Jyrki Välivaara

Jyrki Välivaara
Born (1976-05-30) May 30, 1976 (age 48)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for JYP
Tappara
Linköping HC
Malmö Redhawks
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
National team  Finland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1997–2014
Jyrki Välivaara
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Slovakia

Jyrki Välivaara (born May 30, 1976) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. In the past he played for JYP of the SM-liiga.[1] He was on Finland's IIHF gold medal-winning team on 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 JYP Jyväskylä U18 U18 SM-sarja 31 3 3 6 24 — — — — —
1993–94 JYP Jyväskylä U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 2 2 4 6 — — — — —
1994–95 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 35 12 8 20 32 8 1 5 6 10
1995–96 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 31 6 6 12 45 6 0 1 1 10
1996–97 JYP Jyväskylä U20 U20 SM-liiga 34 8 13 21 22 7 4 0 4 2
1997–98 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 47 2 3 5 28 — — — — —
1998–99 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 54 5 7 12 30 3 0 1 1 0
1999–00 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 53 5 13 18 8 — — — — —
2000–01 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 56 6 10 16 28 — — — — —
2001–02 Tappara SM-liiga 52 10 11 21 34 10 1 1 2 4
2002–03 Tappara SM-liiga 40 7 0 7 16 — — — — —
2003–04 Linköping HC Elitserien 48 2 14 16 36 5 0 0 0 6
2004–05 Linköping HC Elitserien 47 5 10 15 48 5 0 1 1 8
2005–06 Linköping HC Elitserien 42 2 13 15 28 13 0 0 0 33
2006–07 Linköping HC Elitserien 11 1 0 1 8 — — — — —
2006–07 Malmö Redhawks Elitserien 31 2 11 13 36 — — — — —
2007–08 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 43 5 23 28 62 9 1 1 2 2
2008–09 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 57 6 16 22 48 15 2 6 8 10
2009–10 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 14 3 5 8 10 14 0 2 2 8
2010–11 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 53 8 20 28 42 10 1 4 5 6
2011–12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 53 2 16 18 20 — — — — —
2012–13 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 49 3 7 10 38 11 1 0 1 10
2013–14 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 45 3 11 14 32 3 0 1 1 2
SM-liiga totals 520 58 103 161 314 66 5 15 20 40
Elitserien totals 179 12 48 60 156 23 0 1 1 47

References

  1. ^ 2010-11 Scoring for JyP HT Jyvaskyla (SM-liiga)


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