Joni Lius
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Birth place: Keuruu, Finland
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5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Birth place: Keuruu, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18 | 1989 | Team Finland | U18 European Championship | Kiev, Soviet Union |
 | 21 | 1992 | JYP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | Jokerit Helsinki defeated JYP HT Jyväskylä 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
| 22 | 1993 | JYP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | JYP HT Jyväskylä defeated Ässät Pori 4‑3 in the bronze medal game. |
| 25 | 1997 | Västra Frölunda HC | European Hockey League | Västra Frölunda HC defeated HC Sparta Praha 4‑3 in the bronze medal game. |
| 27 | 1998 | Team Finland | IIHF World Championship | Basel, Klagenfurt and Zürich, Switzerland |
 | 28 | 1999 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | TPS Turku defeated HIFK Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| 28 | 2000 | TPS Turku | European Hockey League | TPS Turku defeated HC Lugano 6‑1 in the bronze medal game. |
| 29 | 2000 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | TPS Turku defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| 30 | 2001 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | TPS Turku defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| 33 | 2004 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated TPS Turku 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| IIHF U18 European Championship Medals | | ||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | | ||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
| European Hockey League Medals | | ||||
Regular Season
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 1989‑90 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990‑91 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991‑92 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 20 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992‑93 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 21 | 48 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993‑94 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 22 | 48 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994‑95 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 23 | 41 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995‑96 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 24 | 48 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996‑97 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 25 | 49 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 20 | |||||
| 1996‑97 | Västra Frölunda HC | European Hockey League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997‑98 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 26 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | |||||
| 1998‑99 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 27 | 49 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1999‑00 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 28 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.4 |
| 1999‑00 | TPS Turku | European Hockey League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2000‑01 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 29 | 53 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 |
| 2002‑03 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 31 | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2003‑04 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 32 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2004‑05 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 33 | 56 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 2005‑06 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 34 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Liiga Totals | 559 | 99 | 200 | 299 | 167 | 71 | 22 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 91 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 28 | ||||||||
| European Hockey League Totals | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989‑90 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990‑91 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992‑93 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993‑94 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994‑95 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996‑97 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1996‑97 | Västra Frölunda HC | European Hockey League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997‑98 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 1998‑99 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999‑00 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 1999‑00 | TPS Turku | European Hockey League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 2000‑01 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2002‑03 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2003‑04 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004‑05 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2005‑06 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 80 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| European Hockey League Totals | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 European Championship 1989 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1998 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| World Championship Totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| U18 European Championship Totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland-B - St. Petersburg Grand Prix 1994 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Team Finland - Deutschland Cup 1994 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1994 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1995 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 1998 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 1998 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2001 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -1 | ||||
| EHT Totals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Izvestia Tournament Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| St. Petersburg Grand Prix Totals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Deutschland Cup Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |