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Finland Sweden Juha Riihijärvi
#91 HC Bolzano / Italy - 09/10
2-time Liiga Golden Helmet 2
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
1-time Liiga Most Assists 1
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1
2-time SHL Most Points 2
1-time SL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 15, 1969
Position
RW
Age
56
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Keminmaa, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland / Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 12 #254 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Son: Alexis Riihijärvi

Team Staff profile of Juha Riihijärvi also available

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Juha Riihijärvi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Kärpät SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1988-89 Kärpät SM-liiga 44* 11* 23* 34* 22* -7* | Relegation 5 3 5 8 4 -
1989-90 Kärpät I-divisioona 44* 38* 45* 83* 32* -* |
1990-91 Kärpät I-divisioona 42* 29* 41* 70* 34* -* |
Finland Goodwill Games 5* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
1991-92 JyP HT SM-liiga 38* 29* 33* 62* 37* 20* | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 10 0
Finland WC 8* 4* 1* 5* 2* 8* |
1992-93 JyP HT SM-liiga 41* 25* 31* 56* 38* 22* | Playoffs 9 4 2 6 2 2
Finland WC 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* -1* |
Finland (all) International 25* 12* 5* 17* 8* -* |
1993-94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 57* 10* 15* 25* 26* -16* |
1994-95 Lukko SM-liiga 32* 14* 26* 40* 20* 23* | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 4 -5
1995-96 Lukko SM-liiga 50* 28* 44* 72* 58* 22* | Playoffs 8 3 6 9 4 6
Finland WC 6* 2* 0* 2* 4* 0* |
1996-97 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 49* 27* 24* 51* 28* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 8 -
Finland WCup 4* 0* 4* 4* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 45* 14* 25* 39* 26* 9* |
Finland (all) International 13* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* |
1998-99 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 37* 13* 15* 28* 24* 1* | Playoffs 8 5 5 10 6 3
1999-00 MIF Redhawks “A” Elitserien 48* 20* 36* 56* 26* 18* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 12 2
2000-01 MIF Redhawks “C” Elitserien 50* 22* 32* 53* 26* 18* | Playoffs 9 4 6 10 16 1
2001-02 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 50* 20* 17* 37* 14* -1* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -2
2002-03 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 50* 14* 28* 42* 10* -3* |
2003-04 Malmö Redhawks “A” Elitserien 50* 13* 22* 35* 32* -5* | Kvalserien SHL 10 6 4 10 8 1
2004-05 EHC Basel NLB 30* 22* 20* 42* 22* -* | Playoffs 10 10 10 20 6 -
HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2005-06 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 41* 13* 26* 39* 28* 20* | Kvalserien SHL 10 4 7 11 10 7
2006-07 Malmö Redhawks “C” Elitserien 51* 11* 14* 25* 18* -17* | Kvalserien SHL 10 3 7 10 4 4
2007-08 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 43* 22* 36* 58* 28* -* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 6 -
2008-09 Vienna Capitals EBEL 47* 28* 29* 57* 16* 13* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 8 -6
2009-10 HC Bolzano Italy 31* 11* 16* 27* 14* -* | Playoffs 8 2 5 7 2 -

Juha Riihijärvi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Finland Sauna Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
2009-10 HC Bolzano Italian Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
HC Bolzano Continental Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* -* -* |

Juha Riihijärvi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 57* 10* 15* 25* 0.44* 26* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 1* 3* 4* 1.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 43* 22* 36* 58* 1.35* 28* -* | 1 7 3 * 4 * 7 * 1.00 * 6 * - *
Goodwill Games 1 5* 4* 3* 7* 1.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 41* 13* 26* 39* 0.95* 28* 20* | 1 10 4 * 7 * 11 * 1.10 * 10 * 7 *
I-divisioona 2 86* 67* 86* 153* 1.78* 66* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 47* 28* 29* 57* 1.21* 16* 13* | 1 10 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.40 * 8 * -6 *
International 3 38* 15* 9* 24* 0.63* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italian Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 31* 11* 16* 27* 0.87* 14* -* | 1 8 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.88 * 2 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 6 206* 107* 157* 264* 1.28* 175* 80* | 5 41 16 * 23 * 39 * 0.95 * 24 * 3 *
NLA (NL) 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Sauna Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 9 430* 154* 213* 366* 0.85* 204* 20* | 7 50 20 * 26 * 46 * 0.92 * 54 * 9 *
NLB (SL) 1 30* 22* 20* 42* 1.40* 22* -* | 1 10 10 * 10 * 20 * 2.00 * 6 * - *
WC 3 20* 7* 3* 10* 0.50* 8* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 0* 4* 4* 1.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juha Riihijärvi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/22/2010
04/22/2010 Confirmed HC Bolzano Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EHC Basel Sharks

Cult/Star player for JYP

Cult/Star player for Lukko

Cult/Star player for Malmö Redhawks

Cult/Star player for Rødovre Mighty Bulls