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Jarkko Immonen

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Born19 Apr 1982 (44 years)
NationalityFinland flagFinland

Jarkko Immonen is a Finnish center on Ak Bars Kazan.

Immonen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2002, after scoring 7 points in 7 games at that year's World Juniors. He stayed in Finland for three more seasons, playing for JYP, where he scored 23 goals and 49 points in 2003-04. He joined the New York Rangers for two seasons in 2005-2007, finishing with 8 points in 20 games. He returned to Finland, where he won his first championship with JYP in 2009, after setting career highs with 41 assists and 65 points. He set his career high for goals the previous year, scoring 26. He signed with Ak Bars Kazan in 2009, and scord 13 goals and 38 points in his first year with the club, helping them win the Gagarin Cup.

Immonen won a bronze medal with Finland at the 2002 World Juniors.