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Finland Jari Viuhkola

#24 Hokki / Mestis - 14/15

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Jari Viuhkola Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 27, 1980
Position
C
Age
43
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 6 #158 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
5-time Liiga Champion 5

A skilled two-way center with good hockey sense. Viuhkola handles the puck quite comfortably and is a capable playmaker. Also good on faceoffs.
On the downside, there are some consistency issues and his skating is average at best.
Son: Nooa Viuhkola

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Jari Viuhkola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 17 20 25 45 16 - | Playoffs 3 3 3 6 2 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 11 8 8 16 20 - |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 7 2 1 3 4 0 |
Finland U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 9 5 4 9 12 - |
1996-97 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 8 3 5 8 37 - |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 27 5 7 12 43 - |
Finland U17 WHC-17 3 1 2 3 6 - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 6 1 3 4 8 - |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 5 1 2 3 6 - |
1997-98 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 7 4 5 9 18 - |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 19 3 9 12 47 - | Relegation 9 5 9 14 10 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 6 2 4 6 12 - |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 24 4 9 13 24 - |
1998-99 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 21 8 14 22 16 - | Relegation 9 4 10 14 6 -
Kärpät I-divisioona 14 5 5 10 6 7 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 1 1 2 - |
1999-00 Kärpät I-divisioona 31 6 15 21 59 15 | Qualification 7 1 0 1 2 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 1 1 2 6 -1 |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 16 2 5 7 8 - |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 5 4 9 13 0 - |
2000-01 Kärpät SM-liiga 54 5 8 13 32 -9 | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 6 0
2001-02 Kärpät SM-liiga 46 8 14 22 24 3 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -1
2002-03 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 49 15 17 32 56 15 | Playoffs 15 4 8 12 10 0
2003-04 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 53 25 31 56 34 36 | Playoffs 14 3 5 8 4 0
Finland WC 2 0 0 0 4 3 |
2004-05 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 44 15 16 31 30 4 | Playoffs 12 5 10 15 6 11
Finland WC 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2005-06 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 46 12 27 39 40 21 | Playoffs 11 2 8 10 4 5
Finland WC 7 1 1 2 2 0 |
2006-07 Kärpät “C” SM-liiga 37 7 38 45 40 11 | Playoffs 10 4 6 10 6 7
Finland WC 8 3 0 3 0 1 |
2007-08 Lowell Devils AHL 10 0 3 3 4 -5 |
Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 9 1 9 10 8 6 | Playoffs 15 5 7 12 8 6
2008-09 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 49 10 36 46 18 6 | Playoffs 15 0 11 11 4 0
2009-10 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 29 7 23 30 18 -3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -1
2010-11 Did not play |
2011-12 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 49 5 23 28 24 1 | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 8 0
2012-13 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 19 3 2 5 4 -9 |
2013-14 Kärpät “A” Liiga 51 6 22 28 16 9 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -1
2014-15 Hokki Mestis 5 1 2 3 4 -2 |

Jari Viuhkola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Finland EHT 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2003-04 Finland EHT 6 0 2 2 6 - |
2004-05 Kärpät “A” ECC 3 2 2 4 4 3 |
Finland EHT 4 0 2 2 0 - |
2005-06 Kärpät “A” ECC 3 1 4 5 6 -2 |
Finland EHT 6 1 3 4 2 - |
2006-07 Finland EHT 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
2008-09 Kärpät “A” Champions HL 3 0 0 0 2 0 |
2009-10 Finland EHT 3 1 3 4 2 -3 |
2011-12 Kärpät ET 3 0 2 2 2 - |
2012-13 Kärpät “A” ET 4 1 1 2 12 - |
2013-14 Kärpät ET 4 1 0 1 4 - |
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Jari Viuhkola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 10 0 3 3 0.30 4 -5 | 0
Champions HL 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 | 0
ECC 2 6 3 6 9 1.50 10 1 | 0
EHT 6 22 2 10 12 0.55 12 -3 | 0
EJC-18 1 6 2 4 6 1.00 12 - | 0
ET 3 11 2 3 5 0.45 18 - | 0
I-divisioona 2 45 11 20 31 0.69 65 22 | 2 11 1 1 2 0.18 2 -1
International-Jr 5 63 13 24 37 0.59 60 - | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 535 119 266 385 0.72 344 91 | 12 124 27 58 85 0.69 68 26
Mestis 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 4 -2 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 17 20 25 45 2.65 16 - | 1 3 3 3 6 2.00 2 -
U18 SM-sarja 3 26 15 18 33 1.27 75 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 79 22 40 62 0.78 110 0 | 2 18 9 19 28 1.56 16 -
WC 4 20 4 1 5 0.25 6 4 | 0
WHC-17 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 6 - | 0
WJC-20 1 7 1 1 2 0.29 6 -1 | 0
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Jari Viuhkola Connections

Player Period Teams
Mikko Lehtonen (D) 1995-2014 16 Finland, Finland, Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Ilkka Mikkola (D) 1995-2013 14 Finland, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Antti Aarnio (F) 1997-2010 12 Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Lasse Kukkonen (D) 1997-2014 11 Finland, Finland, Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/27/2015
01/27/2015 Confirmed No team Retired
12/23/2014
12/23/2014 Confirmed Hokki Unknown
12/02/2014
12/02/2014 Confirmed Kärpät Hokki
01/30/2012
01/30/2012 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
04/19/2011
04/19/2011 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
04/22/2009
04/22/2009 Extension Kärpät Kärpät

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