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JYP Jyväskylä

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JYP
CityJyväskylä, Finland
LeagueLiiga
Founded1923 (1923)
Home arenaLähiTapiola Areena
ColoursRed, black, white
     
Owner(s)JYP Jyväskylä Oy
General managerRisto Korpela
Head coachJohan Pennerborn
CaptainTeemu Eronen
AffiliateBoston Bruins
Farm club(s)KeuPa HT
Websitejypliiga.fi
Franchise history
1923–1977Jyväskylän Palloilijat
1977–presentJYP Jyväskylä
Championships
Playoff championships2009, 2012

JYP is an ice hockey team playing in the Finnish top division Liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the LähiTapiola Areena.

History

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JYP was founded in 1923. First it was the ice hockey section of the sports club Jyväskylän Palloilijat until 1977. Then they separated from that sports club to be an independent hockey club called JyP HT. The current full name of the club is JYP Jyväskylä Oy, having been registered as an osakeyhtiö since 1999. JYP has won the Finnish SM-liiga twice, in 2009 and 2012, having been the losing side in the play-off finals in 1989 and 1992.

Early years

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JYP was founded in 1923 as Jyväskylän Palloilijat (Jyväskylä's Ballsport players in English). Originally the club was multi-sport club having competitive departments in football, pesäpallo (Finnish baseball), bandy and later ice hockey and basketball. In 1977 JyP divided due to financial reasons and ice hockey department began with new club, JyP HT (officially Jyväskylän Palloilijat Hockey Team) while football department formed JyP-77 (JJK Jyväskylä nowadays).

The new club started in I Division, the then-second tier of Finnish hockey. JyP HT promoted to the top tier for the 1985-86 SM-liiga season. With ambitious aims, they were fifth after regular season and surprisingly eliminated out of play-offs by only two points. At the next season, the target was in play-offs but seventh place was not enough. When the beginning of the third season was disappointment, head coach Erkka Westerlund – subsequently Finnish national team coach – got sacked.

Partnership with the Boston Bruins

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On 8 September 2010, JYP entered into a partnership agreement with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), to enable player transfer and training between the two teams and their developmental systems.[1]

Players

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2020–21 roster

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As of 22 September 2024

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
Finland Valtteri Aliranta C L 21 2024 Mänttä, Finland
11 Canada Alex Dostie C L 27 2024 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
42 Finland Teemu Eronen (C) D L 34 2023 Vantaa, Finland
61 Finland Santeri Huovila LW L 20 2023 Nurmijärvi, Finland
24 Finland Elias Huttu F R 19 2023 Jyväskylä, Finland
Finland Roni Jokinen D R 20 2024 Jyväskylä, Finland
22 Sweden Samuel Jonsson D L 26 2024 Ängelholm, Sweden
25 Finland Pekka Jormakka (A) RW R 34 2024 Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland
28 Finland Jere Lassila (A) C L 20 2022 Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland
4 Finland Väinö Liikonen D L 23 2024 Kouvola, Finland
33 Finland Veeti Louhivaara G L 18 2023 Jyväskylä, Finland
2 Finland Niko Minkkinen D R 20 2023 Jyväskylä, Finland
17 Finland Otto Mäkinen C L 26 2024 Tampere, Finland
39 Finland Valtteri Ojantakanen LW R 24 2024 Helsinki, Finland
31 Finland Eetu Peltola D L 25 2021 Helsinki, Finland
14 Finland Mikko Perttu C L 24 2022 Järvenpää, Finland
6 Finland Jesse Pulkkinen D L 19 2023 Laukaa, Finland
71 Finland Juuso Puustinen (A) RW R 36 2022 Kuopio, Finland
76 Canada Nate Schnarr C R 25 2024 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
75 Finland Patrik Siikanen LW L 24 2019 Espoo, Finland
8 Finland Tuukka Tieksola RW R 23 2024 Oulu, Finland
38 Finland Riku Tohila C R 21 2023 Kalajoki, Finland
16 Latvia Miks Tumānovs D L 23 2023 Riga, Latvia
5 Finland Juuso Vainio (A) D R 30 2023 Hämeenlinna, Finland
Hungary Balázs Varga RW L 21 2023 Budapest, Hungary
35 Finland Veini Vehviläinen G L 27 2022 Jyväskylä, Finland
92 Finland Aaro Vidgren RW L 27 2022 Lohja, Finland
70 Latvia Ēriks Vītols G L 23 2024 Riga, Latvia
21 Finland Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara D R 19 2024 Jyväskylä, Finland

Honours

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Champions

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Runners-up

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European titles

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European Trophy:

Champions Hockey League:

Notable players

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Honored members

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NHL alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Bruins Enter Partnership with Finnish Club". Boston Bruins. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
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