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Finland Jukka Hentunen

#25 KalPa / SM-liiga - 12/13

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Jukka Hentunen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
49
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1

Hentunen was a speedy winger with a good shot. Played a gritty, feisty game despite being of smallish stature. Would finish his checks while forechecking.

Team Staff profile of Jukka Hentunen also available

Jukka Hentunen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Warkis II-divisioona 16* 7* 6* 13* 10* -* |
1994-95 Warkis II-divisioona 29* 23* 23* 46* 28* -* |
1995-96 Diskos I-divisioona 43* 23* 18* 41* 14* -* | Relegation 10 5 6 11 4 -
1996-97 Hermes I-divisioona 35* 10* 13* 23* 43* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
1997-98 Hermes I-divisioona 44* 15* 16* 31* 26* -* | Playoffs 8 7 3 10 10 -
1998-99 Hermes “A” I-divisioona 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
HPK SM-liiga 41* 13* 21* 34* 32* 18* | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 12 -1
1999-00 HPK SM-liiga 53* 17* 28* 45* 76* 13* | Playoffs 8 4 2 6 12 -4
Finland WC 9* 3* 3* 6* 12* 9* |
2000-01 Jokerit “A” SM-liiga 56* 27* 28* 55* 24* 15* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 1
Finland WC 9* 1* 3* 4* 2* 5* |
2001-02 Calgary Flames NHL 28* 2* 3* 5* 4* -9* |
Saint John Flames AHL 9* 3* 3* 6* 0* 1* |
Nashville Predators NHL 10* 2* 2* 4* 0* 0* |
2002-03 Jokerit SM-liiga 48* 11* 11* 22* 28* 6* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 0 1
2003-04 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 47* 25* 28* 53* 22* -* | Playoffs 4 2 4 6 6 -
Finland WC 7* 3* 3* 6* 2* 2* |
2004-05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44* 24* 20* 44* 46* -* | Relegation 8 5 6 11 6 -
Finland WCup 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Finland WC 7* 3* 1* 4* 6* 2* |
2005-06 HC Lugano NLA 44* 24* 18* 42* 44* -* | Playoffs 17 7 6 13 6 -
Finland OG 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Finland WC 9* 1* 3* 4* 20* 2* |
2006-07 HC Lugano NLA 44* 26* 20* 46* 63* -* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 0 -
Finland WC 9* 4* 1* 5* 4* 3* |
2007-08 HC Lugano NLA 13* 5* 9* 14* 6* -* |
Ak Bars Kazan Russia 33* 10* 17* 27* 10* 15* | Playoffs 10 2 8 10 33 4
2008-09 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54* 14* 13* 27* 36* 7* | Playoffs 21 9 2 11 8 5
2009-10 Jokerit SM-liiga 58* 28* 22* 50* 50* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 0
2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga 55* 6* 26* 32* 38* -3* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 2 3
2011-12 KalPa SM-liiga 55* 18* 13* 31* 18* 1* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 25 -2
2012-13 KalPa SM-liiga 45* 7* 14* 21* 20* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -1

Jukka Hentunen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Jokerit Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 Finland EHT 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2003-04 Jokerit Spengler Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
Finland EHT 8* 3* 0* 3* 4* -* |
2004-05 Finland EHT 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 9* 3* 7* 10* 6* -* |
2006-07 HC Lugano ECC 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland EHT 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* 0* |
2007-08 Ak Bars Kazan Continental Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 6* 0* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
2009-10 Finland EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2010-11 Jokerit ET 8* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2011-12 KalPa ET 8* 3* 0* 3* 0* -* |
2012-13 KalPa ET 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2015-16 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2016-17 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2017-18 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2018-19 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2019-20 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2020-21 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2021-22 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2022-23 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
Finland U17 WHC-17 Asst. Coach
Finland U17 EYOF Asst. Coach
2023-24 KalPa Liiga Asst. Coach
Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Asst. Coach
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Jukka Hentunen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 9* 3* 3* 6* 0.67* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 8 43* 9* 13* 22* 0.51* 22* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 23* 5* 5* 10* 0.43* 2* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
I-divisioona 4 122* 48* 47* 95* 0.78* 83* -* | 3 21 13 * 9 * 22 * 1.05 * 14 * - *
II-divisioona 2 45* 30* 29* 59* 1.31* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 54* 14* 13* 27* 0.50* 36* 7* | 1 21 9 * 2 * 11 * 0.52 * 8 * 5 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 8 411* 127* 163* 290* 0.71* 286* 52* | 8 52 13 * 16 * 29 * 0.56 * 65 * -3 *
NHL 1 38* 4* 5* 9* 0.24* 4* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 5 192* 104* 95* 199* 1.04* 181* -* | 4 35 15 * 20 * 35 * 1.00 * 18 * - *
OG 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia 1 33* 10* 17* 27* 0.82* 10* 15* | 1 10 2 * 8 * 10 * 1.00 * 33 * 4 *
Spengler Cup 2 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 6 50* 15* 14* 29* 0.58* 46* 23* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Jukka Hentunen Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/22/2011
06/22/2011 Confirmed Jokerit KalPa
05/05/2009
05/05/2009 Confirmed Ak Bars Kazan Jokerit

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