at the senior level internationally for the first time at the 2022 IIHF World Championship, held on home soil. In his debut against Team Norway, he scored a goal and an assist in Finland's 5–0 victory.[19] In his first nine games, Armia scored four goals and three assists, including the game-winning goal in Finland's semi-final victory over Team USA to reach the championship final.[20] He scored his fifth goal of the tournament in Finland's 4–3 victory over Team Canada in the final, earning a gold medal.[21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Ässät	FIN U18		6	5	7	12	6		6	6	3	9	8
2009–10	Ässät	Jr. A		27	15	6	21	32		5	1	1	2	0
2010–11	Ässät	SM-l		48	18	11	29	24		5	2	0	2	4
2011–12	Ässät	SM-l		54	18	20	38	66		3	0	2	2	2
2012–13	Ässät	SM-l		47	19	14	33	32		16	3	5	8	20
2013–14	Rochester Americans	AHL		54	7	20	27	30		5	3	3	6	9
2014–15	Rochester Americans	AHL		33	10	15	25	39		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		21	2	6	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Manitoba Moose	AHL		18	3	5	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		43	4	6	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		57	10	9	19	20		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		79	12	17	29	22		13	2	0	2	2
2018–19	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		57	13	10	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		58	16	14	30	28		10	3	2	5	10
2020–21	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		41	7	7	14	10		21	5	3	8	10
2021–22	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		60	6	8	14	14		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				149	55	45	100	120		24	5	7	12	24
NHL totals				396	68	71	139	120		44	10	5	15	22

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010	Finland	U17	10th		5	5	3	8	2
2011	Finland	U18	5th		6	4	9	13	8
2011	Finland	WJC	6th		6	0	1	1	2
2012	Finland	WJC	4th		7	5	2	7	16
2013	Finland	WJC	7th		6	6	6	12	12
2022	Finland	WC			10	5	3	8	8
Junior totals					30	20	21	41	40
Senior totals					10	5	3	8	8

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Joel Armia's player profile on Jatkoaika.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mark Pysyk	Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2011	Succeeded by Mikhail Grigorenko

На других языках

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[de] Joel Armia

Joel Armia (* 31. Mai 1993 in Pori) ist ein finnischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Juni 2018 bei den Canadiens de Montréal aus der National Hockey League unter Vertrag steht und für diese auf der Position des rechten Flügelstürmers spielt. Mit der finnischen Nationalmannschaft gewann er bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2022 die Goldmedaille.

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[ru] Армиа, Йоэль

Йоэль Армиа (фин. Joel Armia; род. 31 мая 1993, Пори, Финляндия) — финский профессиональный хоккеист, выступающий за клуб «Монреаль Канадиенс» Национальной хоккейной лиги (НХЛ). Начал профессиональную карьеру в родной Финляндии, в команде «Эссят» Финской хоккейной лиги[1]. Был выбран под общим 16-м номером в драфте НХЛ 2011 года клубом «Баффало Сейбрз». Чемпион мира 2022 года.

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