{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Joni Ortio | image = Joni Ortio 2014.jpg | caption = Ortio with the Calgary Flames in 2014 | image_size = | team = HC Ässät Pori | league = Liiga | former_teams = TPS<br />HIFK Helsinki<br />Calgary Flames<br />Skellefteå AIK<br />HC Vityaz<br />ZSC Lions<br />Barys Nur-Sultan<br>HV71 | ntl_team = FIN | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|16}} | birth_place = Turku, Finland | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 187 | position = Goaltender | catches = Left | draft = 171st overall | draft_year = 2009 | draft_team = Calgary Flames | career_start = 2009 | career_end = }} '''Joni Ortio''' (born April 16, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for HC Ässät Pori of the Finnish Elite League. He has previously played for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 171st overall, at the 2009 NHL entry draft. Before the NHL he played for TPS and HIFK Helsinki in the SM-liiga. Internationally, Ortio has represented Finland. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships and played in the 2013 World Championship

==Playing career== ===SM-liiga=== A native of Turku, Finland, Ortio played junior hockey for his hometown team, TPS. He appeared in 26 games in Finland's junior league in 2008–09 and recorded an 18–8 record with a 2.63 goals against average (GAA).<ref name="1314FlamesMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Hanlon |editor-first=Peter |editor-last2=Kelso |editor-first2=Sean |editor-last3=Thomas |editor-first3=Rob |title=2013–14 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2013 |page=126}}</ref> He made his first appearance with the Finnish national team, as he recorded three wins and one shutout to help the under-18 team win the bronze medal at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.<ref name="1112IIHFMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Podnieks |editor-first=Andrew |title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |isbn=978-0-7710-9598-6 |page=448}}</ref> The National Hockey League (NHL)'s Calgary Flames to select him with their sixth round selection, 171st overall, at the 2009 NHL entry draft.<ref name="1314FlamesMG" />

[[File: JoniOrtio.JPG|thumb|Ortio playing for Finland in the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] Ortio remained in Finland for the 2009–10 season where he appeared in 30 junior games. He also made his SM-liiga debut with TPS as he played three games and won one.<ref name="1314FlamesMG" /> Moving up to the national junior team, Ortio made two appearances at the World Junior Hockey Championship winning three games at both the 2010 and 2011 tournaments for Finland as the nation finished 5th and 6th, respectively.<ref name="1112IIHFMG" /> He played 15 games with TPS in the SM-liiga in 2010–11 before moving to North America. Ortio was assigned to Calgary's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat. He made his North American debut on April 10, 2011, against the Toronto Marlies, but lost 6–0.<ref name="AHLProfile">{{cite web |url=http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=4090 |title=Joni Ortio player card |publisher=American Hockey League |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref> He began the 2011–12 AHL season with Abbotsford, but after nine games was reassigned on loan back to TPS in the SM-liiga. Ortio admitted that he had not been ready to play in North America at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=2-3&ID=257565 |title=Joni Ortio mahdollisesta NHL-kutsusta: Kun sen on aika tulla, niin se tulee |publisher=sportti.com |language=Finnish |date=2014-01-27 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>

Moving to HIFK Helsinki for the 2012–13 SM-liiga season, Ortio was the team's starting goaltender and appeared in 53 games. He recorded a 23–20–9 record with a 2.42 GAA and four shutouts.<ref name="1314FlamesMG" /> Making his debut with the Finnish senior team, Ortio appeared in three games at the 2013 IIHF World Championship. He won all three and recorded a GAA of 1.98.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/352/IHM3520FIN_83_10_0.pdf |title=Player statistics by team – Finland |date=2013-05-19 |work=IIHF |access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref>

===National Hockey League=== Ortio returned to North America in 2013–14 and after playing four games with the ECHL's Alaska Aces, won his first nine decisions in the AHL with Abbotsford.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pettengill |first=Kat |url=http://theahl.com/ortio-taking-the-ahl-by-storm-p190020 |title=Ortio taking AHL by storm |publisher=American Hockey League |date=2014-01-25 |accessdate=2014-02-03 |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131232734/http://theahl.com/ortio-taking-the-ahl-by-storm-p190020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> By midseason, he had posted a 19–5–0 record and earned his first recall to the NHL on February 3, 2014, after Calgary's starting goaltender Karri Rämö suffered an injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=703488 |title=Flames' Ramo out with knee injury; Ortio recalled |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2014-02-03 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref> Ortio made his NHL debut with the Flames on Feb 27, 2014, in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the Scotiabank Saddledome.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400485139 |title=Kings shut out Flames, win 2nd straight out of break |publisher=ESPN |date=2014-02-27 |access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref> His first NHL victory came in his second game, a 4–1 win over the Ottawa Senators on March 5.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Wes |title=Hosts heat up |work=Calgary Sun |date=2014-03-06 |page=S5}}</ref> Ortio posted a record of four wins and four losses in nine games with the Flames before finishing the season with the Heat; he won 27 of the 37 AHL games he played and was named to the AHL's All-Rookie Team.<ref name="NHLStats">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8475299 |title=Joni Ortio player card |publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=2015-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Austin |first=Danny |title=Flames snapshots |work=Calgary Sun |date=2014-04-10 |page=S10}}</ref>

Returning to the AHL to begin the 2014–15 season, Ortio joined the newly relocated Adirondack Flames. He won 17 games by mid-season, and with a .916 save percentage, was named to play in the AHL All-Star Game before injury again led to his recall to Calgary.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cruickshank |first=Scott |title=Flames initiate backup plan: Ortio called up from the farm |work=Calgary Herald |date=2015-01-09 |page=B3}}</ref> Ortio made his season debut with the Flames on January 10, 2015, against the Vancouver Canucks and recorded his first career NHL shutout in a 1–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/joni-ortio-s-shutout-helps-flames-down-canucks-1.2896742 |title=Joni Ortio's shutout helps Flames down Canucks |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2015-01-10 |accessdate=2015-01-11}}</ref>

===Return to Europe=== On September 7, 2016, Ortio signed a contract to play for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League for the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thehockeywriters.com/former-flames-prospect-joni-ortio-signs-with-swedish-club |title=Former Flames' Prospect Joni Ortio Signs with Swedish Club |publisher=The Hockey Writers|date=2016-09-07|accessdate=2016-09-07}}</ref> Ortio enjoyed two successful seasons with Skellefteå, helping the club return to the Le Mat Trophy finals in the 2017–18 season.

As a free agent, Ortio left the SHL after two seasons, opting to sign a one-year contract with Russian outfit, HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League on May 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hcvityaz.ru/news.php?full=9497 | title = Vityaz agree to terms with Joni Ortio | publisher = HC Vityaz | date = 2018-05-08 | accessdate = 2018-05-08 | language = Russian}}</ref> As Vityaz' first choice goaltender for the 2018–19 season, Ortio made 52 regular season appearances, collecting 24 wins, in helping Vityaz reach the playoffs for just the second time in franchise history.

On 3 October 2019, Ortio as a free agent continued his professional career in Switzerland, agreeing to a one-year contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.zsclions.ch/news/detail/verpflichtung-von-joni-ortio/ | title = Joni Ortio signed | publisher = ZSC Lions | date = 3 October 2019 | accessdate = 3 October 2019 | language = German | archive-date = August 2, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200802230419/https://www.zsclions.ch/news/detail/verpflichtung-von-joni-ortio/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the following 2019–20 season, Ortio made 21 appearances with the Zurich-based club, posting 2.38 goals against average before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ortio left Switzerland after just one season, returning to the KHL by agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakh club, Barys Nur-Sultan, on 29 May 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hcbarys.kz/news/item/barys-podpisal-joni-ortio/ | title = Barys signs Joni Ortio | publisher = Barys Nur-Sultan | date = 29 May 2020 | accessdate = 29 May 2020 | language = Russian | archive-date = June 8, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200608213538/https://hcbarys.kz/news/item/barys-podpisal-joni-ortio/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the 2021–22 season, Ortio appeared in 39 regular season games as Barys starting goaltender and posted a 15-18-5 record.

Following a first-round defeat in the post-season, Ortio left the KHL and signed for a second stint in the SHL, by agreeing to a two-year contract with newly promoted HV71, on 23 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hv71.se/article/9nnjal3is-3iaijd/joni-ortio-ny-malvakt-i-hv71 | title = Joni Ortio signs with HV71 | publisher = HV71 | date = 23 May 2022 | accessdate = 23 May 2022 | language = Swedish}}</ref>

On 16 September 2024, Ortio signed with HC Ässät Pori of the Finnish Liiga short-term through the end of November as an emergency replacement for the team's injured starting goaltender Niklas Rubin.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/ex-flames-goalie-signs-short-term-in-finland | title = Ex-Flames goalie signs short-term in Finland | publisher = The Hockey News | date = 17 September 2024 | accessdate = 17 September 2024 }}</ref> On November 14th, his contract with the club was continued until the end of December.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=SM-liiga {{!}} Ässiltä sopimusyllätys |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000010834005.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}</ref>

==Personal life== Ortio's father, Kai Ortio, is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who played two seasons in the Liiga and currently serves as head coach to TPS Naiset of the Naisten Liiga.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muttilainen|first=Kimmo|date=2014-12-13|title=TPS-legendan todellinen juhlapeli: 50 vuotta jääkiekkoa!|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/3-7687298|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Yle|language=fi}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="9" bgcolor=#e0e0e0 | Regular season ! bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan=8 bgcolor=#e0e0e0 | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !Season !Team !League ! rowspan=99 bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; !GP !W !L !T/OT !MIN !GA !SO !GAA ! SV% ! rowspan=99 bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; !GP !W !L !MIN !GA !SO !GAA ! SV% |- | 2009–10 | TPS | SM-l | 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 108 || 8 || 0 || 4.45 || .837 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 15 || 2 || 7 || 3 || 729 || 38 || 1 || 3.13 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 6 || 0 || 6.03 || .800 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 14 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 753 || 33 || 2 || 2.63 || .909 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 9 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 387 || 19 || 0 || 2.94 || .890 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-l | 54 || 23 || 20 || 9 || 3120 || 126 || 4 || 2.42 || — || 8 || 3 || 5 || 481 || 20 || 0 || 2.49 || — |- | 2013–14 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 238 || 4 || 2 || 1.01 || .944 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 37 || 27 || 8 || 0 || 2133 || 83 || 2 || 2.33 || .926 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 250 || 12 || 0 || 2.88 || .915 |- | 2013–14 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 9 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 501 || 21 || 0 || 2.51 || .891 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 37 || 21 || 13 || 1 || 2095 || 94 || 4 || 2.69 || .912 ||— || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2014–15 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 333 || 14 || 1 || 2.52 || .908 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 22 || 7 || 9 || 5 || 1187 || 55 || 1 || 2.76 || .902 ||— || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2015–16 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 20 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 1055 || 59 || 0 || 3.36 || .893 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 42 || 26 || 15 || 0 || 2459 || 90 || 5 || 2.20 || .918 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 368 || 13 || 1 || 2.12 || .933 |- | 2017–18 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 31 || 17 || 14 || 0 || 1847 || 74 || 2 || 2.40 || .911 || 16 || 8 || 7 || 911 || 38 || 1 || 2.50 || .921 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 52 || 24 || 22 || 4 || 3011 || 127 || 2 || 2.53 || .922 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 149 || 9 || 0 || 3.61 || .901 |- | 2019–20 | ZSC Lions | NL | 21 || 10 || 6 || 2 || 1237 || 49 || 1 || 2.38 || .917 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 32 || 12 || 16 || 2 || 1856 || 79 || 2 || 2.55 || .914 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 279 || 15 || 0 || 3.23 || .883 |- | 2021–22 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 39 || 15 || 18 || 5 || 2237 || 102 || 4 || 2.74 || .907 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 179 || 14 || 0 || 4.69 || .870 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | HV71 | SHL | 41 || 18 || 22 || 0 || 2380 || 107 || 1 || 2.70 || .905 ||— || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2023–24 | HV71 | SHL | 39 || 13 || 26 || 0 || 2286 || 126 || 1 || 3.31 || .873 ||— || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" align="center" | Liiga totals ! 86 !! 29 !! 33 !! 15 !! 4,710 !! 205 !! 7 !! 2.61 !! — !! 8 !! 3 !! 5 !! 481 !! 20 !! 0 !! 2.49 !! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" align="center" | NHL totals ! 37 !! 15 !! 15 !! 5 !! 2,031 !! 90 !! 2 !! 2.66 !! .901 !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" align="center" | KHL totals ! 123 !! 51 !! 56 !! 11 !! 7,105 !! 308 !! 8 !! 2.60 !! .916 !! 13 !! 3 !! 7 !! 608 !! 38 !! 0 !! 3.75 !! .884 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Comp ! Result ! GP ! W ! L ! T/OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- | 2009 | Finland | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 309 | 15 | 1 | 2.91 | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 16 | 0 | 3.02 | — |- | 2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 354 | 11 | 1 | 1.86 | .931 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 6 | 0 | 1.98 | .897 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" align="center" | Senior totals ! 3 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 182 !! 6 !! 0 !! 1.98 !! .897 |}

==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | AHL |- | All-Rookie Team | 2014 | <ref>{{cite news |url=http://theahl.com/2013-14-ahl-all-rookie-team-announced-p191597 |title=2013-14 AHL All-Rookie Team announced |publisher=American Hockey League |date=2014-04-09 |accessdate=2014-04-10 |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601022007/http://theahl.com/2013-14-ahl-all-rookie-team-announced-p191597 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | All-Star Game | 2015 | |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * {{ECHL profile|3703}}

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