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Finland Juha Virtanen

#19 Jokerit / SM-liiga - 00/01
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Date of Birth
Jul 02, 1963
Position
RW
Age
59
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HPK
Status
Retired
Highlights
4-time Liiga Champion 4

Son: Elias Virtanen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 HPK I-divisioona 32 7 4 11 24 - |
1983-84 HPK SM-liiga 37 12 3 15 16 -28 |
1984-85 HPK I-divisioona 44 29 18 47 50 - |
1985-86 TuTo I-divisioona 44 37 16 53 34 - |
1986-87 TuTo I-divisioona 44 28 22 50 54 - |
1987-88 TPS SM-liiga 44 11 10 21 32 -2 |
1988-89 TPS SM-liiga 44 18 15 33 22 15 | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 4 0
1989-90 TPS SM-liiga 44 10 13 23 28 12 | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 10 4
1990-91 TPS SM-liiga 44 10 9 19 38 14 | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 12 7
Finland Goodwill Games 5 0 0 0 10 - |
1991-92 TPS SM-liiga 43 8 9 17 38 -2 | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -1
1992-93 TPS SM-liiga 17 3 6 9 22 8 | Playoffs 12 3 1 4 2 14
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
1993-94 TuTo Hockey I-divisioona 45 23 27 50 68 9 | Qualification 5 2 2 4 22 -2
1994-95 TuTo Hockey SM-liiga 50 18 12 30 66 -11 |
1995-96 TuTo Hockey SM-liiga 45 19 11 30 60 1 | Relegation 7 2 2 4 10 0
1996-97 HPK SM-liiga 43 18 7 25 47 -1 | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 29 -4
1997-98 HPK “A” SM-liiga 47 16 12 28 42 -3 |
1998-99 HPK “A” SM-liiga 53 14 15 29 81 10 | Playoffs 8 3 4 7 12 0
1999-00 HPK SM-liiga 16 1 1 2 18 -5 |
Jokerit SM-liiga 36 8 6 14 38 -2 | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 8 0
2000-01 Jokerit SM-liiga 45 3 5 8 12 3 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 -1
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 HPK Euro HL 6 0 5 5 10 - | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 4 -
2000-01 Jokerit Spengler Cup - - - - - - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Euro HL 1 6 0 5 5 0.83 10 - | 1 2 1 1 2 1.00 4 -
Goodwill Games 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 10 - | 0
I-divisioona 6 210 124 87 211 1.00 230 8 | 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 22 -2
SM-liiga (Liiga) 14 608 169 134 303 0.50 560 9 | 10 84 18 20 38 0.45 91 19
Spengler Cup 1 - - - - - - - | 0
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Jari Hirsimäki (F) 1985-1996 9 Finland, TPS, TUTO Hockey
Jukka Virtanen (D) 1987-1993 6 Kiekko-67, TPS
Hannu Virta (D) 1987-1993 6 TPS
Jukka Vilander (F) 1987-1993 6 Finland, TPS
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