Eemil Viro
Finnish ice hockey player (born 2002)
Ice hockey player
| Eemil Viro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams | Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) HC TPS | ||
| NHL Draft | 70th overall, 2020 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Eemil Viro (born 3 April 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Toledo Walleye in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL, respectively as a prospect of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Viro was drafted 70th overall by the Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He formerly playing in the Finnish Liiga with HC TPS.
Playing career
On 21 May 2021, Viro was signed by the Red Wings to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2]
Personal life
Viro's twin sister, Eerika Viro, plays ringette in the Finnish semi-professional ringette league SM Ringette, (formerly known as Ringeten SM-sarja [fi]), for VG-62 (ringette).[3] More recently she played for the Finland national ringette team's, 2022 Team Finland Junior (U21) team which competed in the 2022 World Ringette Championships and won against Team Canada U21.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Finland | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2022 Canada | |
 | 2021 Canada | |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | HC TPS | Jr. A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC TPS | Jr. A | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC TPS | Liiga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC TPS | Liiga | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC TPS | Liiga | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 134 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 87 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U17 |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC |  | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
References
- ^ "Eemil Viro at eliteprospects.com".
- ^ "Red Wings agree to terms with Eemil Viro on entry-level contract". Detroit Red Wings. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Palm, Susanna (18 May 2018). "Kaksoset matkalla huipulle: Keskinäinen kannustus kirittää". Rannikkoseutu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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