Eliteprospects
Finland Juuso Riikola
Langnau / NL - 24/25
Date of Birth
Nov 09, 1993
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Joensuu, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SaiPa
Contract
24/25
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Simo-Pekka Riikola

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Juuso Riikola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 SaiPa U16 U16 I-divisioona 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2008-09 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 22* 2* 8* 10* 26* -* |
2009-10 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 27* 3* 13* 16* 36* -* |
2010-11 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 2* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 8 -
KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 28* 3* 7* 10* 24* -1* | Relegation 4 0 1 1 0 0
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 0* 0* 29* 0* |
2011-12 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 37* 4* 9* 13* 65* 6* | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 6 -9
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 4* 5* 4* -* |
2012-13 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 14* 3* 2* 5* 12* -3* |
KalPa SM-liiga 20* 0* 6* 6* 6* 3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* 1* |
2013-14 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 0* 2* 2* 10* -4* |
KalPa Liiga 54* 1* 4* 5* 28* -12* |
2014-15 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
KalPa Liiga 40* 6* 8* 14* 24* 1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 25 -2
2015-16 KalPa “A” Liiga 51* 5* 10* 15* 24* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -3
2016-17 KalPa “A” Liiga 59* 6* 19* 25* 28* 0* | Playoffs 18 1 6 7 4 7
2017-18 KalPa “A” Liiga 59* 8* 16* 24* 14* -9* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 1
Finland WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) “A” International 19* 0* 9* 9* 6* 4* |
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 37* 2* 3* 5* 10* 3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36* 1* 6* 7* 6* 3* |
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 53* 1* 34* 35* 24* -10* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -4
2022-23 IK Oskarshamn “A” SHL 42* 2* 17* 19* 16* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -4
Finland (all) International 14* 0* 3* 3* 2* -5* |
2023-24 SCL Tigers NL 43* 3* 14* 17* 20* -1* |
Finland (all) International 9* 0* 2* 2* 4* 1* |
2024-25 Langnau NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Juuso Riikola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 KalPa ET 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 KalPa Champions HL 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* |
2015-16 KalPa Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2016-17 KalPa Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 6* 1* |
2017-18 KalPa Champions HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* -6* |
Finland EHT 7* 0* 5* 5* 2* -1* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |
2023-24 Finland “A” EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |

Juuso Riikola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 58* 1* 36* 37* 0.64* 24* -9* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -4 *
Champions HL 4 24* 3* 4* 7* 0.29* 16* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 18* 0* 8* 8* 0.44* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 42* 0* 14* 14* 0.33* 12* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 23* 3* 5* 8* 0.35* 37* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 283* 26* 63* 89* 0.31* 124* -16* | 4 31 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.32 * 35 * 3 *
NHL 4 80* 3* 10* 13* 0.16* 18* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 2 43* 3* 14* 17* 0.40* 20* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 42* 2* 17* 19* 0.45* 16* 5* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -4 *
U16 I-divisioona 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 49* 5* 21* 26* 0.53* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 15* 4* 6* 10* 0.67* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 6* 0* 3* 3* 0.50* 4* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 8 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 86* 10* 20* 30* 0.35* 113* -5* | 2 12 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.33 * 6 * -9 *
WC 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juuso Riikola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/25/2023
10/25/2023 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
03/31/2023
03/31/2023 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn SCL Tigers
05/25/2022
05/25/2022 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins IK Oskarshamn
09/05/2020
09/05/2020 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
05/30/2019
05/30/2019 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
05/18/2018
05/18/2018 Confirmed Lukko Pittsburgh Penguins
04/13/2018
04/13/2018 Confirmed KalPa Lukko
12/21/2016
12/21/2016 Extension KalPa KalPa
04/09/2015
04/09/2015 Extension KalPa KalPa
11/19/2012
11/19/2012 Extension KalPa KalPa
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 5 #125 overall by Vityaz Podolsk in the KHL Draft