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Jesse Joensuu News From AOL News

Video: Colin White Drops Bruno Gervais With Two Punches

By Kevin SchultzNov 26th 2010 – 6:18PM

Had the Islanders lost their matinee against the Devils this afternoon, I could make the analogy that the following video describes the Islanders' season in a nutshell. Ah heck, despite winning and breaking a 14-game losing streak, it is still a perfect analogy for how this season has gone for the team. Halfway through...

Islanders Snap 14-Game Winless Streak

By Bruce CiskieNov 26th 2010 – 3:45PM

After a good start to the season, things went south in a hurry for the New York Islanders. As the team started losing games, the organization decided to make a coaching change. They let Scott Gordon go -- even if things weren't totally his fault -- and replaced him with AHL coach Jack Capuano. Four games into Capuano's...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Somebody Had to Win

By Adam GretzMar 3rd 2009 – 1:30AM

Islanders 4, Avalanche 2: Monday night was the worst case scenario for the Versus "game of the week." The only game on the NHL's schedule featured the worst team in the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche, taking on the worst team in the NHL, the New York Islanders. Combine two disappointing teams with the fact New...

Jesse Joensuu News From the Web

  • 05/18/12 World Hockey Championships: Quarterfinals Source: Kukla's Korner The quarterfinals occurred in the World Junior Hockey Championships yesterday.
  • 05/18/12 Red Wings at the Worlds, Quarterfinal wrap-up and... Source: Kukla's Korner Swell, this post was supposed to hit at 3 AM…Curses.
  • 05/17/12 Ice hockey-Canada, U.S. and Sweden eliminated by late... Source: Seven News Ltd Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage.
  • 05/17/12 Finland Beat U.S. in Semifinals Source: ABC - WDIO 10/13 - Duluth MN Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu's winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki.
  • 05/17/12 US hockey loses on goal at :09 Source: PJStar - Peoria IL Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu's winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki.

Background on Jesse Joensuu

Jesse Joensuu (born October 5, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who's currently playing for HV71 in Elitserien.

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