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Jokiharju to Play for Team Finland at Worlds

The 19-year-old defenseman will represent his home country at the IIHF World Championships

Finland just named their World Championship roster. pic.twitter.com/VcPEmBoMyL
— Sami Hoffrén (@shoffren) May 5, 2019

Blackhawks defenseman Henri Jokiharju will be lacing the skates up for his home country of Finland when the IIHF World Championships get underway on Friday in Slovakia.

The 19-year-old posted 12 assists and a 54.3% Corsi-for in 38 games for the Hawks this past season before finishing the year in Rockford.

NHL Standard career statistics
					Scoring					Goals				Assists			Shots			Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	PP	SH	S	S%	TSA	TOI	ATOI	FOW	FOL	FO%	BLK	HIT	TK	GV	Awards
2018-19	19	CHI	NHL	38	0	12	12	-7	16	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	62	0.0	138	721	18:59	0	0		37	48	7	26
Career		1 yr	NHL	38	0	12	12	-7	16	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	62	0.0	138	721	18:59	0	0		37	48	7	26

Provided by Hockey-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/7/2019.

He recorded one goal and 11 assists in 15 games for the AHL club. Many Hawks fans were rightfully disappointed with the front office’s choice to demote him, but the World Championships will provide another opportunity for him to compete against some of the top talent in the game.

Jokiharju will face off against a pair of fellow Blackhawks teammates in Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane, who are representing the United States in the IIHF World Championships, on Monday, May 13th.

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Jonnie Nonnie

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