# Martti Järventie

Martti Juhani Järventie (born April 4, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the fourth round, 109th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played one game for the Canadiens during the 2001–02 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2016, was mainly spent in the Finnish SM-liiga.

## Career

Järventie began his career with Ilves where he spent a total of nine years, beginning at junior level in 1992. In 1995 he had spells with KOO-VEE and Lukko before returning to Ilves. In 2001, he moved to TPS. Järventie was drafted 109th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft but managed to play just one game in the NHL, having been assigned to the American Hockey League's Quebec Citadelles.
Afterwards, Järventie returned to Ilves before joining Jokerit. After five seasons, Järventie moved to the Swedish Elitserien for Mora IK for one season before returning to the SM-liiga with Kärpät. In 2009, he joined HIFK and won the SM-Liiga championship with the team in 2011. In June 2011 Järventie returned to Tampere after signing a four-year contract with Ilves. During autumn 2015 Järventie played some games in HPK before his transfer to Milton Keynes Lightning.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1992–93 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1994–95 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Ilves | FIN | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Ilves | FIN | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | KOOVEE | FIN-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Lukko | FIN | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Ilves | FIN | 44 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Ilves | FIN | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 1998–99 | Ilves | FIN | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | Ilves | FIN | 50 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | TPS | FIN | 56 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Québec Citadelles | AHL | 59 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Ilves | FIN | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | FIN | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | FIN | 53 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2004–05 | Jokerit | FIN | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 113 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | FIN | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | FIN | 54 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 114 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Mora IK | SEL | 39 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | FIN | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009–10 | HIFK | FIN | 56 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | HIFK | FIN | 58 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Ilves | FIN | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Ilves | FIN | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HIFK | FIN | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | Ilves | FIN | 39 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Ilves | FIN | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | HPK | FIN | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FIN totals | FIN totals | FIN totals | 845 | 75 | 199 | 274 | 1069 | 114 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 104 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1994 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1995 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1996 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 |