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Jyrki Jokipakka
Jyrki Jokipakka
	Jokipakka with the Adler Mannheim in 2023
Born	20 August 1991 (age 33); Tampere, Finland
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
DEL team; Former teams	Adler Mannheim; Ilves; Dallas Stars; Calgary Flames; Ottawa Senators; HC Sochi; Sibir Novosibirsk
National team	Finland
NHL draft	195th overall, 2011; Dallas Stars
Playing career	2010–present

Jyrki Jokipakka (English: /ˈjɜːrki joʊkɪˈpækə/ YUR-kee yoh-ki-PAK-ə, born 20 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is under contract to Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round (195th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Jokipakka made his professional debut in his native Finland with Ilves Tampere of the Finnish Liiga after playing with his hometown club as a youth. On 14 June 2012, Jokipakka was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars.^[1] He was then loaned back to his original club Ilves for the 2012–13 season.

In his first North American season in 2013–14, Jokipakka was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars.^[2] He remained with Texas for the duration of the campaign posting 5 goals and 21 points in 68 games from the blueline. He also contributed with 5 assists in 21 post-season games in helping Texas claim their first Calder Cup championship.

During the 2014–15 season, Jokipakka made his NHL debut with the Stars on 24 October 2014, against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.

In the following 2015–16 season, Jokipakka made his first opening night roster and appeared in 40 games with the Stars before he was dealt at the trade deadline, along with prospect Brett Pollock and a conditional second round pick in 2016 to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Kris Russell on 29 February 2016.^[3]

In the 2016–17 season, for a second consecutive year, Jokipakka was dealt by the Flames on the day of the trade deadline to the Ottawa Senators along with a conditional second-round pick in exchange for Curtis Lazar and Michael Kostka.^[4] Jokipakka made his Senators' debut on 30 March 2017 versus the Minnesota Wild.

The Senators opted not to re-sign Jokipakka, making him an unrestricted free agent. On 5 September 2017, the Washington Capitals signed Jokipakka to a professional try-out (PTO), where he would attend the team's training camp.^[5]

Jokipakka signed a one-year deal with the HC Sochi Leopards of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in October 2017. He re-signed with Sochi for a second season in 2018.

As a free agent, Jokipakka left Sochi following the 2018–19 season and signed an initial one-year deal with Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL on 27 August 2019.^[6] In March 2022, Jokipakka left Sibir Novosibirsk during playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[7]^[8]^[9]

On 1 May 2022, Jokipakka was announced to have signed a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL.^[10] However, with the signing previously agreed before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Jokipakka rejected returning to the KHL and on 23 June 2022, he returned to his original Finnish club, Ilves of the Liiga, on a one-year contract.^[11]

On 21 April 2023, Jokipakka agreed to a two-year contract beginning in the 2023–24 season in joining German club, Adler Mannheim of the DEL.^[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Ilves	FIN U17 Q	12	2	10	12	14	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ilves	FIN U17	12	4	5	9	12	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ilves	FIN U18 Q	9	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ilves	FIN U18	24	3	6	9	10	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ilves	FIN U20	4	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Ilves	FIN U20	38	3	12	15	77	5	1	0	1	2
2010–11	Ilves	FIN U20	3	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Ilves	SM-l	48	1	8	9	18	5	0	0	0	2
2010–11	LeKi	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ilves	FIN U20	1	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ilves	SM-l	52	9	8	17	18	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	LeKi	Mestis	3	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Ilves	SM-l	59	5	13	18	20	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Texas Stars	AHL	68	5	16	21	32	21	0	5	5	8
2014–15	Texas Stars	AHL	19	3	2	5	4	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Dallas Stars	NHL	51	0	10	10	8	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Dallas Stars	NHL	40	2	4	6	6	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Calgary Flames	NHL	18	0	6	6	8	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Calgary Flames	NHL	38	1	5	6	12	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Ottawa Senators	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Sochi	KHL	35	2	9	11	42	5	1	1	2	4
2018–19	HC Sochi	KHL	59	10	14	24	10	5	1	1	2	16
2019–20	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	58	4	28	32	16	5	0	4	4	2
2020–21	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	59	5	19	24	12	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	31	3	11	14	10	1	0	0	0	0
2022–23	Ilves	Liiga	50	5	14	19	16	12	1	4	5	4
2023–24	Adler Mannheim	DEL	52	5	16	21	12	7	0	1	1	2
Liiga totals			209	20	43	63	72	17	1	4	5	6
NHL totals			150	3	25	28	34	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			242	24	81	105	90	16	2	6	8	22