Roby Järventie
Roby Järventie is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. Järventie was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL entry draft. Järventie played professionally for Ilves in Finland before coming to North America in 2021.
Playing career
Finland
Järventie split the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season between Ilves of Liiga and KooVere 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 KooVere. 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 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 affiliate, the Belleville Senators and made four appearances, scoring two goals and three points. Järventie was assigned to Belleville for the 2022–23 season. Early in the season, he suffered a significant knee injury that sidelined him for three months. He returned to Belleville's lineup in March. Despite a strong 2023 training camp, on 8 October 2023, Järventie was sent to Belleville to start the 2023–24 season. Järventie was recalled to Ottawa and made his NHL debut on 4 November 2023 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, ending his season.
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 forced him to miss the Oilers 2024 training camp. He began the season on the Oilers' injured reserve 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 2025. During the 2025 training camp, he was placed on waivers and after going unclaimed, was assigned to Bakersfield to start the 2025–26 season.
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.