A professional career of more than a thousand matches and a permanent mark on Finnish hockey history. Jesse Joensuu’s career ended as a captain in the beloved breeding club Pori Ässi.
The long-awaited decision finally became public on Friday, March 22. My ace Jesse Joensuu announced that his career as a hockey player is over.
The captain of the Ässien SM league team for the last two seasons began to mature his decision to quit three years ago.
Both on the field and in the stands it was noticed when Jesse Joensuu came on the ice. He himself says about his playing style: “Not smart and analytical skill puck, but getting the puck for a teammate by tackling or clearing.”
Jesse Joensuu has been a self-righteous favorite of the home crowd and he has also been quoted in away games.
For example, the moments when he happily waved in the stands at Rauma’s Äijänsuo to Luko’s supporters have gone down in puck history. Most of the time, the viewers also responded to the wink with gestures and various turns of phrase.
Ice hockey is a fast sport. Monitoring of situations has also accelerated in recent years.
With smartphones, clips of situations discussed on the field circulate quickly, and technology is a part of everyday life on the puck with video reviews.
Jesse Joensuu started in Pori’s Ässie league team at the age of 15 and the circle closed at the age of 36 in a bata shirt.
A career can hold more than a thousand matches in various hockey leagues. In addition to the SM league, Joensuu played in the NHL, KHL and SHL, among others.
Tear, grate and carcass. That’s the ace supporters’ slogan from Jesse Joensuu. But he also knows how to score.
The Ice Hockey World Cup home games in Helsinki 2012 was one kind of career fulfillment, when the man scored his first goals in a lion jersey.
But Jesse Joensuu won’t leave his beloved sport.
He will start his work as the sports coordinator of Pori Ässie with a two-year contract at the beginning of August. The work includes, among other things, the development of the club’s under-16 and 20-year-old teams.