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Mikkelin Jukurit
CityMikkeli
LeagueLiiga
Founded1970 (1970)
Home arenaIkioma Areena
ColoursBlue, yellow, red, white
       
Owner(s)Jukurit HC Oy
Head coachMarko Tuomainen
CaptainPekka Jormakka
Farm club(s)Jukurit U20
Websitejukurit.fi

Mikkelin Jukurit is a professional ice hockey team in Liiga, the top tier Finnish ice hockey league. They play in Mikkeli, Finland, at the Kalevankankaan jäähalli (known since 2016 as Ikioma Areena). The team has won 7 Mestis (2nd highest level) championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2015, and 2016).

History

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Mikkelin Jukurit was founded in 1970. During the 1970s Jukurit played on the second highest level but the 80's and 90's they spent on lower levels. The season of 1998-99 was a turning point for the team, when Matti Turunen became the executive director and Risto Dufva from Jyväskylä became head coach. In the 1999–2000 season they won their first championship in the newly established Suomi-sarja league, and returned to the Mestis after a 20-year break. Jukurit won the Mestis championship on their first three seasons in Mestis and made the semifinals consecutively on their first 8 seasons.[1] When Jukurit had won a fourth championship in spring 2006, Risto Dufva left the team. After this, Finnish hockey legend Reijo Ruotsalainen was hired as head coach but he was replaced mid-season by a long-time assistant coach Pekka Lipiäinen. The season 2008-2009 was the only Mestis season Jukurit didn't make the playoffs.

In 2009 an incorporation Jukurit HC Oy was founded. Until this the team had operated as an association.

After hiring Jarno Pikkarainen as head coach for the 2010-11 season, Jukurit returned to the finals but lost to Sport. Under Pikkarainen Jukurit won another championship in 2012-13 and two more in 2015 and 2016 with Antti Pennanen as head coach.

After the team's 7th Mestis championship, Jukurit was granted a permission to purchase a licence to Liiga, the top league in Finnish ice hockey. During the team's 16 seasons in Mestis, they achieved 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and one bronze medal.

Since the season 2016-2017 Jukurit has played in Liiga. During the first 4 seasons, the team has yet to make the playoffs, finishing 11th, 13th, 14th, and 13th in the regular season.[2]

Coached by former NHL player Olli Jokinen, Jukurit sensationally finished second in the regular season of 2021-2022, reaching their first ever playoff spot.

Personnel

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Current roster

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Updated 15 September 2024

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
98 Canada Peter Abbandonato C L 26 2024 Laval, Quebec, Canada
35 Finland Eetu Anttila G L 25 2024 Naantali, Finland
3 Finland Juuso Arola D L 25 2024 Lahti, Finland
27 United States Alex Berardinelli C L 29 2024 Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
7 United States Max Ellis RW R 24 2024 Plymouth, Michigan, United States
67 Finland Aleks Haatanen LW R 24 2024 Vantaa, Finland
9 Finland Aaron Hakala RW R 20 2024 Kempele, Finland
52 Finland Topias Hynninen C L 18 2022 Vihti, Finland
76 Finland Sakke Hämäläinen (A) F L 25 2024 Heinola, Finland
34 Finland Severi Immonen F L 24 2024 Tuusniemi, Finland
58 Sweden Kim Johansson D L 26 2024 Luleå, Sweden
23 United States Isaac Johnson RW R 25 2024 Andover, Minnesota, United States
33 Finland Santeri Koskela C L 22 2024 Jyväskylä, Finland
4 Finland Valtteri Koskela D L 22 2024 Jyväskylä, Finland
60 Sweden Niclas Lundgren (A) D L 35 2021 Västerås, Sweden
10 Norway Thomas Olsen RW R 29 2024 Oslo, Norway
28 Finland Niklas Peltomäki (A) D L 26 2022 Espoo, Finland
85 Sweden Ludwig Persson C L 21 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden
54 Finland Jesper Piitulainen (C) RW R 33 2016 Savonlinna, Finland
Finland Niilo Romppanen D L 22 2022 Joensuu, Finland
36 Finland Markus Ruusu G L 27 2022 Jyväskylä, Finland
18 Finland Viljam Sandvik C R 21 2022 Loviisa, Finland
8 Finland Kasper Soini D L 21 2023 Helsinki, Finland

Team officials

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Updated January 8, 2022[3]

Title Staff Member
Team Manager Mikko Hakkarainen
Head Coach Olli Jokinen
Coach Sergei Krivokrasov
Coach Vesa Surenkin
Goaltending Coach Mika Tarvainen
Video Coach Jussi Hyvärinen
Equipment Manager Jose Rämö
Trainer Jukka Kääriäinen
Trainer Niko Randelin
Physician Jouni Huttunen
Physician Roni Saren
Masseuse Jari Veteläinen

Retired numbers

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Number 21 is not in circulation, it belonged to Sami Lehmusmetsä who died in a traffic accident.

Captains[4]

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Name Seasons
Lasse Kanerva 2000-02, 2005–07
Mikko Hakkarainen 2002-05
Timo Kuuluvainen 2007-08
Ilkka Kallioinen 2008-12
Pasi Järvinen 2012-14
Juuso Akkanen 2014-15
Marko Kauppinen 2015-17
Miika Roine 2017-20
Jesper Piitulainen 2020-21
Petrus Palmu 2021-

Head coaches[5]

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Head coach Seasons
Jorma Paju 1970-72
Teuvo Myyryläinen 1972-73
Martti Helle 1973-74
Jukka Mattila 1974-75
Eero Välivuori 1975-76
Jukka Mattila 1976-80
Kari Kivilompolo 1980-81
Markku Mikkonen 1981-83
Ole Renlund 1983-84
Matti Ruohonen 1984-86 Replaced mid-season 1985-86 by Hannu Riipinen
Hannu Muhonen 1986-88
Markku Mustonen 1988-89 Replaced mid-season by Martti Salminen
Martti Salminen 1989-91
Pekka Kähönen 1991-92
Miroslav Paulus 1992-93
Jukka Penttinen 1992-95
Pertti Pöyry 1995-98
Risto Dufva 1998-06
Reijo Ruotsalainen 2006-07 Replaced January 26 by Pekka Lipiäinen
Kari Makkonen 2007-08 Replaced October 13 by Pekka Lipiäinen
Pekka Lipiäinen 2008-09
Jarno Pikkarainen 2010-14 Replaced December 4 by Timo Turunen, December 16 by Antti Pennanen
Antti Pennanen 2014-16
Risto Dufva 2016-18
Pekka Kangasalusta 2018-20 Replaced January 6 by Marko Kauppinen
Marko Kauppinen 2020-21
Olli Jokinen 2021-

Notable players

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Notes: G = Goaltender, D = Defenceman, F = Forward, HC = Head coach, C = Coach

References

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  1. ^ "Jukurit at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. ^ "Jukurit | Liiga". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ^ "Jukurit". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  4. ^ "Jukurit | Liiga". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  5. ^ "Jukurit | Liiga". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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