Jukurit

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2024-2025 Jukurit Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Eetu Anttila (G)	25	1999	Naantali, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#29	Evan Buitenhuis (G)	31	1993	Burlington, ON, CAN	6'2"	185	L
	#1	Matthieu Herpin (G)	21	2004	Aix-en-Provence, FRA	5'11"	168	L
	#35	Karolus Kaarlehto (G)Loan	27	1997	Turku, FIN	6'1"	172	L
	#44	Ville Kolehmainen (G)	19	2006	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	163	R
	#36	Markus Ruusu (G)	27	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Juuso Arola (D)	25	1999	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#17	Kalle Ervasti (D)Loan	22	2003	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	176	R
	#23	Saku Forsblom (D)Loan	27	1997	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#58	Kim Johansson (D)	27	1998	Luleå, SWE	5'11"	181	L
	#23	Onni Korkka (D)Loan	24	2001	Rauma, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#4	Valtteri Koskela (D)	22	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#23	Tim Lovell (D)	23	2002	Bad Nauheim, GER	5'10"	161	L
	#60	Niclas Lundgren (D)"A"	35	1989	Västerås, SWE	6'0"	207	L
	#6	Lucas Nordsäter (D)"A"	26	1998	Sunne, SWE	6'1"	183	L
	#28	Niklas Peltomäki (D)"A"	27	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	181	L
	#15	Noel Pietilä (D)Loan	24	2000	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'9"	159	L
	#71	Niilo Romppanen (D)	23	2002	Joensuu, FIN	6'4"	209	L
	#23	Alberts Smits (D)	17	2007	Valmiera, LAT	6'3"	205	L
	#8	Kasper Soini (D)	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#15	Miks Tumānovs (D)Loan	23	2001	Riga, LAT	6'5"	198	L
	#48	Jesse Vuorela (D)Loan	23	2002	Lohja, FIN	6'0"	181	R
FORWARDS
	#98	Peter Abbandonato (C/LW)	27	1998	Laval, QC, CAN	5'11"	194	L
	#27	Alex Berardinelli (C/LW)	29	1995	Greensburg, PA, USA	5'11"	183	L
	#17	Matti Butkovskiy (LW)	19	2006	Mikkeli, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#77	Casey Dornbach (C/W)	27	1997	Edina, MN, USA	6'0"	181	R
	#7	Max Ellis (RW)	25	2000	Plymouth, MI, USA	5'9"	172	R
	#96	Jiro Frilander (RW)	20	2004	Suonenjoki, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#67	Aleks Haatanen (LW)	24	2000	Vantaa, FIN	5'9"	179	R
	#9	Aaron Hakala (RW/C)	20	2004	Kempele, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#11	Kalle Helenius (RW)	21	2004	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'0"	212	L
	#93	Bence Horváth (LW)	21	2004	Gheorgheni, ROM	6'0"	190	L
	#52	Topias Hynninen (C)	19	2005	Vihti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#76	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)"A"	26	1998	Heinola, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	#34	Severi Immonen (F)	24	2000	Tuusniemi, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#23	Isaac Johnson (RW/LW)	26	1999	Andover, MN, USA	6'3"	183	R
	#93	Miro Järvenpää (F)	21	2003	Jääli, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	#33	Santeri Koskela (C)	22	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#10	Thomas Olsen (RW)	29	1995	Oslo, NOR	6'1"	198	R
	#85	Ludwig Persson (C/LW)Loan	21	2003	Göteborg, SWE	6'0"	185	L
	#54	Jesper Piitulainen (RW)"C"	33	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'8"	168	R
	#17	Oskari Remes (C)	20	2005	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	170	R
	#82	Alexander Ruuttu (C/W)	32	1992	Chicago, IL, USA	6'2"	196	R
	#18	Viljam Sandvik (C)	22	2003	Loviisa, FIN	5'9"	185	R
	#15	Jeremi Tammela (C)Loan	21	2003	Ylivieska, FIN	5'9"	179	R
	#77	Brayden Tracey (LW/C)	24	2001	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	185	L
	#93	Leevi Viitala (RW)Loan	23	2001	Pomarkku, FIN	5'11"	198	R

Position: G: 3, D: 12, F: 21Av Age: 24.67 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 183 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Jukurit Staff

Head CoachMarko Tuomainen
Head CoachJonne Virtanen
Asst. CoachJukka Ahvenjärvi
Asst. CoachJesse Welling
Goaltending CoachRiku Helenius
Team ManagerJukka Ahvenjärvi
CEOTero Kumela
CEOAntti Laakso
ChairmanJuhana Tikka
Dir. of CommunicationsKaisa Kontiainen
Dir. of CommunicationsMikko Mannonen
Dir. of Hockey OperationsMikko Hakkarainen
Equipment ManagerEric Huovinen
Equipment ManagerJukka Kääriäinen
Head Equipment ManagerMarko Oksanen
Massage TherapistJussi Tolvanen

2024-2025 Jukurit Captains

"C"

Jesper Piitulainen

"A"

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Jukurit Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Blue + Yellow + Red
Town: Mikkeli, FIN Map
Founded: 1970

2024-2025 Jukurit Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
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4 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Jukurit: 2 326 GP
NHL: 1 GP
WC: 28 GP
SHL: 592 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 727 GP
Liiga: 4 504 GP
KHL: 16 GP
AHL: 524 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
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Ikioma Areena
Location: Mikkeli, FIN
Capacity: 4 487
Construction Year: 1982

Jukurit Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/15/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Jukurit	Tappara	2 - 6	Liiga
03/13/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Jukurit	Ässät	4 - 3 (SO)	Liiga
03/11/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	Jukurit	2 - 3 (SO)	Liiga
03/08/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Jukurit	KalPa	2 - 9	Liiga
03/07/2025 04:30 PM UTC	SaiPa	Jukurit	2 - 4	Liiga

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05/14/2025

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Kalle Helenius (F)

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05/12/2025

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Lucas Nordsäter (D)

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05/09/2025

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Alex Berardinelli (F)

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05/08/2025

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Niklas Peltomäki (D)

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Jukurit History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	60	12	41	-	6	1	134	215	49	0.82	16	Saved in relegation
2023-2024	Liiga	60	30	20	-	3	7	197	147	103	1.72	5	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	30	-	5	1	155	165	83	1.38	11	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	60	31	17	-	8	4	166	138	113	1.88	2	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	57	13	34	-	5	5	120	199	54	0.95	14	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Liiga	59	19	40	-	8	7	127	178	56	0.95	13	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	13	27	-	8	12	145	179	67	1.12	14	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	16	30	-	5	9	133	170	67	1.12	13	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	20	28	-	4	8	128	141	76	1.27	11	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Mestis	50	34	6	-	4	6	207	109	118	2.36	1	Champion
2014-2015	Mestis	56	33	15	-	5	3	173	111	112	2	1	Champion
2013-2014	Mestis	56	17	18	-	9	12	151	151	81	1.45	7	Final loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	28	12	-	3	5	150	106	95	1.98	1	Champion
2011-2012	Mestis	46	25	9	-	7	5	164	107	94	2.04	1	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	Mestis	49	29	9	-	8	3	187	108	106	2.16	1	Final loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	18	18	-	4	5	127	128	67	1.49	8	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	19	18	-	2	6	126	119	67	1.49	9	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	13	-	6	3	134	101	84	1.87	3	Bronze game win
2006-2007	Mestis	45	29	10	6	-	-	198	110	65	1.44	3	Final loss
2005-2006	Mestis	45	29	11	5	-	-	173	102	63	1.4	1	Champion
2004-2005	Mestis	44	28	8	8	3	-	140	59	67	1.52	2	Bronze game loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	26	8	6	1	4	148	89	64	1.42	1	Final loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	33	7	2	-	2	166	86	70	1.59	1	Champion
2001-2002	Mestis	44	26	8	10	-	-	185	114	66	1.5	1	Champion
2000-2001	Mestis	44	30	13	1	-	-	183	100	61	1.39	2	Champion
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	27	4	3	-	-	156	66	57	1.68	1	Champion \| Promoted
1998-1999	II-divisioona	16	13	2	1	-	-	99	37	27	1.69	1	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	12	6	6	0	-	-	69	65	18	1.5	3	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	18	9	9	0	-	-	100	100	18	1	5	-
1996-1997	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jukurit Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	0	22	15	12	2	2	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Cont Cup	3	0	3	0	-	-	6	14	0	0	4	-
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	8	2	5	1.67	1	Promoted
2002-2003	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	9	7	4	1.33	2	-
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	6	5	4	1.33	1	Promoted
2001-2002	Cont Cup	2	0	2	0	-	-	6	10	0	0	4	Bronze game loss
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	12	5	5	1.67	1	Promoted
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	10	5	4	1.33	1	Promoted

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Jukurit Stars And Cult Players

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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.