Meet The Leafs: Jussi Rynnäs

Born May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22) (age 23),
Pori, Finland
Height
Weight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
AHL team
F. teams Toronto Marlies
Ässät
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–present

Jussi Rynnäs is an ice hockey goalie who is in the Toronto Maple Leafs system. In 2009, he played for Ässät of the SM-liiga He had the top save percentage (.929) during the 2009-10 season while playing for Ässat in Finland. In 31 games that past season, he posted a goals against average of 2.50, which can be considered good, as his team placed second-last in the Finnish league.

Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs has agreed on the terms with free agent goalie to a 2 year entry-level contract. He is expected to begin the 2010-2011 season with the Toronto Marlies in the AHL.

As a younger player, Rynnäs was never considered a prime talent and was, for example, never drafted in the NHL. After becoming over-aged to play in the Ässät Junior team, Rynnäs had serious trouble in finding himself a team, ending up in the Finnish 3rd division.

However, Ässät signed him for the 2009-2010 season and, after impressive performances in the pre-season games, Rynnäs got more and more responsibility and ended up becoming Ässät's number one goalkeeper and a fan favourite. In the end of the season, several NHL teams showed interest, and Rynnäs eventually chose Toronto.

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