Juha Leimu — © Photo: Timo Savela

Ilves — © Photo: Timo Savela

Juha Leimu

#9 Ilves / Liiga - 18/19

Date of Birth: Jan 30, 1983
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ilves
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

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Juha Leimu Facts

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman
Agency: Premium

Juha Leimu Statistics

									Post
1997-1998	Finland U15 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	0	0	0	-
1998-1999	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	29	28	22	50	18	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
1998-1999	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	6	1	4	5	2	-
1999-2000	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	5	4	9	2	-
2000-2001	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	17	21	38	26	-
2001-2002	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	15	7	3	10	4	-1
2002-2003	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3	0	3	0	1	Relegation	11	11	6	17	4	-
2003-2004	Ilves U20 "C"	U20 SM-liiga	37	15	12	27	14	0	Relegation	6	0	0	0	2	0
2004-2005	KOOVEE	Suomi-sarja	19	7	4	11	10	-
2005-2006	KOOVEE	Suomi-sarja	27	9	7	16	12	-	Playoffs QC	9	1	1	2	12	-
2006-2007	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	34	18	31	49	44	-	Playoffs QC	6	8	2	10	6	-
2007-2008	LeKi	Mestis	43	9	9	18	40	-3	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-1
2008-2009	LeKi	Mestis	42	13	16	29	44	2	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	6	-3
2009-2010	LeKi	Mestis	13	4	7	11	10	11
2009-2010	Tappara	SM-liiga	36	7	17	24	16	11	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	2	-1
2010-2011	Tappara	SM-liiga	50	12	19	31	40	-14
2011-2012	Tappara	SM-liiga	24	2	2	4	20	-19
2011-2012	LeKi Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2012-2013	Tappara	SM-liiga	57	7	15	22	55	3	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	6	-2
2013-2014	Pelicans "A"	Liiga	48	10	10	20	32	6	Playoffs	8	2	1	3	8	2
2014-2015	Pelicans "C"	Liiga	40	6	10	16	34	-1
2015-2016	Pelicans	Liiga	51	16	18	34	12	4	Playoffs	9	3	2	5	0	0
2016-2017	Pelicans	Liiga	31	11	6	17	4	-2	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	-2
2017-2018	Pelicans	Liiga	43	2	8	10	28	-4	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	2	-2
2018-2019	Ilves "A"	Liiga	38	2	7	9	22	0	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-1

Juha Leimu Tournament Statistics

									Post
2010-2011	Tappara	ET	6	0	1	1	25	-
2011-2012	Tappara	ET	8	3	3	6	6	-
2012-2013	Tappara	ET	7	2	4	6	4	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-

Juha Leimu Career Totals by League


ET	3	21	5	8	13	0.62	35	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
International-Jr	2	8	1	4	5	0.63	2	-	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	10	418	75	112	187	0.45	263	-16	7	51	10	10	20	0.39	20	-6
Mestis	4	99	26	32	58	0.59	94	9	2	6	0	3	3	0.50	8	-4
Suomi-sarja	3	80	34	42	76	0.95	66	-	2	15	9	3	12	0.80	18	-
U16 SM-sarja	1	29	28	22	50	1.72	18	-	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	60	22	25	47	0.78	28	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	56	25	15	40	0.71	18	0	2	17	11	6	17	1.00	6	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juha Leimu Career Totals by Team


Finland U15 (all)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	6	1	4	5	0.83	2	-	0
Ilves	1	38	2	7	9	0.24	22	0	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
Ilves U16	1	29	28	22	50	1.72	18	-	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-
Ilves U18	2	60	22	25	47	0.78	28	-	0
Ilves U20	3	56	25	15	40	0.71	18	0	2	17	11	6	17	1.00	6	0
KOOVEE	2	46	16	11	27	0.59	22	-	1	9	1	1	2	0.22	12	-
LeKi	5	133	44	63	107	0.80	138	9*	3	12	8	5	13	1.08	14	-4*
Pelicans	5	213	45	52	97	0.46	110	3	4	25	6	7	13	0.52	12	-2
Tappara	4	188	33	61	94	0.50	166	-19*	2	24	4	3	7	0.29	10	-3*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juha Leimu Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2005-2006	Finland3 (Suomi-sarja) Bronze Medal (KOOVEE)
2006-2007	Finland3 (Suomi-sarja) Most Assists by Defenseman (31) Finland3 (Suomi-sarja) Most Goals by Defenseman (18) Finland3 (Suomi-sarja) Most Points by Defenseman (49) Finland3 (Suomi-sarja) Silver Medal (LeKi)
2008-2009	Finland2 (Mestis) Best Defenseman Finland2 (Mestis) Most Goals by Defenseman (13) Finland2 (Mestis) Most Points by Defenseman (29) Finland2 (Mestis) Most Power Play Goals (10) Finland2 (Mestis) Second All-Star Team
2012-2013	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2015-2016	Liiga All-Star Team Liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (16) Liiga Most Points by Defenseman (34) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (13)
2016-2017	Liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (11)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/27/2019	Confirmed	Ilves	Retired
03/22/2018	Confirmed	Pelicans	Ilves
04/06/2016	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
11/20/2014	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
04/26/2013	Confirmed	Tappara	Pelicans
10/23/2011	Loan	Tappara	LeKi
05/05/2010	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
12/11/2009	Confirmed	LeKi	Tappara
11/18/2009	Loan	LeKi	Tappara

Juha Leimu Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Pelicans

Trivia
- 15th of december 2015 Leimu scored hat trick in 44 seconds and set new record by fastest hat trick in finnish sm-liiga.