Player's Profile
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- Name: Joni Ortio
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 181 lbs
- Birthdate: 1991-04-16
- Eligible for Draft: 2009
- Drafted: 2009
- Hometown: Turku, Finland
- Acquired: 6th round (171st overall), 2009
- Playing In: Europe
Joni Ortio
Prospect Grade: 6.5 D (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2007-08: Ortio appeared in 10 games with the TuTo U18 squad (Jr. B 1 divisioona), posting a 3.02 GAA and a .927 save percentage. He was bumped up to its U20 squad for four more games later in the season, posting similar numbers.
2008-09: The net-minder joined up with the TPS U18 (Jr. B SM-sarja) this season, appearing in just one game with the squad. He then moved up to the U20 team (Jr. A SM-Liiga), where he saw 26 games; Ortio posted a 2.63 goals against average and a .918 save percentage with TPS U20. He also competed at his first WJC-18, claiming a 2.91 GAA and .903 save percentage, along with a Bronze Medal, through five games with the Finnish National U18 Team. He’s expected to stay within the TPS system until at least the 2010-11 season.
2009-10: Ortio started the season at the TPS (U20 Jr. A SM-liiga) where he posted a solid goals against average of 2.89 with a save percentage of .906 in 16 games in Finland. The young goalie would start in games at three different levels of Finnish leagues but played inconsistently in those games. He struggled representing his country at the World Junior Championships where he posted a goals against average of 3.02 with a poor save percentage of .845 in 6 tournament games.
2010-11: Ortio had a busy season when he started games at five different levels of play over the course of the year. The Finnish netminder's best performance came at the World Junior Championships where he ranked second with both his 1.86 goals against average and .931 save percentage for the tournament. He was voted one of Finland's top three players by the coaches and was the player of the game in their overtime battle against the U.S. Ortio had a few starts in the second tier league and junior level, but spent a majority of the season at the top level with TPS in Finland. He earned a 2-7-3 record with a 3.12 goals against average and .910 save percentage in 15 SM-liiga games. He signed an amateur try-out contract with Abbotsford at the end of the season, appearing in one game but was scorched for six goals on 30 shots. Ortio was given an entry level contract to get acclimated with teammates, North American and to be more comfortable coming to the development and rookie camps this summer.
Talent Analysis
Ortio has good reflexes, rebound control and quick lateral movement while playing with great composure and poise under pressure. The young netminder can at times show flashes of brilliance and has the mental strength to excel on breakaways or shootouts. He will have to continue improving his overall strength while adjusting to the North American style of play at the professional level and learn to play a more aggressive style against the shooter.
Future
Ortio will be assigned to the AHL Abbottsford Heat for the season where he will get some starts as Irving's back-up. He will require at least this season to make the adjustments to the professional level and the angles of the smaller rink surface while receiving advice and coaching from a full-time goaltending coach all year.
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Profile Last Updated: August, 17th 2011
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