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Jukurit

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2024-2025 Jukurit Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Eetu Anttila (G)	25	1999	Naantali, FIN	188	89	L	25/26
	#1	Matthieu Herpin (G)	20	2004	Aix-en-Provence, FRA	181	76	L	Junior
	#36	Markus Ruusu (G)	27	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	188	80	L	25/26
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Juuso Arola (D)	25	1999	Lahti, FIN	183	88	L	24/25
	#58	Kim Johansson (D)	26	1998	Luleå, SWE	180	82	L	24/25+1
	#4	Valtteri Koskela (D)	22	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	180	80	L	24/25
	#60	Niclas Lundgren (D)"A"	35	1989	Västerås, SWE	183	94	L	24/25
	#6	Lucas Nordsäter (D)"A"	26	1998	Sunne, SWE	185	83	L	24/25
	#28	Niklas Peltomäki (D)"A"	26	1998	Espoo, FIN	190	82	L	24/25
	#71	Niilo Romppanen (D)	22	2002	Joensuu, FIN	194	95	L	24/25
	#8	Kasper Soini (D)	21	2003	Helsinki, FIN	184	84	L	24/25
FORWARDS
	#98	Peter Abbandonato (C/LW)	26	1998	Laval, QC, CAN	180	88	L	24/25
	#27	Alex Berardinelli (C/LW)	29	1995	Greensburg, PA, USA	180	83	L	24/25
	#17	Matti Butkovskiy (LW)	18	2006	Mikkeli, FIN	188	85	L	24/25
	#7	Max Ellis (RW)	24	2000	Plymouth, MI, USA	175	78	R	24/25
	#67	Aleks Haatanen (LW)	23	2000	Vantaa, FIN	176	81	R	25/26
	#9	Aaron Hakala (RW/C)	20	2004	Kempele, FIN	181	80	R	24/25+2
	#11	Kalle Helenius (RW)	20	2004	Ylöjärvi, FIN	184	96	L	24/25
	#23	Bence Horváth (LW)	20	2004	Gheorgheni, ROM	183	86	L	Junior
	#52	Topias Hynninen (C)	18	2005	Vihti, FIN	180	77	L	25/26
	#76	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)"A"	25	1998	Heinola, FIN	176	73	L	25/26
	#34	Severi Immonen (F)	24	2000	Tuusniemi, FIN	181	76	L	25/26
	#23	Isaac Johnson (RW/LW)	25	1999	Andover, MN, USA	191	83	R	24/25
	#93	Miro Järvenpää (F)	21	2003	Jääli, FIN	185	82	L	24/25+2
	#33	Santeri Koskela (C)	22	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	180	76	L	24/25
	#10	Thomas Olsen (RW)	29	1995	Oslo, NOR	186	90	R	24/25+1
	#85	Ludwig Persson (C/LW)	21	2003	Göteborg, SWE	184	84	L	Loan
	#54	Jesper Piitulainen (RW)"C"	33	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	172	76	R	24/25
	#82	Alexander Ruuttu (C/W)	31	1992	Chicago, IL, USA	187	89	R	25/26
	#18	Viljam Sandvik (C)	21	2003	Loviisa, FIN	176	84	R	24/25

Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 19Av Age: 24.17 yearsAv Ht: 182.70 cmAv Wt: 83.33 kgCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Jukurit Staff

Head CoachMarko Tuomainen
Asst. CoachJukka Ahvenjärvi
Asst. CoachJesse Welling
Goaltending CoachRiku Helenius
CEOAntti Laakso
ChairmanJuhana Tikka
Dir. of CommunicationsKaisa Kontiainen
Dir. of CommunicationsMikko Mannonen
Dir. of Hockey OperationsMikko Hakkarainen
Equipment ManagerEric Huovinen
Equipment ManagerJukka Kääriäinen
Head Equipment ManagerMarko Oksanen
Massage TherapistJussi Tolvanen
Massage TherapistJari Veteläinen
Physical TherapistJussi Tolvanen

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Jukurit Captains

"C"

Jesper Piitulainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Jukurit Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Blue + Yellow + Red
Town: Mikkeli, FIN Map
Founded: 1970

2024-2025 Jukurit Roster Facts

Nationalities

19 players
4 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Jukurit: 1 462 GP
WC: 14 GP
SHL: 590 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 708 GP
Liiga: 3 092 GP
AHL: 321 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jukurit U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Jukurit U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Jukurit U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Jukurit/PiPS U16
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Ikioma Areena
Location: Mikkeli, FIN
Capacity: 4 487
Construction Year: 1982

Jukurit Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
15/11/2024 16:30 UTC	Jukurit	Kärpät	-	Liiga
02/11/2024 15:00 UTC	Jukurit	Kiekko-Espoo	2 - 3 (OT 60:31)	Liiga
01/11/2024 16:30 UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	Jukurit	2 - 1	Liiga
30/10/2024 16:30 UTC	SaiPa	Jukurit	5 - 2	Liiga
25/10/2024 15:30 UTC	Jukurit	KalPa	3 - 2 (OT 63:03)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

05/11/2024

extension

Alexander Ruuttu (F)

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22/10/2024

loan

Leevi Viitala (F)

Joining fromÄssät

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08/10/2024

loan

Karolus Kaarlehto (G)

Joining fromÄssät

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04/10/2024

loan

Kim Nieminen (F)

Joining fromLukko

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18/09/2024

confirmed

Alexander Ruuttu (F)

Joining fromKrefeld Pinguine

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20/08/2024

confirmed

Peter Abbandonato (F)

Joining fromWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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01/08/2024

confirmed

Kim Johansson (D)

Joining fromIF Björklöven

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18/07/2024

confirmed

Max Ellis (F)

Joining fromToronto Marlies

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Jukurit History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	21	2	15	-	3	1	51	71	13	0.62	16	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	30	20	-	3	7	197	147	103	1.72	5	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	30	-	5	1	155	165	83	1.38	11	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	60	31	17	-	8	4	166	138	113	1.88	2	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	57	13	34	-	5	5	120	199	54	0.95	14	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Liiga	59	19	40	-	8	7	127	178	56	0.95	13	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	13	27	-	8	12	145	179	67	1.12	14	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	16	30	-	5	9	133	170	67	1.12	13	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	20	28	-	4	8	128	141	76	1.27	11	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Mestis	50	34	6	-	4	6	207	109	118	2.36	1	Champion
2014-2015	Mestis	56	33	15	-	5	3	173	111	112	2	1	Champion
2013-2014	Mestis	56	17	18	-	9	12	151	151	81	1.45	7	Final loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	28	12	-	3	5	150	106	95	1.98	1	Champion
2011-2012	Mestis	46	25	9	-	7	5	164	107	94	2.04	1	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	Mestis	49	29	9	-	8	3	187	108	106	2.16	1	Final loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	18	18	-	4	5	127	128	67	1.49	8	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	19	18	-	2	6	126	119	67	1.49	9	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	13	-	6	3	134	101	84	1.87	3	Bronze game win
2006-2007	Mestis	45	29	10	6	-	-	198	110	65	1.44	3	Final loss
2005-2006	Mestis	45	29	11	5	-	-	173	102	63	1.4	1	Champion
2004-2005	Mestis	44	28	8	8	3	-	140	59	67	1.52	2	Bronze game loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	26	8	6	1	4	148	89	64	1.42	1	Final loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	33	7	2	-	2	166	86	70	1.59	1	Champion
2001-2002	Mestis	44	26	8	10	-	-	185	114	66	1.5	1	Champion
2000-2001	Mestis	44	30	13	1	-	-	183	100	61	1.39	2	Champion
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	27	4	3	-	-	156	66	57	1.68	1	Champion \| Promoted
1998-1999	II-divisioona	16	13	2	1	-	-	99	37	27	1.69	1	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	12	6	6	0	-	-	69	65	18	1.5	3	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	18	9	9	0	-	-	100	100	18	1	5	-
1996-1997	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jukurit Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	0	22	15	12	2	2	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Cont Cup	3	0	3	0	-	-	6	14	0	0	4	-
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	8	2	5	1.67	1	Promoted
2002-2003	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	9	7	4	1.33	2	-
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	6	5	4	1.33	1	Promoted
2001-2002	Cont Cup	2	0	2	0	-	-	6	10	0	0	4	Bronze game loss
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	12	5	5	1.67	1	Promoted
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	10	5	4	1.33	1	Promoted

Jukurit Retired Numbers

Jukurit Stars And Cult Players

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Behind the name

The team name is likely derived from 'jukuripää', which is used to describe a stubborn person or an animal.