Jari Viuhkola

Date of Birth: Feb 27, 1980
Age: 46
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: C
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Jari Viuhkola Facts

Player Type: PlaymakerTwo-Way Forward
Drafted: 1998 round 6 #158 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

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

Team Staff profile also available: Jari Viuhkola

Jari Viuhkola Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1995-1996	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	17	20	25	45	16	-	Playoffs	3	3	3	6	2	-
1995-1996	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	8	8	16	20	-
1995-1996	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	2	1	3	4	0
1995-1996	Finland U16 (all) "C"	International-Jr	9	5	4	9	12	-
1996-1997	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3	5	8	37	-
1996-1997	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	5	7	12	43	-
1996-1997	Finland U17	WHC-17	3	1	2	3	6	-
1996-1997	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	6	1	3	4	8	-
1996-1997	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	2	3	6	-
1997-1998	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	4	5	9	18	-
1997-1998	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	3	9	12	47	-	Relegation	9	5	9	14	10	-
1997-1998	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	2	4	6	12	-
1997-1998	Finland U18 (all) "A"	International-Jr	24	4	9	13	24	-
1998-1999	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	8	14	22	16	-	Relegation	9	4	10	14	6	-
1998-1999	Kärpät	I-divisioona	14	5	5	10	6	7	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-1
1998-1999	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	1	1	2	-
1999-2000	Kärpät	I-divisioona	31	6	15	21	59	15	Qualification	7	1	0	1	2	0
1999-2000	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	6	-1
1999-2000	Finland U20 (all) "A"	International-Jr	16	2	5	7	8	-
1999-2000	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	4	9	13	0	-
2000-2001	Kärpät	SM-liiga	54	5	8	13	32	-9	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	6	0
2001-2002	Kärpät	SM-liiga	46	8	14	22	24	3	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	6	-1
2002-2003	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	49	15	17	32	56	15	Playoffs	15	4	8	12	10	0
2003-2004	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	53	25	31	56	34	36	Playoffs	14	3	5	8	4	0
2003-2004	Finland	WC	2	0	0	0	4	3
2004-2005	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	44	15	16	31	30	4	Playoffs	12	5	10	15	6	11
2004-2005	Finland	WC	3	0	0	0	0	0
2005-2006	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	46	12	27	39	40	21	Playoffs	11	2	8	10	4	5
2005-2006	Finland	WC	7	1	1	2	2	0
2006-2007	Kärpät "C"	SM-liiga	37	7	38	45	40	11	Playoffs	10	4	6	10	6	7
2006-2007	Finland	WC	8	3	0	3	0	1
2007-2008	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	9	1	9	10	8	6	Playoffs	15	5	7	12	8	6
2007-2008	Lowell Devils	AHL	10	0	3	3	4	-5
2008-2009	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	49	10	36	46	18	6	Playoffs	15	0	11	11	4	0
2009-2010	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	29	7	23	30	18	-3	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4	-1
2010-2011	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	49	5	23	28	24	1	Playoffs	9	3	2	5	8	0
2012-2013	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	19	3	2	5	4	-9
2013-2014	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	51	6	22	28	16	9	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-1
2014-2015	Hokki	Mestis	5	1	2	3	4	-2

Jari Viuhkola Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2002-2003	Finland	EHT	1	0	0	0	0	-
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	6	0	2	2	6	-
2004-2005	Kärpät "A"	ECC	3	2	2	4	4	3
2004-2005	Finland	EHT	4	0	2	2	0	-
2005-2006	Kärpät "A"	ECC	3	1	4	5	6	-2
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	6	1	3	4	2	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	2	0
2008-2009	Kärpät "A"	Champions HL	3	0	0	0	2	0
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	3	1	3	4	2	-3
2011-2012	Kärpät	ET	3	0	2	2	2	-
2012-2013	Kärpät "A"	ET	4	1	1	2	12	-
2013-2014	Kärpät	ET	4	1	0	1	4	-

Jari Viuhkola Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jari Viuhkola Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland	4	20	4	1	5	0.25	6	4	0
Finland (EHT)	6	22	2	10	12	0.55	12	-3*	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	9	5	4	9	1.00	12	-	0
Finland U17	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	6	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	6	1	3	4	0.67	8	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	12	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	2	29	5	11	16	0.55	30	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	6	-1	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	19	2	6	8	0.42	10	-	0
Hokki	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	4	-2	0
Kärpät	15	600	135	295	430	0.72	439	114*	14	135	28	59	87	0.64	70	25
Kärpät U16	1	17	20	25	45	2.65	16	-	1	3	3	3	6	2.00	2	-
Kärpät U18	3	26	15	18	33	1.27	75	-	0
Kärpät U20	5	79	22	40	62	0.78	110	0	2	18	9	19	28	1.56	16	-
Lowell Devils	1	10	0	3	3	0.30	4	-5	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jari Viuhkola Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team U16 Pohjola Camp Roster
1994-1995	U16 Pohjola Camp MVP
1997-1998	U18 EJC Silver Medal
1999-2000	Finland2 (I-divisioona) to SM-liiga Promotion (Kärpät)
2002-2003	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+36) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (3)
2004-2005	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Playoffs Most Assists (10) SM-liiga Playoffs Most Points (15)
2005-2006	SM-liiga Bronze Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Champion World Championship Silver Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Champion
2008-2009	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2013-2014	Liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/27/2015	Confirmed	No team	Retired
12/23/2014	Confirmed	Hokki	Unknown
12/02/2014	Confirmed	Kärpät	Hokki
01/30/2012	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät
04/19/2011	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät
04/22/2009	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät

Jari Viuhkola Biography and Trivia

Number 24 retired by Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Kärpät