Eemil Viro
| Eemil Viro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 April 2002 Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Malmö Redhawks HC TPS | ||
| NHL draft |
70th overall, 2020 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Eemil Viro (born 3 April 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] Viro was drafted 70th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He formerly playing in the Finnish Liiga with HC TPS.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]On 21 May 2021, Viro was signed by the Detroit Red Wings to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] He played out the duration of his contract within the Red Wings organization with affiliates, the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
As a pending restricted free agent with the Red Wings, Viro returned to Europe in signing a two-year contract with Swedish outfit, Malmö Redhawks of the SHL, on 5 June 2025.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Viro's twin sister, Eerika Viro, plays ringette in the Finnish semi-professional ringette league SM Ringette, (formerly known as Ringeten SM-sarja), for VG-62 (ringette).[4] More recently she played for the Finland national ringette team's, 2022 Team Finland Junior (U21) team which competed in the 2022 World Ringette Championships and won against Team Canada U21.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Finland
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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| Bronze medal – third place | 2021 Canada | |
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Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | HC TPS | Jr. A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC TPS | Jr. A | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC TPS | Liiga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC TPS | Liiga | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC TPS | Liiga | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 62 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 134 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 87 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U17 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
