Jyrki Välivaara

#9 JYP / Liiga - 13/14

Date of Birth: May 30, 1976
Age: 50
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Jyrki Välivaara Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman

A quite powerful two-way defenseman. Välivaara has a hard and pretty accurate shot. He has also good work-ethics and always does a good job. Underrated and better than most would think.

Jyrki Välivaara Statistics

									Post
1992-1993	JyP HT U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	3	3	6	24	-
1993-1994	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	2	2	4	6	-	Relegation	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	JyP HT U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	12	8	20	32	-	Playoffs	8	1	5	6	10	-
1995-1996	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	6	6	12	45	-	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	10	-
1996-1997	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	8	13	21	22	-	Playoffs	7	4	0	4	2	-
1997-1998	JYP	SM-liiga	47	2	3	5	28	1
1998-1999	JYP	SM-liiga	54	5	7	12	30	-2	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	0
1999-2000	JYP	SM-liiga	53	5	13	18	8	-10
2000-2001	JYP "A"	SM-liiga	56	6	10	16	28	-12
2001-2002	Tappara	SM-liiga	52	10	11	21	34	20	Playoffs	10	1	1	2	4	3
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	1
2002-2003	Tappara	SM-liiga	40	7	0	7	16	6
2003-2004	Linköping HC	Elitserien	48	2	14	16	36	14	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	6	1
2004-2005	Linköping HC	Elitserien	47	5	10	15	48	14	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	3
2005-2006	Linköping HC	Elitserien	42	2	13	15	28	-1	Playoffs	13	0	0	0	33	2
2006-2007	Linköping HC	Elitserien	11	1	0	1	8	2
2006-2007	Malmö Redhawks	Elitserien	31	2	11	13	36	-2	Kvalserien SHL	10	0	3	3	6	2
2007-2008	Malmö Redhawks	HockeyAllsvenskan	43	5	23	28	62	18	Kvalserien SHL	9	1	1	2	2	3
2008-2009	JYP	SM-liiga	57	6	16	22	48	20	Playoffs	15	2	6	8	10	7
2009-2010	JYP "A"	SM-liiga	14	3	5	8	10	6	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	8	-1
2010-2011	JYP "A"	SM-liiga	53	8	20	28	42	18	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	6	0
2010-2011	Finland	WC	9	0	3	3	8	2
2011-2012	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	KHL	53	2	16	18	20	-3
2012-2013	JYP	SM-liiga	49	3	7	10	38	-4	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	10	-1
2013-2014	JYP "A"	Liiga	45	3	11	14	32	7	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	1

Jyrki Välivaara Tournament Statistics


2002-2003	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	1	0	0	0	2	-
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-4
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	4	0
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	5	1	2	3	6	4
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	2
2012-2013	JYP	ET	8	0	4	4	6	-
2013-2014	JYP	ET	8	1	1	2	10	-

Jyrki Välivaara Career Totals by League


EHT	6	17	1	2	3	0.18	14	2*	0
Elitserien (SHL)	4	179	12	48	60	0.34	156	27	4	33	0	4	4	0.12	53	8
ET	2	16	1	5	6	0.38	16	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	43	5	23	28	0.65	62	18	1	9	1	1	2	0.22	2	3
International	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
KHL	1	53	2	16	18	0.34	20	-3	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	11	520	58	103	161	0.31	314	50	7	66	5	15	20	0.30	40	9
U18 SM-sarja	2	45	5	5	10	0.22	30	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	100	26	27	53	0.53	99	-	3	21	5	6	11	0.52	22	-
WC	1	9	0	3	3	0.33	8	2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jyrki Välivaara Career Totals by Team


Finland	1	9	0	3	3	0.33	8	2	0
Finland (EHT)	6	17	1	2	3	0.18	14	2*	0
Finland (all)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
JYP	9	444	42	97	139	0.31	280	24*	6	56	4	14	18	0.32	36	6
JYP U18	2	45	5	5	10	0.22	30	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JYP U20	3	100	26	27	53	0.53	99	-	3	21	5	6	11	0.52	22	-
Linköping HC	4	148	10	37	47	0.32	120	29	3	23	0	1	1	0.04	47	6
Malmö Redhawks	2	74	7	34	41	0.55	98	16	2	19	1	4	5	0.26	8	5
Metallurg Novokuznetsk	1	53	2	16	18	0.34	20	-3	0
Tappara	2	92	17	11	28	0.30	50	26	1	10	1	1	2	0.20	4	3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jyrki Välivaara Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1994-1995	U20 SM-liiga Champion
1996-1997	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2001-2002	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga Champion
2008-2009	SM-liiga Champion
2009-2010	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2012-2013	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2013-2014	European Trophy Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/15/2014	Confirmed	Lukko	Retired
06/11/2014	Confirmed	JYP	Lukko
06/05/2012	Confirmed	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	JYP
06/09/2011	Confirmed	JYP	Metallurg Novokuznetsk
12/28/2009	Extension	JYP	JYP

Jyrki Välivaara Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for JYP