Petrus Palmu (born 16 July 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted 181st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
| Petrus Palmu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 July 1997 Joensuu, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC HC TPS JYP Jyväskylä ERC Ingolstadt Jukurit Örebro HK | ||
| NHL draft |
181st overall, 2017 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
editPalmu played in his native Finland, as a youth with Jokipojat and Jokerit at the Junior A and B level before opting to continue his development in North America after he was selected 22nd overall in the 2014 CHL import draft by the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Following three seasons of major junior hockey with Owen Sound and after his selection to the Vancouver Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Palmu opted to return to Finland to embark on his professional career, agreeing to a contract with TPS of the Liiga on 3 May 2017.
In the 2017–18 season Palmu led all-rookies within the Liiga by posting 17 goals and 36 points in 59 games. As a result, Palmu was awarded the Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy as the Liiga's Rookie of the Year.[1][2]
On 28 May 2018, Palmu signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[3] After attending the Canucks 2018 training camp, Palmu was reassigned to begin the 2018–19 season with AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.[4] Petrus played just 12 of 28 games with Utica, featuring heavily as a healthy scratch, before he was loaned back to TPS to continue his development for the remainder of the season on 13 December 2018.[5]
Palmu again attended the Vancouver Canucks training camp prior to the 2019–20 season, before he was returned to Finland for a second consecutive year on loan, joining JYP Jyväskylä on 3 October 2019.[6] In a top-line scoring role, Palmu rebounded from his previous season in collecting 14 goals and 35 points through 47 regular season games.[citation needed]
Entering the final season of his entry-level contract with the Canucks, having been pushed down in the depth chart and with the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the 2020–21 season, Palmu remained in Europe after he loaned by Vancouver to German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL, on 23 November 2020.[7]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 62 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 52 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 62 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | TPS | Liiga | 59 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | TPS | Liiga | 29 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 47 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 37 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jukurit | Liiga | 59 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Örebro HK | SHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Linköping HC | SHL | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 194 | 60 | 88 | 148 | 92 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Finland | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Finland | U18 | 
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| Liiga | ||
| Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy | 2018 | [1] |
References
edit- ^ a b Official, Liiga. "#Liiga-kauden 2017-18 paras tulokas: Petrus Palmu, #HCTPS". Liiga Official. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Wagner, Daniel (30 April 2018). "Canucks prospect Petrus Palmu one of three finalists for Liiga rookie of the year". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Canucks Sign Forward Petrus Palmu". NHL.com. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Canucks assign three players to Utica". Vancouver Canucks. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Welcome back Petrus Palmu!" (in Finnish). HC TPS. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "JYP gets confirmation with Palmu for rest of season" (in Finnish). JYP Jyväskylä. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Palmu signs for ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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