Jukurit

Liiga

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2020-2021

2020-2021 Jukurit Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#38	Mika Järvinen (G)	36	1988	Hattula, FIN	177	85	L
	#30	Sami Rajaniemi (G)	32	1992	Oulainen, FIN	184	83	L
	#1	Eetu Randelin (G)	23	2001	Espoo, FIN	180	85	L
	#37	Kai Tillanen (G)	43	1981	Mikkeli, FIN	185	90	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#47	Saku Forsblom (D)Loan	27	1997	Mikkeli, FIN	178	75	L
	#79	Jakub Galvas (D)	25	1999	Ostrava, CZE	181	84	L
	#96	Tom Grönblom (D)	24	2000	Espoo, FIN	183	81	L
	#6	Jaakko Haarti (D)	25	1999	Helsinki, FIN	180	80	R
	#5	Ville Hyvärinen (D)"A"	33	1991	Kuopio, FIN	190	95	L
	#52	Samuel Kemppainen (D)	24	2000	Oulunsalo, FIN	180	80	L
	#8	Mikko Kokkonen (D)"A"	23	2001	Mikkeli, FIN	183	91	L
	#20	Atte Mäkinen (D)	29	1995	Tampere, FIN	191	91	R
	#7	Samuli Piipponen (D)	31	1993	Helsinki, FIN	192	91	L
	#61	Axel Rindell (D)	24	2000	Espoo, FIN	182	87	R
	#26	Santeri Salmela (D)	24	2000	Lappeenranta, FIN	186	87	L
	#75	Alexander Yakovenko (D)	26	1998	Karaganda, KAZ	180	80	L
FORWARDS
	#11	Vitali Abramov (LW/RW)Loan	26	1998	Chelyabinsk, RUS	178	81	L
	#9	Kristian Afanasyev (C/LW)	26	1998	Mexico City, MEX	192	90	R
	#16	Teemu Henritius (RW/C)	31	1993	Helsinki, FIN	180	80	L
	#18	Heikki Huttunen (C)	26	1998	Helsinki, FIN	180	83	R
	#62	Perttu Kiesilä (C)	26	1998	Mikkeli, FIN	183	82	R
	#15	Ville Leskinen (LW/RW)	29	1995	Pieksämäki, FIN	193	93	L
	#89	Miiro Linjala (C)	24	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	175	82	L
	#14	Anssi Löfman (C/W)"A"	37	1987	Lappeenranta, FIN	177	80	L
	#19	Kalle Matikainen (LW/RW)	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	180	85	L
	#17	Otto Mäkinen (C)	26	1998	Tampere, FIN	188	81	L
	#13	Pontus Netterberg (RW)	32	1992	Varberg, SWE	187	93	R
	#28	Henri Nikkanen (C)	23	2001	Mikkeli, FIN	196	98	L
	#27	Markus Oden (F)	23	2001	Pierce, WA, USA	177	80	R
	#54	Jesper Piitulainen (RW)"C"	33	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	172	76	R
	#64	Teemu Pulkkinen (RW)	29	1995	Kirkkonummi, FIN	175	84	L
	#72	Joachim Rohdin (RW)	33	1991	Gävle, SWE	184	92	R
	#59	Mikael Saha (C/W)	29	1995	Loimaa, FIN	188	84	L
	#83	Simon Stransky (LW/C)	27	1997	Ostrava, CZE	181	83	L
	#88	Julius Vähätalo (LW/C)	29	1995	Vahto, FIN	196	87	L
	#81	Brandon Yip (RW)	39	1985	Maple Ridge, BC, CAN	186	89	R

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 25.76 yearsAv Ht: 183.79 cmAv Wt: 85.48 kgCompare with other teams »

2020-2021 Jukurit Staff

Head CoachJari Kauppila
Head CoachMarko Kauppinen
Asst. CoachJari Kauppila
Asst. CoachTeemu Suokas
Goaltending CoachMika Tarvainen
Sports ManagerJukka Holtari
Team ManagerMikko Hakkarainen
CEOJukka Toivakka
ChairmanJukka Toivakka
Conditioning CoachTeemu Suokas
Dir. of CommunicationsKaisa Kontiainen
Dir. of CommunicationsKristiina Tiippana
Dir. of Hockey OperationsMikko Hakkarainen
Equipment ManagerJukka Kääriäinen
Franchise OwnerHeikki Viitikko
Head Equipment ManagerJose Rämö

2020-2021 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

2020-2021 Jukurit Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
2 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Jukurit: 3 109 GP
NHL: 179 GP
SHL: 702 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 129 GP
Liiga: 4 749 GP
KHL: 185 GP
Czechia: 269 GP
AHL: 262 GP
DEL: 91 GP
NL: 3 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
28/12/2024 15:00 UTC	Jukurit	HIFK	-	Liiga
27/12/2024 16:30 UTC	KooKoo	Jukurit	-	Liiga
21/12/2024 15:00 UTC	Jukurit	TPS	5 - 4	Liiga
18/12/2024 16:30 UTC	Kärpät	Jukurit	1 - 2 (OT 61:34)	Liiga
14/12/2024 15:00 UTC	JYP	Jukurit	4 - 1	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

07/12/2024

confirmed

Brayden Tracey (F)

Joining fromBakersfield Condors

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03/12/2024

extension

Jesper Piitulainen (F)

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11/11/2024

loan

Leevi Viitala (F)

Joining fromÄssät

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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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Jukurit History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	34	7	22	-	4	1	80	110	30	0.88	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.

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