When was JHT founded?

JHT was founded in 1992 in Kalajoki, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of JHT?

The head coach of JHT is Jari Kauppila.

Who is the captain of JHT?

The captain of JHT is Jarno Palola.

What arena does JHT play in?

JHT play their home games at Wiimax Areena in Kalajoki, FIN.

Who is the general manager of JHT?

The general manager of JHT is Erkki Olkkola.

What are the team colors of JHT?

The team colors of JHT are Blue + White + Red.

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Suomi-sarja

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2026-2027 Season

JHT are 6-5-1 in the 2026-27 Suomi-sarja season with 18 points, 9th overall.

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2026-2027 JHT Roster

JHT — 2026-2027 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#29	Konsta Hiltunen (G)	20	2005	Pirkkala, FIN	6'4"	190	L	26/27
		Eetu Laurikkala (G)	21	2005	Rauma, FIN	6'1"	183	L	Try-out
DEFENSEMEN
	#77	Nick Durajlija (D)	27	1999	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'6"	236	L	26/27
	#7	Tuukka Heikkilä (D)	20	2005	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	172	L	26/27
	#44	Matias Häikiö (D)	19	2007	Turku, FIN	5'10"	172	L	26/27
		Veerne Lähteenmäki (D)	21	2005	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	198	R	Try-out
	#5	Benjamin Peltola (D)	18	2008	Kalajoki, FIN	6'2"	209	L	26/27
	#17	Aatu Takkunen (D)	18	2008	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Junior
	#54	Niko Vehkaperä (D)	23	2003	Liminka, FIN	6'4"	205	R	26/27
	#3	Leevi Viljanen (D)	25	2001	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	165	L	26/27
FORWARDS
	#24	Iiro Hietakangas (RW)"A"	26	2000	Ähtäri, FIN	5'8"	170	L	26/27
	#19	Luka Kauppila (C)	21	2005	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	187	L	26/27
	#97	Jesse Kylmäniemi (C)"A"	27	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	174	L	26/27
	#11	Gustavs Licis Licitis (F)	21	2005	Riga, LAT	6'1"	181	L	26/27
	#26	Niko Lång (C)	25	2001	Iisalmi, FIN	6'1"	183	L	26/27
	#71	Joe Martin (F)	26	2000	Hudson, WI, USA	6'2"	190	R	26/27
	#8	Samuel Mäkinen (C)	23	2003	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	201	L	26/27
	#87	Elias Mäkitalo (F)	21	2005	Pedersöre, FIN	5'8"	172	L	26/27
	#22	Markus Mäkitalo (RW)	23	2003	Pedersöre, FIN	5'11"	183	L	26/27
	#34	Jarno Palola (LW/C)"C"	33	1993	Ylivieska, FIN	6'4"	203	L	26/27
	#10	Juuso Pulkkinen (F)	23	2003	Iisalmi, FIN	6'0"	183	R	26/27
	#16	Matias Rahkola (RW)	20	2006	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	187	R	26/27
	#27	Riku Ruonala (F)	20	2006	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#51	Santtu Yliuntinen (F)	21	2004	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	198	L	26/27
Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 14Av Age: 22.58 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2026-2027 JHT Staff

Head CoachJari Kauppila
Asst. CoachJanne Myllymäki
Goaltending CoachJari Mäyrä
General ManagerErkki Olkkola
Sports ManagerMika Siipola
Team ManagerErkki Olkkola
Team ManagerMika Siipola
ChairmanMika Siipola
Equipment ManagerHeikki Heikkilä
Equipment ManagerToni Mölsä
Equipment ManagerEsko Tuura
Strength & Conditioning CoachJanne Myllymäki

Team Staff History

2026-2027 JHT Captains

"C"

Jarno Palola

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2026-2027 JHT Demographics

JHT Facts

Plays in: Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + White + Red
Town: Kalajoki, FIN Map
Founded: 1992

2026-2027 JHT Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
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1 player

Experience

JHT: 1 323 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Cowboys (II-divisioona)
Hermes (Mestis)
Hermes U20 (U20 Mestis)
JHT Akatemia (III-divisioona)
YJK (III-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wiimax Areena
Location: Kalajoki, FIN
Capacity: 1 700
Construction Year: 1991

JHT Games

JHT — 2026-2027 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 05:00 PM GMT+2	S-Kiekko	JHT	-	Suomi-sarja
11/13/2026 06:30 PM GMT+2	JHT	Raahe-Kiekko	-	Suomi-sarja
11/01/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	Hunters	JHT	4 - 5 (OT 63:02)	Suomi-sarja
10/31/2026 05:00 PM GMT+2	Titaanit	JHT	1 - 6	Suomi-sarja
10/30/2026 06:30 PM GMT+2	SaPKo	JHT	6 - 3	Suomi-sarja

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Latest Transactions

JHT — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Juuso Aaltonen (F)	Muik Hockey	Details
11/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Veerne Lähteenmäki (D)	No team	Details
11/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Eetu Laurikkala (G)	No team	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	joining	Juuso Aaltonen (F)	Hermes	Details
10/29/2026	Loan	joining	Jaakko Mustonen (F)	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Eelis Yrjänäinen (D)	Unknown	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Matias Häikiö (D)	KalPa U18	Details
09/19/2026	Loan	joining	Nico Kettunen (D)	IPK	Details

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JHT History and Standings

JHT — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Suomi-sarja	12	5	1	1	5	18	42	35	1.5	9	-
2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	19	0	4	11	61	155	116	1.79	6	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Suomi-sarja	36	13	7	1	15	54	138	150	1.5	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Suomi-sarja	33	12	5	0	16	46	126	133	1.39	2	Quarterfinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	28	9	3	0	16	33	104	123	1.18	10	Final group
2022-2023	Suomi-sarja	34	20	3	3	8	69	153	101	2.03	2	Final loss
2021-2022	Mestis	10	2	0	2	6	8	27	51	0.8	5	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	26	18	0	4	4	58	174	73	2.23	4	Final loss
2020-2021	Suomi-sarja	20	14	1	1	4	45	92	68	2.25	4	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomi-sarja	30	20	4	1	10	57	134	112	1.9	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Suomi-sarja	39	20	3	3	13	69	159	139	1.77	6	Quarterfinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	32	15	2	3	12	52	121	120	1.63	8	Final group
2017-2018	Suomi-sarja	40	23	3	1	13	76	178	107	1.9	4	Champion
	Suomi-sarja	30	20	1	1	8	63	145	74	2.1	3	Final group
2016-2017	Mestis	8	0	1	0	7	2	14	43	0.25	5	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	36	26	4	1	5	87	168	88	2.42	2	Final loss
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	19	3	1	13	64	148	123	1.78	6	Bronze game win
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	14	3	2	17	50	120	132	1.39	9	Saved in play-out
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	18	4	1	15	63	142	117	1.66	8	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	22	3	2	1	16	14	59	110	0.64	12	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	20	11	0	0	9	33	80	73	1.65	3	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	22	7	2	0	13	25	91	100	1.14	9	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	14	11	1	0	2	35	69	30	2.5	1	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	14	10	1	1	2	33	75	37	2.36	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	22	10	3	0	9	36	83	71	1.64	6	No playoffs held
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	16	11	1	0	4	35	93	69	2.19	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	13	1	0	6	41	130	66	2.05	2	-
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	20	13	1	1	5	42	92	59	2.1	2	-
	Suomi-sarja	14	5	2	2	5	21	56	62	1.5	4	No playoffs held
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	14	5	1	0	8	17	58	81	1.21	7	No playoffs held

JHT Tournament Statistics

JHT — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	0	0	1	3	7	5	1.5	2	Qualification loss
	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	0	0	7	11	4	3.5	1	-
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	2	0	0	1	1	1	5	11	0.5	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	3	0	0	1	-	21	11	-	-	Relegated
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	4	3	-	-	1	-	18	13	-	-	Quarterfinal loss

JHT Retired Numbers

JHT Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

JHT — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Riku Vähäniitty (F)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	8	8	20	28	2
2.	Olli Sorsa (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	9	11	13	24	0
3.	Ville-Pekka Pietilä (F)	2026-2027	Muik Hockey	Suomi-sarja	13	2	18	20	2
4.	Henri Kivioja (F)	2026-2027	Hokki	III-divisioona	6	7	12	19	6
5.	Iivari Miikkulainen (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo	Suomi-sarja	13	8	9	17	4
6.	Heikki Klemetti (F)	2026-2027	KuKi HT	II-divisioona	7	5	11	16	0
7.	Matias Termonen (F)	2026-2027	RNK Hoci	II-divisioona	8	7	7	14	0
8.	Tomi Stylman (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	11	7	7	14	0
9.	Tobias Ahlskog (F)	2026-2027	IFK Lepplax	II-divisioona	9	3	11	14	10
10.	Tommi Klemetti (F)	2026-2027	KuKi HT	II-divisioona	7	7	6	13	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

JHT — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	22.58
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.39
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	22.75
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	25.38
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.86

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

JHT — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sami Markkanen (F)	527	368	631	999
2.	Henri Mustonen (F)	529	355	390	745
3.	Tomi Gronoff (F)	465	194	435	629
4.	Jarno Palola (F)	455	209	297	506
5.	Jan Jasko (F)	163	162	176	338

Franchise All-Time Goals

JHT — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sami Markkanen (F)	527	368	631	999
2.	Henri Mustonen (F)	529	355	390	745
3.	Jarno Palola (F)	455	209	297	506
4.	Tomi Gronoff (F)	465	194	435	629
5.	Jan Jasko (F)	163	162	176	338

Franchise All-Time Assists

JHT — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sami Markkanen (F)	527	368	631	999
2.	Tomi Gronoff (F)	465	194	435	629
3.	Henri Mustonen (F)	529	355	390	745
4.	Jarno Palola (F)	455	209	297	506
5.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	158	100	190	290

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

JHT — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Henri Mustonen (F)	529	355	745	682
2.	Iiro Ojala (D)	292	21	60	496
3.	Tomi Gronoff (F)	465	194	629	424
4.	Sami Markkanen (F)	527	368	999	400
5.	Jarno Palola (F)	455	209	506	368

Franchise All-Time Games Played

JHT — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Henri Mustonen (F)	529	355	390	745
2.	Sami Markkanen (F)	527	368	631	999
3.	Tomi Gronoff (F)	465	194	435	629
4.	Jarno Palola (F)	455	209	297	506
5.	Marko Tuomainen (D)	323	55	180	235

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

JHT — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Juha Penttilä (F)	93	148	266	2.86
2.	Kari Jalonen (F)	26	21	66	2.54
3.	Jan Jasko (F)	163	162	338	2.07
4.	Sami Leskelä (F)	12	10	24	2.00
5.	Matias Pirhonen (F)	2	3	4	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

JHT — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Sami Markkanen (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	53	103	156	5.38	26
2.	Jan Jasko (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	34	65	61	126	3.71	52
3.	Juha Penttilä (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	25	60	53	113	4.52	8
4.	Harri Helama (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	36	74	110	3.06	36
5.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	30	39	61	100	3.33	38

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

JHT — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jan Jasko (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	34	65	61	126	3.71	52
2.	Juha Penttilä (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	25	60	53	113	4.52	8
3.	Sami Markkanen (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	53	103	156	5.38	26
4.	Jari Ervasti (F)	1987-1988	II-divisioona	-	51	21	72	-	-
5.	Jan Jasko (F)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	44	45	27	72	1.64	42

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

JHT — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Sami Markkanen (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	53	103	156	5.38	26
2.	Harri Helama (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	36	74	110	3.06	36
3.	Jan Jasko (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	34	65	61	126	3.71	52
4.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	30	39	61	100	3.33	38
5.	Robert Pukalovic (D)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	34	32	57	89	2.62	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

JHT — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Juuso Hämäläinen (F)	2018-2019	Suomi-sarja	31	9	9	18	0.58	124
2.	Ville Vähäsarja (D)	2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	30	4	9	13	0.43	116
3.	Sami Laine (F)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	31	3	9	12	0.39	105
4.	Radovan Sipos (D)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	43	5	11	16	0.37	102
5.	Janne Tohila (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	26	13	11	24	0.92	100