Eetu Pöysti

Eetu Pöysti
Born (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989
Helsinki, FIN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Red Star Kunlun
HIFK
Espoo Blues
Jokerit
National team  Finland
Playing career 2007present

Eetu Pöysti (born 16 January 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Red Star Kunlun in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Career

Pöysti started in the youth system of Helsinki-based club HIFK and made his debut on the club's senior team in Finland's top-tier Liiga during the 2007–08 season. In 2010, he captured the Liiga title with HIFK. Following the 2011–12 season, Pöysti transferred to fellow Liiga outfit Espoo Blues, where he would spend two years.

He joined Jokerit for their maiden season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) from rivals Espoo Blues on 7 April 2014.[1] After two years at the club, Pöysti signed with newly founded HC Red Star Kunlun, the first Chinese member of the KHL, in July 2016.[2]

References

  1. "Huhtala and Poysti join Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  2. "Från Helsingfors till Peking: Eetu Pöysti antar nya utmaningar". Retrieved 2016-07-14.

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