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 Marko Virtanen.

Who is the captain of JYP?

The captain of JYP is Juha-Pekka Hytönen.

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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	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#41	Eetu Laurikainen (G)	33	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#45	Jussi Olkinuora (G)	35	1990	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	201	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#60	Olli Aitola (D)	34	1992	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#36	Roni Allén (D)	27	1998	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#53	Joona Erving (D)	32	1994	Haukipudas, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#3	Anttoni Honka (D)	25	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#37	Ossi Ikonen (D)	36	1990	Toivakka, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#16	Jaakko Jokinen (D)	33	1993	Jämsä, FIN	6'2"	205	L
	#7	Mikko Kalteva (D)"A"	42	1984	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'4"	198	L
	#91	Mikko Kuukka (D)	40	1985	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#34	Alex Lindroos (D)	31	1995	Sipoo, FIN	6'5"	243	L
	#47	Mikko Mäenpää (D)	43	1983	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#22	Jake Newton (D)	37	1988	San Jacinto, CA, USA	6'3"	205	L
	#61	Tuomas Salmela (D)Loan	31	1995	Tornio, FIN	6'2"	201	L
	#5	Juuso Vainio (D)	32	1994	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	190	R
	#4	Olli-Petteri Viinikainen (D)	28	1998	Uurainen, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#43	Nolan Yonkman (D)	45	1981	Punnichy, SK, CAN	6'6"	249	R
FORWARDS
	#21	Valtteri Hotakainen (C)	36	1990	Kokkola, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#15	Juha-Pekka Hytönen (C)"C"	45	1981	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#26	Jarkko Immonen (C)"A"	44	1982	Rantasalmi, FIN	5'11"	201	R
	#57	Markus Jokinen (LW/RW)Loan	38	1988	Kuorevesi, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#71	Henri Kanninen (C/W)	31	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#55	Janne Kolehmainen (LW/RW)	40	1986	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'3"	218	L
	#28	Miika Lahti (C)	39	1987	Konnevesi, FIN	6'2"	220	L
	#31	Arttu Likola (LW)	31	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#23	Ossi Louhivaara (RW)"A"	43	1983	Kotka, FIN	6'1"	198	R
	#24	Justus Mikkonen (F)	29	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#18	Michel Miklik (LW/RW)	44	1982	Piestany, SVK	6'0"	198	R
	#25	Matias Mustonen (C/W)	29	1997	Kajaani, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#9	Joonas Nättinen (C)	35	1991	Jämsä, FIN	6'2"	192	R
	#87	Jussi Nättinen (C)	39	1987	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	174	R
	#17	Juuso Puustinen (RW)	38	1988	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	205	R
	#11	Samuli Ratinen (LW)	28	1998	Saarijärvi, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#88	Robert Rooba (LW/RW)	33	1993	Tallinn, EST	6'3"	209	L
	#40	Micke Saari (W/C)	32	1994	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'1"	168	L
	#39	Kalle Saramäki (LW/RW)Loan	32	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#22	Riku Sihvonen (RW/LW)	28	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	187	R
	#13	Anton Stråka (C)	28	1998	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#29	Joel Sund (RW/LW)	33	1993	Jämsä, FIN	6'1"	205	R
	#14	Antti Suomela (C)	32	1994	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#27	Riku Tiainen (RW)	31	1995	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'4"	185	L
	#12	Jani Tuppurainen (LW/RW)"A"	46	1980	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#32	Jerry Turkulainen (RW)	27	1998	Mikkeli, FIN	5'7"	161	R
	#81	Miha Verlic (C/LW)	35	1991	Maribor, SLO	6'4"	201	L

Position: G: 2, D: 12, F: 19Av Age: 27.94 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 196 lbsCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 JYP Staff

Head CoachMarko Virtanen
Asst. CoachJukka Ahvenjärvi
Asst. CoachAntti Turunen
Goaltending CoachJarkko Hyytiä
Sports ManagerJukka Holtari
Team ManagerJukka Ahvenjärvi
CEOAku Vallenius
ChairmanJukka Seppänen
Conditioning CoachJarkko Hyytiä
Equipment ManagerKari Jääskeläinen
Equipment ManagerPekka Vesamaa
Equipment ManagerKari Virpiö
Massage TherapistTony Luhanko
Mental CoachNiilo Konttinen

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JYP Facts

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

2017-2018 JYP Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

JYP: 4 761 GP
NHL: 97 GP
WC: 154 GP
OG: 20 GP
SHL: 171 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 90 GP
Liiga: 7 463 GP
KHL: 769 GP
Czechia: 49 GP
AHL: 1 288 GP
NL: 405 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
09/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans	JYP	-	Liiga
09/17/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Jokerit	JYP	-	Liiga
09/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	KooKoo	JYP	-	Liiga
09/09/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Lukko	JYP	0 - 5	Liiga
09/05/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	JYP	3 - 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	2	2	0	-	0	0	9	3	6	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

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mikko Perttu (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	29
2.	Samuel Valkeejärvi (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Champions HL	4	2	3	5	2
3.	Noel Koivu (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	2	2	4	2
4.	Patrik Puistola (F)	2026-2027	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	4	1	3	4	2
5.	Kristian Näkyvä (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	3	0	4	4	2
6.	Patrik Siikanen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	2	1	2	3	2
7.	Petrus Palmu (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	4	1	2	3	0
8.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Liiga	2	2	0	2	4
9.	Niklas Friman (D)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	3	1	1	2	0
10.	Viljami Nieminen (F)	2026-2027	Sport	Liiga	4	1	1	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	26.31
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.06
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	25.03
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.35
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.00

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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