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Finland Juha Metsola
#77 Tappara / Liiga - 25/26
1-time KHL Best Goaltender 1
1-time KHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) 1
Date of Birth
Feb 24, 1989
Position
G
Age
36
Height
5'10" / 177 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
152 lbs / 69 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Contract
26/27
Agency
PREMIUM

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Juha Metsola Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2004-05 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 14* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 10.89 .706 - - - - -
Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 12* -* 1.98* .935* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
2006-07 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 6* -* 3.01* .911* -* -* -* - * -* |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 23* -* 2.66* .922* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - 2.84 .913 - - - - -
Ilves SM-liiga 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 4* 6* 2.11* .919* 7* 79* 0* 2-1-0 * 199* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 5* -* 1.44* .950* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 1* -* 1.92* .920* -* -* -* - * -* |
2007-08 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 30* -* 1.98* .916* 56* 612* 3* 20-7-1 * 1 694* | Playoffs 18 - 2.37 .908 44 435 3 12-5-1 1 114
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 2* -* 6.07* .854* -* -* -* - * -* |
2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 53* -* 2.80* .907* 144* 1 398* 5* 25-21-5 * 3 087* | Playoffs 10 - 3.27 .883 32 242 0 4-6-0 588
Finland U20 WJC-20 4* 6* 1.47* .939* 6* 92* 0* 3-1-0 * 245* |
2009-10 HPK SM-liiga 4* 49* 3.30* .871* 8* 54* 0* 0-1-1 * 146* | Playoffs 1 17 5.44 .750 3 9 0 0-0-0 34
LeKi Mestis 4* -* 2.01* .933* -* -* -* - * -* |
KooKoo Mestis 6* -* 1.93* .939* -* -* -* - * -* |
TuTo Hockey Mestis 3* -* 2.68* .926* -* -* -* - * -* |
2010-11 HPK SM-liiga 6* 55* 1.80* .941* 11* 176* 0* 3-1-2 * 367* | Playoffs 0 2 - - - - - - -
LeKi Mestis 2* -* 3.05* .907* -* -* -* - * -* |
Ilves SM-liiga 2* 2* 1.48* .930* 3* 40* 0* 1-0-1 * 123* |
2011-12 Tappara SM-liiga 26* 59* 2.81* .924* 59* 719* 1* 9-9-3 * 1 260* |
LeKi Mestis 2* -* 2.40* .947* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Tappara SM-liiga 46* 60* 2.09* .930* 96* 1 278* 8* 23-10-12 * 2 760* | Playoffs 15 15 1.84 .941 29 464 2 10-5-0 946
LeKi Mestis 2* -* 2.03* .939* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland (all) International 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Tappara Liiga 56* -* 1.92* .926* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 20 - 1.93 .928 - - - - -
2014-15 Tappara Liiga 57* -* 1.91* .936* 108* 1 581* 8* 26-16-14 * 3 386* | Playoffs 20 - 2.23 .924 47 569 1 11-8-0 1 266
Finland (all) International 1* -* 1.00* .966* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 44* 50* 2.15* .927* 90* 1 136* 5* 14-21-7 * 2 513* |
Finland (all) International 5* -* 2.23* .908* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 54* 57* 1.87* .933* 97* 1 356* 7* 21-26-5 * 3 117* |
Finland (all) International 3* -* 3.92* .851* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 52* 52* 2.25* .923* 114* 1 359* 3* 28-17-6 * 3 040* | Playoffs 5 5 2.42 .930 12 159 0 1-4-0 298
Finland OG 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland (all) International 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 48* 53* 2.02* .934* 93* 1 324* 4* 25-20-1 * 2 762* | Playoffs 17 17 1.54 .956 30 654 1 10-7-0 1 170
Finland (all) International 1* 3* 3.00* .857* 3* 18* 0* 0-1-0 * 58* |
2019-20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 51* 60* 2.04* .930* 100* 1 332* 7* 22-22-6 * 2 938* | Playoffs 6 6 3.43 .908 18 177 0 4-2-0 316
2020-21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 39* 44* 2.35* .915* 92* 993* 2* 21-14-3 * 2 348* | Playoffs 9 9 2.15 .915 18 193 2 4-5-0 503
2021-22 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 31* 45* 1.87* .931* 55* 744* 5* 18-10-1 * 1 761* | Playoffs 1 1 1.00 .967 1 29 0 1-0-0 60
2022-23 EHC Kloten NL 37* -* 2.90* .912* 101* 1 051* 1* 14-13-2 * 2 092* | Playoffs 3 - 3.01 .911 9 92 0 1-2-0 180
2023-24 EHC Kloten NL 38* -* 3.19* .901* 116* 1 060* 0* 12-21-3 * 2 184* |
2024-25 Tappara Liiga 40* 60* 2.56* .894* 102* 856* 1* 14-14-12 * 2 387* | Playoffs 3 9 3.73 .846 8 44 0 0-2-0 129
2025-26 Tappara Liiga 12* 40* 2.07* .914* 25* 264* 2* 10-1-1 * 724* |

Juha Metsola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2011-12 Tappara ET 4* -* 3.29* .891* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Tappara ET 3* -* 1.30* .947* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 1.51 .949 - - - - -
Finland EHT 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Tappara ET 6* -* 2.62* .923* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 Tappara Champions HL 6* 7* 2.95* .903* 18* 168* 0* 2-4-0 * 366* |
Finland EHT 1* -* 1.00* .966* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 Finland EHT 3* -* 2.73* .897* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 1* -* 7.00* .788* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 Finland EHT 1* 3* 3.00* .857* 3* 18* 0* 0-1-0 * 58* |
2024-25 Tappara Champions HL 8* -* 2.47* .891* 20* 163* 0* 3-4-0 * -* |

Juha Metsola Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
Champions HL 2 14* 7* 2.95* .897* 38* 331* 0* 5-8-0* 366 | 0 * * * * * * *
EHT 6 7* 3* 3.13* .857* 3* 18* 0* 0-1-0* 58 | 0 * * * * * * *
ET 3 13* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 2 - 1.51* .949* -* -* -* -* -*
International 6 11* 3* 3.13* .857* 3* 18* 0* 0-1-0* 58 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 8* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
KHL 7 319* 361* 2.08* .928* 641* 8 244* 33* 149-130-29* 18 475 | 5 38 38 2.02* .939* 79* 1 212* 3* 20-18-0* 2 345*
Liiga (SM-liiga) 9 249* 326* 2.22* .923* 412* 4 968* 20* 86-52-46* 11 149 | 6 59 43 2.20* .926* 87* 1 086* 3* 21-15-0* 2 374*
Mestis 4 19* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NL 2 75* -* 3.05* .907* 217* 2 111* 1* 26-34-5* 4 275 | 1 3 - 3.01* .911* 9* 92* 0* 1-2-0* 180*
OG 1 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 14* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 1 - 10.89* .706* -* -* -* -* -*
U18 SM-sarja 3 18* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 0 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 23* -* 2.66* .922* -* -* -* -* - | 1 5 - 2.84* .913* -* -* -* -* -*
WHL 2 83* -* 2.51* .910* 200* 2 010* 8* 45-28-6* 4 780 | 2 28 - 2.68* .899* 76* 677* 3* 16-11-1* 1 701*
WJC-18 1 4* 6* 2.11* .919* 7* 79* 0* 2-1-0* 199 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 4* 6* 1.47* .939* 6* 92* 0* 3-1-0* 245 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juha Metsola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/18/2025
12/18/2025 Extension Tappara Tappara
05/09/2024
05/09/2024 Confirmed EHC Kloten Tappara
01/15/2023
01/15/2023 Extension EHC Kloten EHC Kloten
06/20/2022
06/20/2022 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa EHC Kloten
05/15/2019
05/15/2019 Extension Salavat Yulaev Ufa Salavat Yulaev Ufa
05/01/2018
05/01/2018 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
01/26/2016
01/26/2016 Extension Amur Khabarovsk Amur Khabarovsk
06/25/2015
06/25/2015 Confirmed Tappara Amur Khabarovsk
05/20/2013
05/20/2013 Extension Tappara Tappara
03/28/2011
03/28/2011 Confirmed HPK Tappara
01/04/2011
01/04/2011 Loan HPK Ilves
02/17/2010
02/17/2010 Loan HPK TuTo Hockey
12/02/2009
12/02/2009 Loan HPK KooKoo
10/10/2009
10/10/2009 Loan HPK LeKi
05/04/2009
05/04/2009 Confirmed Lethbridge Hurricanes HPK
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 1 #25 overall by Lethbridge Hurricanes in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Cult/Star player for Tappara