Jari Viuhkola
Jari Viuhkola | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1980 Finland |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey centre (retired) |
| Years active | 1998–2015 |
| Known for | Playing for Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga |
Jari Viuhkola (born 27 February 1980) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey centre, primarily known for his tenure with Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga. His playing career concluded following the 2014–2015 season as a result of knee injuries, with his last appearances made for Kajaanin Hokki in the Mestis league.
Playing career
The majority of Viuhkola's professional journey was spent with Kärpät, until he secured a two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils in 2007. After participating in a single NHL pre-season match, he was assigned to the Lowell Devils, New Jersey's AHL affiliate. A back injury restricted him to only ten games before he returned to Finland and rejoined Kärpät. He achieved the Finnish Championship (Kanada-malja) title during the 2013–2014 season. In honor of his contributions, Kärpät retired his jersey number 24 at Oulu Energia-Areena in Raksila.
Career statistics
International play
Viuhkola took part with Team Finland at the 2007 IIHF World Championship, where he played centre on the top line alongside Ville Peltonen and Jere Lehtinen. Although he held a prominent position within the squad, he did not register any assists throughout the tournament.
International statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Kärpät | Fin 1st div | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Kärpät | 1st div | 31 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 54 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 46 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 49 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 53 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 44 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 10 | "15" | - ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | "2005–06" | "Kärpät" | "SM-liiga" | "46" | "12" | "27" | "39" | "40" | "11" | "2" | "8" | "10" | "4" |
| "2006–07" | "Kärpät" | "SM-liiga" | "37" | "7" | "38" | "45" | "40" | "10" | "4" | "6" | "10" | "6" | |||||||||||||
| "2007–08" | "Lowell Devils" | "American Hockey League" | "10" | "0" | "3" | "3" | "4" | ||||||||||||||||||
| "2007–08" | "Kärpät" | "SM-liiga" | "9" | "1" | "9" | "10" | "8" | "15" | "5" | "7" | "12" | "8" | |||||||||||||
| "2008–09" | "Kärpät" | "SM-liiga" | "49" | "10" | "36" | "46" | "18" | "15" | "0" | "11" | "11" | "4" | |||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Finland | 2005 IIHF World Championship#WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | '0' |
| '2006' | 'Finland' | '2006 IIHF World Championship#WC' | '7' | '1' | '1' | '2' | '2' |
| '2007' | 'Finland' | '2007 IIHF World Championship#WC' | '8' | '3' | '0' | '3' | '0' |