Roby Järventie

Roby Järventie is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL). Järventie was drafted by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2020 NHL entry draft. Järventie played professionally for Ilves in Finland before coming to North America in 2021. He has also played for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.

Playing career Finland Järventie split the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season between Ilves of Liiga and KooVee Tampere of the second-tier Finnish league Mestis, tallying one goal in five games with Ilves and 23 goals and 15 assists for 38 points in 36 appearances with KooVee. In his first full season with Ilves in the pandemic-shortened 2020–21, he finished fifth in team scoring and the highest scoring rookie on the team with 14 goals and 25 points in 48 games.

Ottawa Senators Järventie was drafted by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NHL entry draft. On 27 April 2021, Järventie was signed to a three-year, entry-level deal with the Senators. He signed an amateur tryout contract with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators and made four appearances, scoring two goals and three points. On 8 October 2023, despite a strong training camp, Järventie was sent to Belleville to start the 2023–24 season. Järventie was recalled to Ottawa and made his NHL debut on 4 November, against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa. He played in seven games before being returned to Belleville on 26 November. However, a recurring knee injury required surgery in late February 2024, ending his season.

Edmonton Oilers On 15 July 2024, Järventie and a fourth-round pick for the 2025 NHL entry draft were traded to the Edmonton Oilers, in exchange for Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson. Further surgery on his knee during the offseason He began the season on the Oilers' injured reserve (IR) list. He was activated off IR on 25 October and assigned to Edmonton's AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. He played two games with Bakersfield before re-injuring his knee. On 7 May 2025, it was announced that he had left Bakersfield and signed a three-year contract with Tappara of Liiga, but never played a game with them. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Edmonton on 3 June. During the 2025 training camp, he was placed on waivers and after going unclaimed, was assigned to Bakersfield to start the 2025–26 season. He was recalled by Edmonton on 19 March 2026 after Leon Draisaitl was injured. He made his NHL season debut on 21 March in a 5–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He appeared in two more games, going scoreless in all of them, before being reassigned to Bakersfield on 31 March. In 61 games with Bakersfield, he recorded 23 goals and 47 points. In the series, Järventie tallied two assists.

International career

Järventie played for the Finnish junior team twice during the IIHF World Junior Championships, in 2021 and 2022. Järventie won the bronze medal with Finland in 2021, playing in six games. In the 2022 championship, Järventie has a four-point game versus Germany in the quarterfinals. Finland faced Canada in the final, but lost 3–2 in overtime in the final, winning the silver medal.

Personal life Järventie has a brother, Emil, who was a seventh-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2023 NHL entry draft and also plays for Tappara in Finland.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2018–19 Ilves Jr. A 40 14 17 31 42 — — — — — 2019–20 Ilves Jr. A 5 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2019–20 KOOVEE Mestis 36 23 15 38 56 — — — — — 2019–20 Ilves Liiga 5 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2020–21 Ilves Liiga 48 14 11 25 16 5 0 1 1 4 2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 4 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 70 11 22 33 42 2 1 0 1 0 2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 40 16 14 30 38 — — — — — 2023–24 Belleville Senators AHL 22 9 11 20 22 — — — — — 2023–24 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Bakersfield Condors AHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Bakersfield Condors AHL 61 23 24 47 30 3 0 2 2 2 2025–26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Liiga totals 53 15 11 26 20 5 0 1 1 4 NHL totals 10 0 1 1 4 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Finland U17 6 1 0 1 0 2019 Finland HG18 4th 3 1 0 1 0 2021 Finland WJC 6 0 0 0 0 2022 Finland WJC 7 4 5 9 4 Junior totals 22 6 5 11 4