When was JYP founded?

JYP was founded in 1977 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

JYP is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP?

The head coach of JYP is Jukka Ahvenjärvi.

Who is the captain of JYP?

The captain of JYP is Jan Scotka.

What arena does JYP play in?

JYP play their home games at LähiTapiola Areena in Jyväskylä, FIN.

What are the team colors of JYP?

The team colors of JYP are Black + White + Red.

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2021-2022 Season

JYP were 22-34-4 in the 2021-22 Liiga season with 62 points, 13th overall.

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2021-2022 JYP Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Topias Leinonen (G)	22	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'5"	234	L
	#40	Leevi Mäkelä (G)	24	2002	Haapajärvi, FIN	6'3"	225	L
	#35	Niko Parkkinen (G)	27	1999	Mikkeli, FIN	6'3"	201	L
	#40	Markus Ruusu (G)	29	1997	Jämsä, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#41	Konstantin Shostak (G)	26	2000	Minsk, BLR	5'10"	183	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Anttoni Honka (D)	25	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#2	Valtteri Kakkonen (D)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#8	Valtteri Koskela (D)	23	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#4	Kimi Kuusela (D)	25	2001	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#5	Kalle Loponen (D)Loan	25	2001	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'11"	187	R
	#45	Aleksi Malinen (D)	23	2003	Tuusula, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	#5	Andrew O'Brien (D)	33	1992	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'4"	220	L
	#6	Ville Ottavainen (D)	24	2002	Oulu, FIN	6'5"	216	R
	#31	Eetu Peltola (D)	26	1999	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	207	L
	#78	Elias Ruusu (D)	25	2001	Jämsä, FIN	6'3"	212	L
	#9	Aleksi Salonen (D)	33	1993	Muurame, FIN	5'10"	179	R
	#24	Jan Scotka (D)"C"	30	1996	Vsetin, CZE	6'2"	223	L
	#78	Niko Seppälä (D)	28	1998	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	218	L
	#21	Tobias Winberg (D)Loan	27	1998	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	196	L
FORWARDS
	#18	Joni Airo (RW)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	172	R
	#62	Jere-Matias Alanen (C)	30	1996	Tampere, FIN	6'6"	201	L
	#91	Daniels Berzins (C)	27	1999	Riga, LAT	6'1"	181	L
	#6	Onni Boman (C)	24	2001	Paisley, GBR	6'2"	214	L
	#71	Adam Brodecki (RW/LW)	31	1995	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	176	R
	#63	Braden Christoffer (C/LW)"A"	32	1994	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	5'10"	187	L
	#91	Reid Gardiner (RW)	30	1996	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	5'11"	190	R
	#71	Mikko Haaparanta (F)Loan	29	1997	Imatra, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#62	Nikolai Hakala (C)Loan	23	2003	Hong Kong, HKG	6'6"	220	L
	#14	Jere Helenius (RW/LW)Loan	31	1995	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#14	Samuel Helenius (C/LW)"A"Loan	23	2002	Dallas, TX, USA	6'6"	216	L
	#61	Rasmus Heljanko (F)Loan	26	2000	Askola, FIN	5'10"	181	R
	#15	Juha-Pekka Hytönen (C)	45	1981	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#37	Sampo Joro (C)	24	2002	Pyhäjärvi, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#51	Oskari Kalajanniska (F)	27	1999	Haapajärvi, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#51	Antti Kalapudas (C)	30	1996	Oulainen, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#51	Emil Kangasniemi (F)	24	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	161	R
	#37	Joakim Kemell (RW)	22	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	183	R
	#71	Juho Koivusaari (F)Loan	28	1998	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	172	R
	#22	Santeri Koskela (C)	23	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#95	Severi Lahtinen (RW/LW)	27	1998	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	207	L
	#92	Brad Lambert (C/RW)	22	2003	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	183	R
	#17	Justus Mikkonen (F)Loan	29	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#51	Tommi Niskanen (F)Loan	27	1999	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#21	Patrik Puistola (LW)	25	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#33	Mikko Salmio (LW/RW)"A"	35	1991	Jämsä, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#28	Samuel Salonen (LW)Loan	26	2000	Vantaa, FIN	6'4"	198	L
	#25	Patrik Siikanen (LW/C)	26	2000	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	203	L
	#37	Anton Stråka (C)Loan	28	1998	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#18	Atte Tiitinen (LW)	25	2001	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#32	Jerry Turkulainen (RW)"A"	28	1998	Mikkeli, FIN	5'7"	161	R
	#17	Samuel Valkeejärvi (C/RW)	25	2001	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	183	L

Position: G: 2, D: 12, F: 19Av Age: 23.12 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 JYP Staff

Head CoachJukka Ahvenjärvi
Asst. CoachJuha Juujärvi
Asst. CoachMarko Tuomainen
Asst. CoachJukka Varmanen
Goaltending CoachJarkko Hyytiä
Sports ManagerMikko Viitanen
CEORisto Korpela
ChairmanJukka Seppänen
Conditioning CoachJari Pekkola
Equipment ManagerAntti Vanhala
Equipment ManagerPekka Vesamaa
Massage TherapistTony Luhanko
Physical TherapistJari Pekkola
Video CoachTuomas Blomqvist

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2021-2022 JYP Captains

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JYP Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + White + Red
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 1977

2021-2022 JYP Roster Facts

Nationalities

44 players
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Experience

JYP: 3 656 GP
WC: 39 GP
SHL: 348 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 10 GP
Liiga: 4 856 GP
KHL: 243 GP
Czechia: 322 GP
AHL: 471 GP
DEL: 76 GP
NL: 138 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

JYP U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
JYP U18 (U18 Mestis)
JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JYP/Diskos U20 (U20 Mestis)
KeuPa HT (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Areena
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 4 618
Construction Year: 1982

JYP Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/03/2026 02:00 PM UTC	TPS	JYP	-	Liiga
10/02/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HPK	JYP	-	Liiga
09/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HIFK	JYP	3 - 4	Liiga
09/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans	JYP	1 - 3	Liiga
09/17/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Jokerit	JYP	2 - 4	Liiga

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JYP History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	6	6	0	-	0	0	25	12	18	3	3	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	26	17	-	11	6	202	180	106	1.77	6	First round loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	19	28	-	6	7	167	197	76	1.27	14	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Liiga	60	16	30	-	7	7	152	196	69	1.15	13	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Liiga	60	17	29	-	9	5	159	172	74	1.23	13	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	60	14	34	-	8	4	139	221	62	1.03	13	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	59	13	34	-	4	8	139	211	55	0.93	15	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Liiga	59	31	28	-	6	4	177	159	91	1.54	8	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	24	-	12	7	145	155	82	1.37	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	32	20	-	4	4	187	145	108	1.8	4	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	28	14	-	9	9	160	123	111	1.85	4	Bronze game win
2015-2016	Liiga	60	29	19	-	7	5	156	139	106	1.77	4	Bronze game loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	28	19	-	5	8	174	151	102	1.7	4	Bronze game win
2013-2014	Liiga	60	26	21	-	7	6	154	149	98	1.63	5	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	28	18	-	5	9	161	142	103	1.72	3	Bronze game win
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	30	19	-	7	4	168	122	108	1.8	4	Champion
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	39	13	-	4	4	186	97	129	2.15	1	Bronze game loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	31	15	-	6	6	173	132	111	1.91	1	Bronze game win
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	31	18	-	4	5	168	112	106	1.83	1	Champion
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	27	16	-	7	6	174	129	101	1.8	5	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	15	26	-	7	8	138	165	67	1.2	12	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	20	21	-	8	7	134	125	83	1.48	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	23	24	-	2	7	147	148	80	1.43	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	18	24	14	-	-	138	166	52	0.93	10	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	28	21	7	-	-	152	146	65	1.16	6	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	19	22	15	-	-	145	158	57	1.02	9	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	15	32	9	-	-	136	185	39	0.7	12	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	13	28	13	-	-	158	211	39	0.72	10	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	22	28	4	-	-	137	157	48	0.89	8	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	17	28	3	-	-	135	167	37	0.77	11	Did not make playoffs

JYP Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	2	4	-	0	0	16	14	6	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	1	0	16	15	11	1.83	2	Champion
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	9	6	1.5	2	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	10	9	6	1.5	2	16th final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	2	0	15	11	13	2.17	2	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	6	1	-	0	1	30	19	19	2.38	1	Champion
2012-2013	ET	8	2	4	-	0	2	23	32	8	1	7	Did not make playoffs

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JYP Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	6	2	6	8	0
2.	David Tomasek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	7	1	7	8	2
3.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	3	4	7	2
4.	Giorgio Estephan (F)	2026-2027	Visby/Roma	HockeyAllsvenskan	6	2	5	7	0
5.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	3	3	6	0
6.	Mikko Perttu (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	29
7.	Nate Schnarr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	7	2	4	6	0
8.	Noel Koivu (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	2	4	6	8
9.	Jerry Turkulainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	1	5	6	0
10.	Patrik Siikanen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Liiga	7	5	0	5	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	26.41
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.19
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	25.14
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.38
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.03

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pertti Rastela (F)	644	291	257	548
2.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	393	288	199	487
3.	Jani Tuppurainen (F)	628	163	291	454
4.	Jarkko Immonen (F)	511	164	262	426
5.	Juha-Pekka Hytönen (F)	810	174	231	405

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pertti Rastela (F)	644	291	257	548
2.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	393	288	199	487
3.	Juha-Pekka Hytönen (F)	810	174	231	405
4.	Jarkko Immonen (F)	511	164	262	426
5.	Jani Tuppurainen (F)	628	163	291	454

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jani Tuppurainen (F)	628	163	291	454
2.	Jarkko Immonen (F)	511	164	262	426
3.	Pertti Rastela (F)	644	291	257	548
4.	Éric Perrin (F)	398	109	234	343
5.	Juha-Pekka Hytönen (F)	810	174	231	405

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mika Paananen (F)	491	107	286	513
2.	Tuomas Pihlman (F)	504	132	272	493
3.	Jyri Marttinen (D)	281	38	83	484
4.	Pertti Rastela (F)	644	291	548	449
5.	Miika Lahti (F)	527	57	144	446

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha-Pekka Hytönen (F)	810	174	231	405
2.	Ossi Louhivaara (F)	729	154	168	322
3.	Pertti Rastela (F)	644	291	257	548
4.	Jani Tuppurainen (F)	628	163	291	454
5.	Jari Jääskeläinen (F)	555	45	75	120

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Michael Nylander (F)	16	11	30	1.88
2.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	36	35	61	1.69
3.	Robert Burakovsky (F)	14	14	21	1.50
4.	Juha Riihijärvi (F)	79	54	118	1.49
5.	Pekka Järvelä (F)	109	45	151	1.39

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Henry Saleva (F)	1984-1985	44	35	104
2.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1984-1985	44	45	71
3.	Pekka Järvelä (F)	1986-1987	41	17	71
4.	Jari Lindroos (F)	1991-1992	44	18	67
5.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1989-1990	44	37	65

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1984-1985	44	45	71
2.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1986-1987	44	41	60
3.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1989-1990	44	37	65
4.	Valtteri Ojantakanen (F)	2025-2026	60	37	54
5.	Henry Saleva (F)	1984-1985	44	35	104

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Henry Saleva (F)	1984-1985	44	69	104
2.	Pekka Järvelä (F)	1986-1987	41	54	71
3.	Jari Lindroos (F)	1991-1992	44	49	67
4.	Éric Perrin (F)	2014-2015	59	43	55
5.	Jerry Turkulainen (F)	2023-2024	60	42	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Braden Christoffer (F)	2021-2022	57	33	144
2.	Riku Rahikainen (F)	2006-2007	47	5	135
3.	Jyri Marttinen (D)	2005-2006	50	19	126
4.	Olli Malmivaara (D)	2009-2010	52	6	123
5.	Olli Malmivaara (D)	2008-2009	57	15	122