Team Facts
Plays in Liiga Full name Mikkelin Jukurit Team colours Blue + Yellow + Red Town Mikkeli, FIN Founded 1970

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#23 Severi Auvinen (G) 22 2001 Helsinki, FIN 5'11" 168 L 23/24
#33 Karolus Kaarlehto (G) 25 1997 Turku, FIN 6'2" 179 L 24/25
#36 Markus Ruusu (G) 25 1997 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'2" 176 L 23/24
#1 Lukas Silvennoinen (G) 20 2002 Turku, FIN 6'4" 183 R Junior
#55 Frans Tuohimaa (G) 31 1991 Helsinki, FIN 6'2" 192 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#47 Saku Forsblom (D) 25 1997 Mikkeli, FIN 5'10" 165 L 23/24
#19 Hannes Häkkilä (D) 20 2002 Kalajoki, FIN 5'9" 176 L 23/24
#7 Joni Jurmo (D) Vancouver Canucks 21 2002 Espoo, FIN 6'4" 198 L 24/25
#98 Oliver Joakim Larsen (D) 24 1998 Aalborg, DEN 6'1" 207 R 23/24
#60 Niclas Lundgren (D)   “A” 33 1989 Västerås, SWE 6'0" 198 L 23/24
#6 Lucas Nordsäter (D) 24 1998 Sunne, SWE 6'1" 183 L 23/24
#23 Linus Nässén (D)   “A” 25 1998 Norrtälje, SWE 6'0" 183 L 23/24
#28 Niklas Peltomäki (D) 25 1998 Espoo, FIN 6'3" 181 L 23/24
#71 Niilo Romppanen (D) 21 2002 Joensuu, FIN 6'2" 170 L 24/25
#3 Robert von Gerdten (D) 20 2002 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 187 L 23/24
#8 Libor Zábranský (D) 23 2000 Brno, CZE 6'1" 190 R 23/24
FORWARDS
#50 Juhamatti Aaltonen (RW)   “C” 38 1985 Ii, FIN 6'0" 196 R 23/24
#95 Oskars Batna (C) 28 1995 Riga, LAT 6'5" 234 L 23/24
#10 Johan Harju (LW) 37 1986 Övertorneå, SWE 6'3" 209 L 22/23
#91 Konsta Helenius (RW) 17 2006 Ylöjärvi, FIN 5'10" 168 R
#13 Quinton Howden (C/LW) 31 1992 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'2" 190 L 22/23
#88 Niko Huuhtanen (RW) Tampa Bay Lightning 19 2003 Helsinki, FIN 6'2" 209 R 23/24
#32 Topias Hynninen (RW) 17 2005 Vihti, FIN 5'10" 165 L 23/24
#26 Jarkko Immonen (C)   “A” 41 1982 Rantasalmi, FIN 5'11" 201 R 23/24
#25 Pekka Jormakka (RW)   “A” 32 1990 Jyväskylän mlk, FIN 5'9" 181 R 23/24
#15 Juho Järvelä (C) 19 2003 Mikkeli, FIN 6'4" 198 L 24/25+1
#14 Liam Kirk (LW/C) Arizona Coyotes 23 2000 Maltby, GBR 6'1" 190 L
#87 Michal Kovarcik (C/RW) 26 1996 Novy Jicin, CZE 6'0" 176 L 23/24
#34 Ondrej Kovarcik (LW) 27 1995 Novy Jicin, CZE 5'10" 165 L 23/24
#29 Nikita Krivokrasov (RW) 22 2000 Woodbury, MN, USA 5'10" 192 L 22/23
#77 Daniel Mäkiaho (RW) 22 2001 Kauniainen, FIN 6'2" 198 L 23/24
#17 Otto Mäkinen (C) 25 1998 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 179 L 23/24
#27
Markus Oden (F) 21 2001 Washington, DC, USA 5'10" 154 R 23/24
#54 Jesper Piitulainen (RW) 31 1991 Savonlinna, FIN 5'8" 168 R 24/25
#61 Miikka Pitkänen (C/LW) 27 1996 Kuopio, FIN 5'10" 159 L 23/24
#20 Patrik Puistola (RW/LW) 22 2001 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 174 L 23/24
#18 Viljam Sandvik (C) 20 2003 Loviisa, FIN 5'9" 183 R Junior
#56 Samu Tuomaala (RW) Philadelphia Flyers 20 2003 Oulu, FIN 5'11" 190 R
Position: G: 5, D: 11, F: 22 | Av Age: 24.61 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 184 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 26 players
4 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Jukurit: 2 493 GP
NHL: 127 GP
WC: 183 GP
OG: 27 GP
SHL: 1 381 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 541 GP
Liiga: 4 794 GP
KHL: 1 169 GP
Czechia: 581 GP
AHL: 413 GP
DEL: 73 GP Affiliated Team(s) Jukurit U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Jukurit U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Jukurit U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Jukurit/PiPS U16 (Not Active (Finland))
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)
Team Captains
“C” Juhamatti Aaltonen “A” Jarkko Immonen
Pekka Jormakka
Niclas Lundgren
Linus Nässén
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Ikioma Areena Location Mikkeli, FIN Capacity 4 487 Construction Year 1982
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-11T15:00:00+0000 Kärpät Jukurit 2 - 6 Liiga
2023-03-09T16:30:00+0000 Lukko Jukurit 1 - 2 Liiga
2023-03-04T15:00:00+0000 Jukurit JYP 3 - 1 Liiga
2023-03-03T16:30:00+0000 Jukurit Tappara 3 - 4 Liiga
2023-02-25T15:00:00+0000 HPK Jukurit 3 - 6 Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
06/01/2023
06/01/2023 Confirmed Leaving Saku Forsblom (D) Leaving for Jokerit
05/29/2023
05/29/2023 Confirmed Leaving Juhamatti Aaltonen (F) Leaving for BK Mladá Boleslav
05/25/2023
05/25/2023 Confirmed Joining Ottoville Leppänen (F) Joining from Merrimack College
05/08/2023
05/08/2023 Confirmed Leaving Joni Jurmo (D) Leaving for Ilves
04/28/2023
04/28/2023 Confirmed Leaving Juho Järvelä (F) Leaving for HPK
04/21/2023
04/21/2023 Confirmed Joining Sander Vold Engebråten (D) Joining from Storhamar
04/21/2023 Extension Lucas Nordsäter (D)
04/21/2023 Extension Niilo Romppanen (D)
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1995-1996 II-divisioona 32 26 3 3 - - 268 104 55 1.72 1 -
1996-1997 II-divisioona - - - - - - - - - - - -
1997-1998 II-divisioona 18 9 0 9 - - 100 100 18 1.00 5 -
II-divisioona 12 6 0 6 - - 69 65 18 1.50 3 No playoffs held
1998-1999 II-divisioona 16 13 1 2 - - 99 37 27 1.69 1 -
1999-2000 Suomi-sarja 34 27 3 4 - - 156 66 57 1.68 1 Champion | Promoted
2000-2001 Mestis 44 30 1 13 - - 183 100 61 1.39 2 Champion
2001-2002 Mestis 44 26 10 8 - - 185 114 66 1.50 1 Champion
2002-2003 Mestis 44 33 2 7 - 2 166 86 70 1.59 1 Champion
2003-2004 Mestis 45 26 6 8 1 4 148 89 64 1.42 1 Final loss
2004-2005 Mestis 44 28 8 8 3 - 140 59 67 1.52 2 Bronze game loss
2005-2006 Mestis 45 29 5 11 - - 173 102 63 1.40 1 Champion
2006-2007 Mestis 45 29 6 10 - - 198 110 65 1.44 3 Final loss
2007-2008 Mestis 45 23 - 13 6 3 134 101 84 1.87 3 Bronze game win
2008-2009 Mestis 45 19 - 18 2 6 126 119 67 1.49 9 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 Mestis 45 18 - 18 4 5 127 128 67 1.49 8 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 Mestis 49 29 - 9 8 3 187 108 106 2.16 1 Final loss
2011-2012 Mestis 46 25 - 9 7 5 164 107 94 2.04 1 Bronze game loss
2012-2013 Mestis 48 28 - 12 3 5 150 106 95 1.98 1 Champion
2013-2014 Mestis 56 17 - 18 9 12 151 151 81 1.45 7 Final loss
2014-2015 Mestis 56 33 - 15 5 3 173 111 112 2.00 1 Champion
2015-2016 Mestis 50 34 - 6 4 6 207 109 118 2.36 1 Champion
2016-2017 Liiga 60 20 - 28 4 8 128 141 76 1.27 11 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Liiga 60 16 - 30 5 9 133 170 67 1.12 13 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 Liiga 60 13 - 27 8 12 145 179 67 1.12 14 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Liiga 59 19 - 40 8 7 127 178 56 0.95 13 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 Liiga 57 13 - 34 5 5 120 199 54 0.95 14 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 Liiga 60 31 - 17 8 4 166 138 113 1.88 2 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 Liiga 60 24 - 30 5 1 155 165 83 1.38 11 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 Liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2001-2002 Continental Cup 3 2 0 1 - - 10 5 4 1.33 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 3 2 1 0 - - 12 5 5 1.67 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 6 10 0 0.00 4 Bronze game loss
2002-2003 Continental Cup 3 2 0 1 - - 6 5 4 1.33 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 3 2 0 1 - - 9 7 4 1.33 2 -
2003-2004 Continental Cup 3 2 1 0 - - 8 2 5 1.67 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 3 0 0 3 - - 6 14 0 0.00 4 -
2022-2023 Champions HL 6 4 - 2 0 0 22 15 12 2.00 2 Quarterfinal loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Tatu Vihavainen (F) 2022-2023 Saale Bulls Halle Germany3 37 14 51 65 38
2. Juha Koivisto (F) 2022-2023 HC Ludwig III-divisioona 20 21 38 59 6
3. Roope Ranta (F) 2022-2023 TUTO Hockey Mestis 49 12 40 52 26
4. Heikki Huttunen (F) 2022-2023 RoKi Mestis 51 23 26 49 24
5. Charlie Sarault (F) 2022-2023 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 46 9 39 48 8
6. Joona Jääskeläinen (F) 2022-2023 HC Kosice Slovakia 47 22 23 45 16
7. Brandon Yip (F) 2022-2023 Kunlun Red Star KHL 59 21 21 42 57
8. Jesse Juntheikki (F) 2022-2023 KelA II-divisioona 18 14 28 42 24
9. Teemu Turunen (F) 2022-2023 Kärpät Liiga 56 16 25 41 18
10. Petr Pohl (F) 2022-2023 ECDC Memmingen Germany3 32 16 24 40 8
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Lasse Kanerva (F) 419 240 212 452
2. Petri Lehtonen (F) 353 121 229 350
3. Antti Laakso (F) 353 114 201 315
4. Mikko Hakkarainen (F) 336 69 160 229
5. Turo Asplund (F) 340 74 138 212
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Lasse Kanerva (F) 419 240 212 452
2. Petri Lehtonen (F) 353 121 229 350
3. Antti Laakso (F) 353 114 201 315
4. Tuomo Jormakka (F) 397 88 108 196
5. Timo Härkönen (F) 118 86 94 180
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Petri Lehtonen (F) 353 121 229 350
2. Lasse Kanerva (F) 419 240 212 452
3. Antti Laakso (F) 353 114 201 315
4. Mikko Hakkarainen (F) 336 69 160 229
5. Turo Asplund (F) 340 74 138 212
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Toni Leinonen (D) 275 49 156 338
2. Ilkka Vaarasuo (D) 339 20 73 285
3. Joonas Kalliola (F) 339 57 102 278
4. Esa Hämäläinen (D) 292 17 40 269
5. Mikko Hakkarainen (F) 336 69 229 256
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Lasse Kanerva (F) 419 240 212 452
2. Jesper Piitulainen (F) 411 80 126 206
3. Ilkka Kallioinen (D) 402 40 111 151
4. Tuomo Jormakka (F) 397 88 108 196
5. Teemu Henritius (F) 358 53 87 140
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Roope Talaja (F) 1 2 3 3.00
2. Chuck Marshall (F) 14 21 32 2.29
3. Jari Rautio (F) 38 43 85 2.24
4. Lauri Kukkasniemi (F) 75 73 150 2.00
5. Petr Pohl (F) 1 0 2 2.00
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Lasse Kanerva (F) 1996-1997 II-divisioona 35 41 36 77 2.20 26
2. Lauri Kukkasniemi (F) 1995-1996 II-divisioona 32 43 32 75 2.34 8
3. Oula Palve (F) 2015-2016 Mestis 43 32 39 71 1.65 22
4. Juha Ikonen (F) 1989-1990 II-divisioona 35 22 43 65 1.86 44
5. Jari Rautio (F) 1984-1985 II-divisioona 28 32 32 64 2.29 16
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Lauri Kukkasniemi (F) 1995-1996 II-divisioona 32 43 32 75 2.34 8
2. Lasse Kanerva (F) 1996-1997 II-divisioona 35 41 36 77 2.20 26
3. Jari Tapper (F) 1991-1992 II-divisioona 36 36 27 63 1.75 44
4. Risto Reivilä (F) 1986-1987 II-divisioona 28 34 21 55 1.96 26
5. Oula Palve (F) 2015-2016 Mestis 43 32 39 71 1.65 22
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Toni Jalo (F) 2013-2014 Mestis 56 6 45 51 0.91 10
2. Juha Ikonen (F) 1989-1990 II-divisioona 35 22 43 65 1.86 44
3. Saku Tukiainen (D) 1995-1996 II-divisioona 30 16 40 56 1.87 16
4. Oula Palve (F) 2015-2016 Mestis 43 32 39 71 1.65 22
5. Roope Ranta (F) 2015-2016 Mestis 49 23 38 61 1.24 28
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Lauri Kinos (D) 2006-2007 Mestis 45 17 16 33 0.73 123
2. Simo Pulkki (D) 2009-2010 Mestis 34 1 6 7 0.21 116
3. Joonas Kalliola (F) 2015-2016 Mestis 42 11 9 20 0.48 102
4. Patrik Lostedt (F) 2013-2014 Mestis 46 3 1 4 0.09 98
5. Esa Hämäläinen (D) 2005-2006 Mestis 36 2 5 7 0.19 92
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 184 lbs 24.61
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 25.30
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 25.30
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 25.16
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 25.47
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Behind the name

The team name is likely derived from 'jukuripää', which is used to describe a stubborn person or an animal.