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Jukurit

Liiga

568 000

2017-2018

2017-2018 Jukurit Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Juhana Aho (G)	31	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	178	74	L
	#1	Valentin Dufva (G)	28	1996	Forssa, FIN	187	91	L
	#30	Sami Rajaniemi (G)	32	1992	Oulainen, FIN	184	83	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#11	Aku Alho (D)	27	1997	Espoo, FIN	183	90	L
	#2	Henri Auvinen (D)	31	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	191	107	L
	#52	Valtteri Hietanen (D)	31	1992	Virrat, FIN	186	96	L
	#5	Ville Hyvärinen (D)	33	1991	Kuopio, FIN	190	95	L
	#43	Antti Jaatinen (D)	37	1987	Mäntyharju, FIN	185	87	L
	#3	Keni Karalahti (D)	32	1992	Helsinki, FIN	190	91	R
	#8	Mikko Kokkonen (D)	23	2001	Mikkeli, FIN	183	91	L
	#7	Samuli Piipponen (D)	31	1993	Helsinki, FIN	192	91	L
	#48	Hannu Pikkarainen (D)	41	1983	Helsinki, FIN	186	89	L
	#6	Ville Räsänen (D)	26	1998	Joensuu, FIN	187	76	L
	#4	Teemu Suhonen (D)	35	1989	Kuopio, FIN	175	80	L
FORWARDS
	#23	Turo Asplund (C)"A"	39	1985	Jyväskylä, FIN	181	94	L
	#18	Zach Budish (RW/C)"A"	33	1991	Edina, MN, USA	191	100	R
	#61	Markku Flinck (C)	39	1985	Espoo, FIN	186	93	L
	#16	Teemu Henritius (RW/C)	31	1993	Helsinki, FIN	180	80	L
	#14	Valtteri Hotakainen (C)	34	1990	Kokkola, FIN	187	89	L
	#25	Joonas Kalliola (LW/C)	33	1991	Rauma, FIN	190	95	L
	#40	Aku Kestilä (C/LW)Loan	30	1994	Pyhäjoki, FIN	181	80	L
	#82	Henrik Koivisto (C/LW)	34	1990	Kerava, FIN	180	73	L
	#20	Janne Kumpulainen (LW)	33	1991	Jyväskylä, FIN	174	80	L
	#15	Ville Leskinen (LW/RW)	29	1995	Pieksämäki, FIN	193	93	L
	#64	Miiro Linjala (C)	24	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	175	82	L
	#19	Nestori Lähde (LW/RW)	35	1989	Nokia, FIN	182	93	L
	#62	Otto Mäkinen (C)Loan	26	1998	Tampere, FIN	188	81	L
	#63	Jani Nurkkala (RW)	27	1997	Ruukki, FIN	183	92	L
	#27	Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	32	1992	Helsinki, FIN	188	95	L
	#54	Jesper Piitulainen (RW)"A"	33	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	172	76	R
	#73	Ilmari Pitkänen (LW/RW)	34	1990	Viljakkala, FIN	182	87	L
	#33	Janne Ritamäki (RW/LW)	38	1986	Heinola, FIN	187	92	L
	#9	Miika Roine (LW/RW)"C"	32	1991	Laukaa, FIN	180	80	L
	#38	Teemu Tallberg (LW/RW)	33	1991	Helsinki, FIN	186	90	L
	#60	Tuomas Vartiainen (RW)Loan	28	1996	Oulu, FIN	179	80	R
	#88	Julius Vähätalo (LW/C)	29	1995	Vahto, FIN	196	87	L

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 26.61 yearsAv Ht: 184.65 cmAv Wt: 88.45 kgCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 Jukurit Staff

Head CoachRisto Dufva
Asst. CoachJuuso Hahl
Asst. CoachVille Nieminen
Goaltending CoachMika Tarvainen
Team ManagerMikko Hakkarainen
CEOTuomas Muotka
ChairmanJukka Toivakka
Dir. of Hockey OperationsMikko Hakkarainen
Equipment ManagerPentti Nöyränen
Head Equipment ManagerJose Rämö

Team Staff History

2017-2018 Jukurit Captains

"C"

Miika Roine

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Jukurit Facts

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

2017-2018 Jukurit Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
1 player

Experience

Jukurit: 2 880 GP
SHL: 131 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 14 GP
Liiga: 5 657 GP
KHL: 26 GP
AHL: 104 GP
DEL: 87 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

Where Are They Now?

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

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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.