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Finland Juha Jääskä
#51 Chicago Wolves / AHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time EYOF Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 09, 1998
Position
LW/RW
Age
27
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
OKK
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed

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Juha Jääskä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 HIFK U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 1* 9* 10* 0* -* |
HIFK U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 31* 3* 12* 15* 10* -* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -
2013-14 HIFK U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 8* 16* 24* 16* -* |
HIFK U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja 9* 4* 13* 17* 12* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 9* 2* 5* 7* 2* -* |
HJK U18 U18 Mestis 2* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2014-15 HIFK U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja 43* 9* 33* 42* 20* -* | Playoffs 12 2 8 10 4 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 20* 1* 5* 6* 8* 0* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2015-16 HIFK U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja 7* 8* 3* 11* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
HIFK U20 “A” U20 SM-liiga 39* 8* 16* 24* 24* 16* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 2
HIFK Liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 0* 1* 1* 8* -1* |
2016-17 HIFK U20 “C” U20 SM-liiga 25* 15* 9* 24* 32* 17* | Playoffs 7 4 5 9 8 7
HIFK Liiga 13* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 0 2
RoKi Mestis 3* 0* 0* 0* 16* -7* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2017-18 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 6* 12* 18* 10* 4* | Playoffs 7 2 6 8 6 6
HIFK Liiga 26* 1* 4* 5* 10* 2* | Playoffs 13 2 0 2 2 -5
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2018-19 HIFK Liiga 47* 4* 17* 21* 16* 3* | Playoffs 13 1 2 3 6 -7
2019-20 HIFK Liiga 28* 2* 8* 10* 10* 3* |
2020-21 HIFK Liiga 40* 10* 4* 14* 26* 7* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 0 0
2021-22 HIFK Liiga 42* 12* 11* 23* 30* 10* |
2022-23 HIFK “A” Liiga 56* 12* 25* 37* 26* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 4 2
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2023-24 HIFK “A” Liiga 57* 10* 20* 30* 40* 4* | Playoffs 7 5 2 7 4 1
Finland (all) International 19* 2* 5* 7* 12* 3* |
Finland WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 8* -1* |
2024-25 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 18* 0* 4* 4* 9* 0* |
Chicago Wolves “A” AHL 53* 12* 21* 33* 38* -1* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -2
2025-26 Chicago Wolves “A” AHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Juha Jääskä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |
2015-16 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 2* 0* 2* 4* 3* |
2016-17 HIFK Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2017-18 HIFK Champions HL 4* 1* 1* 2* 33* 0* |
2018-19 HIFK Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 HIFK Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
2022-23 HIFK “A” Spengler Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Finland EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* 1* |

Juha Jääskä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 53* 12* 21* 33* 0.62* 38* -1* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * -2 *
Champions HL 4 14* 1* 3* 4* 0.29* 39* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 11* 3* 4* 7* 0.64* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 22* 3* 6* 9* 0.41* 12* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 37* 2* 9* 11* 0.30* 16* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 9 310* 51* 91* 142* 0.46* 160* 44* | 6 55 11 * 11 * 22 * 0.40 * 16 * -7 *
Mestis 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 16* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 18* 0* 4* 4* 0.22* 9* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 40* 7* 25* 32* 0.80* 22* -* | 2 8 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.25 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 17* 9* 25* 34* 2.00* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 2* 2* 5* 7* 3.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 59* 19* 41* 60* 1.02* 26* -* | 2 13 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.77 * 4 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 74* 29* 37* 66* 0.89* 66* 37* | 3 18 6 * 12 * 18 * 1.00 * 16 * 15 *
WC 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juha Jääskä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2025
10/07/2025 Up/Down Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Wolves
06/26/2025
06/26/2025 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
01/02/2025
01/02/2025 Up/Down Chicago Wolves Carolina Hurricanes
04/09/2024
04/09/2024 Confirmed HIFK Carolina Hurricanes
02/03/2023
02/03/2023 Extension HIFK HIFK
05/14/2021
05/14/2021 Extension HIFK HIFK
04/24/2019
04/24/2019 Extension HIFK HIFK
11/26/2016
11/26/2016 Loan HIFK RoKi
05/30/2016
05/30/2016 Extension HIFK U20 HIFK
Player Biography and Trivia

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #91 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters


Other memorable dates
- 2015-10-15 • Made Liiga debut (vs.KooKoo) +/-: 0 S: 0 TOI: 8:14
- 2015-01-13 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster