Joni Ortio's contract with HV71 is valid for the next two years.

He has previously also played 37 games for the club Calgary Flames in the NHL and two seasons in the Swedish club Skellefteå.

Joni Ortio himself looks forward to joining the team:

- I have always liked to play in Husqvarna Garden with the setting the audience creates and it feels fantastic to now have them in the back, he says on the club's website.