Masi Marjamäki

Masi Marjamäki
Born (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 (age 39)
Pori, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Ässät Pori
Ilves Tampere
Tappara
Jokerit
Almtuna IS
Piráti Chomutov
Cardiff Devils
NHL draft 66th overall, 2003
Boston Bruins
144th overall, 2005
New York Islanders
Playing career 2005–2020

Masi Marjamäki (born January 16, 1985) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who most recently played for Cardiff Devils in the UK EIHL. He previously iced for Piráti Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Playing career

Marjamäki, a 6'2" 205 pound left wing, was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins as the 66th overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. However, he never came to terms with the Bruins and re-entered the draft in 2005, where he was the 144th overall pick by the New York Islanders.

He played his junior hockey first in his hometown Porin Ässät before moving over the ocean to the Red Deer Rebels and the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL before becoming professional in the 2005–2006 season.

After totaling 31 points (9 goals and 22 assists) along with 77 penalty minutes in 75 games for Bridgeport (the Islanders' top affiliate) in the 2005–06 season, Marjamäki was called up by the big club and made his NHL debut on April 18, 2006, against the Philadelphia Flyers, logging 5 minutes and 17 seconds of glory.

Marjamäki is known for his gritty, physical style of play but is also a good stickhandler who can put points on the board. He has received comparisons to Kirk Maltby of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings.

After a frustrating start to the 2007–08 AHL season in which Marjamäki was scratched every game, he asked the Islanders to be reassigned to Finland. The Islanders granted his request and he spent the season playing for Ässät.

Marjamäki was signed by Ilves in 2008, and played there until his injury in early 2012–13 season. He was unable to play at all in the 2013–14 season, and signed with local rival Tappara for the 2014–15 season with an additional one-year option.[1]

In the 2015–16 season, he played one year for Ässät before joining Jokerit to play in KHL. He played total 61 games for Jokerit during one and a half seasons before joining Almtuna IS of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.

On October 4, 2018, Marjamäki having left Sweden as a free agent continued his career in the Czech Republic, agreeing to a one-year contract with Piráti Chomutov of the ELH for the 2018–19 season.[2]

In July 2019, Marjamäki moved to the UK to sign for the EIHL's Cardiff Devils.[3]

Coaching

Marjamäki became the Skills Coach for the AJHL Blackfalds Bulldogs in the 2021–22 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Ässät FIN U18 24 6 16 22 93 1 0 1 1 2
2001–02 Ässät FIN.2 U20 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 5 2
2002–03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 65 15 20 35 56 23 1 2 3 20
2003–04 Red Deer Rebels WHL 28 6 8 14 46 — — — — —
2003–04 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 35 15 10 25 57 10 1 3 4 15
2004–05 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51 14 32 46 49 5 1 2 3 5
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 75 9 22 31 77 7 3 0 3 4
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 78 6 11 17 80 — — — — —
2007–08 Ässät SM-l 24 5 6 11 28 — — — — —
2008–09 Ilves SM-l 43 6 13 19 103 3 2 1 3 4
2009–10 Ilves SM-l 43 12 10 22 118 — — — — —
2010–11 Ilves SM-l 51 10 20 30 82 6 1 2 3 6
2011–12 Ilves SM-l 49 13 11 24 67 — — — — —
2012–13 Ilves SM-l 9 3 3 6 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Tappara Liiga 41 4 2 6 37 19 2 1 3 10
2014–15 LeKi Mestis 8 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Ässät Liiga 42 10 14 24 52 — — — — —
2016–17 Jokerit KHL 37 2 6 8 34 3 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Jokerit KHL 24 2 2 4 28 — — — — —
2017–18 Almtuna IS Allsv 14 4 2 6 29 5 2 0 2 2
2018–19 Piráti Chomutov ELH 45 8 8 16 28 — — — — —
2019–20 Cardiff Devils EIHL 43 8 11 19 88 — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Liiga totals 302 63 79 142 493 28 5 4 9 20
KHL totals 61 4 8 12 62 3 0 0 0 2
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Finland WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 1 3 2
2005 Finland WJC 5th 6 0 0 0 12
Junior totals 13 2 1 3 14

References

  1. ^ "Masi Marjamaki signs with Tappara". Tappara (in Finnish). 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. ^ "Chomutov signs Masi Marjamaki of NHL and KHL experience" (in Czech). Piráti Chomutov. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. ^ @cardiffdevils (6 July 2019). "And the second new face to the 2019-20 Devils roster is Finnish @mmarja15 🇫🇮😈#CroesoMasi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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