Joakim Kemell
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| Joakim Kemell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kemell at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |||
| Born |
27 April 2004 Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| NHL draft |
17th overall, 2022 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Joakim Kemell (born 27 April 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was touted as one of the top Finnish prospects, and was drafted 17th overall by the Predators in 2022 NHL entry draft.[1][2]
Kemell scored 15 goals and 23 points through 39 regular season games, playing in his first full year with JYP Jyväskylä in the Liiga of the 2021–22 season.[3] At the conclusion of the season, Kemell won the Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy as Finish Liiga's Rookie of the Year.
Following his selection at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Kemell was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on 15 July 2022.[4] He was returned on loan by the Predators to continue his development in Finland with JYP Jyväskylä for the 2022–23 season.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2022 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
 | 2022 Germany | |
Kemell represented Finland at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded six goals and two assists and won a bronze medal.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | JYP Jyväskylä | U20 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 39 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 43 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 65 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 83 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Finland | U18 |  |
5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC |  |
7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 14 | ||||
