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Juha Jyrkkiö

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Juha Jyrkkiö
Born (1959-01-17) January 17, 1959 (age 65)
Forssa, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for FoPS
Jokerit
Ässät
HPK
National team  Finland
Playing career 1974–1992

Juha Jyrkkiö (born January 17, 1959) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Forssa, he played for FoPS, Jokerit, Ässät and HPK during his 18-year career. At the age of 16, he became the youngest scorer in league history, a record he held for 37 years until Aleksander Barkov Jr. broke it in 2011.[1]

Internationally, he represented his nation at two European Junior Championships (1976, 1977) as well as three World Junior Championships (1977, 1978, 1979). He finished as the fourth-leading scorer at the 1977 World Juniors.

After his playing career, he became a coach. He spent one season in charge of the Ässät under-16 team, leading them to a Junior C championship.[2] He then moved up to the under-20 squad in 2006, where he got to coach his son, Jesse Jyrkkiö.[3] He later coached the Finland national under-16 team.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 FoPS I-Divisioona 20 0 5 5 2
1975–76 FoPS Liiga 36 7 5 12 42
1976–77 FoPS Liiga 34 14 7 21 37
1977–78 FoPS I-Divisioona 34 3 14 17 67
1978–79 Jokerit Liiga 36 12 8 20 45
1979–80 Ässät Liiga 36 9 19 28 37 7 0 1 1 17
1980–81 Ässät Liiga 36 3 5 8 46 2 0 1 1 0
1981–82 Ässät Liiga 35 7 6 13 44 9 1 4 5 4
1982–83 Ässät Liiga 35 11 12 23 58
1983–84 Ässät Liiga 35 3 9 12 62 8 2 2 4 14
1984–85 Ässät Liiga 36 2 11 13 51 8 1 1 2 17
1985–86 Ässät Liiga 36 8 14 22 36
1986–87 Ässät Liiga 43 6 23 29 99
1987–88 Ässät Liiga 43 9 16 25 58
1988–89 HPK Liiga 38 8 12 20 38
1989–90 HPK Liiga 42 2 7 9 28
1990–91 Ässät Liiga 42 8 12 20 50
1991–92 Ässät Liiga 44 5 9 14 44 8 0 0 0 14
Liiga totals 615 116 175 291 785 44 4 9 13 68

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1976 Finland EJC 4 2 2 4 8
1977 Finland EJC 6 4 4 8 10
1977 Finland WJC 7 7 4 11 8
1978 Finland WJC 6 1 5 6 10
1979 Finland WJC 6 0 2 2 9
Junior totals 29 14 17 31 45

References

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  1. ^ "Aleksander Barkov junior teki SM-liigahistoriaa" (in Finnish). Yle Sports. October 4, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Salomaa, Tomi (October 26, 2017). "Pilattiinko takavuosien suomalainen superlupaus ja pörssihai? - "Voimaharjoittelu jatkui ja jatkui hirveillä rautamäärillä"" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Lampinen, Pekka (October 29, 2006). "Finnish U20 League report". Hockey's Future. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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