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Finland Jyrki Välivaara
#9 JYP / Liiga - 13/14
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
Date of Birth
May 30, 1976
Position
D
Age
48
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
JYP
Status
Retired

A quite powerful two-way defenseman. Välivaara has a hard and pretty accurate shot. He has also good work-ethics and always does a good job. Underrated and better than most would think.

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Jyrki Välivaara Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 JyP HT U18 U18 SM-sarja 31* 3* 3* 6* 24* -* |
1993-94 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 14* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* | Relegation
1994-95 JyP HT U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 12* 8* 20* 32* -* | Playoffs 8 1 5 6 10 -
1995-96 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 31* 6* 6* 12* 45* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 10 -
1996-97 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 34* 8* 13* 21* 22* -* | Playoffs 7 4 0 4 2 -
1997-98 JYP SM-liiga 47* 2* 3* 5* 28* 1* |
1998-99 JYP SM-liiga 54* 5* 7* 12* 30* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 0
1999-00 JYP SM-liiga 53* 5* 13* 18* 8* -10* |
2000-01 JYP “A” SM-liiga 56* 6* 10* 16* 28* -12* |
2001-02 Tappara SM-liiga 52* 10* 11* 21* 34* 20* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 4 3
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2002-03 Tappara SM-liiga 40* 7* 0* 7* 16* 6* |
2003-04 Linköping HC Elitserien 48* 2* 14* 16* 36* 14* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 1
2004-05 Linköping HC Elitserien 47* 5* 10* 15* 48* 14* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 8 3
2005-06 Linköping HC Elitserien 42* 2* 13* 15* 28* -1* | Playoffs 13 0 0 0 33 2
2006-07 Linköping HC Elitserien 11* 1* 0* 1* 8* 2* |
Malmö Redhawks Elitserien 31* 2* 11* 13* 36* -2* | Kvalserien SHL 10 0 3 3 6 2
2007-08 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 43* 5* 23* 28* 62* 18* | Kvalserien SHL 9 1 1 2 2 3
2008-09 JYP SM-liiga 57* 6* 16* 22* 48* 20* | Playoffs 15 2 6 8 10 7
2009-10 JYP “A” SM-liiga 14* 3* 5* 8* 10* 6* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 8 -1
2010-11 JYP “A” SM-liiga 53* 8* 20* 28* 42* 18* | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 6 0
Finland WC 9* 0* 3* 3* 8* 2* |
2011-12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 53* 2* 16* 18* 20* -3* |
2012-13 JYP SM-liiga 49* 3* 7* 10* 38* -4* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 10 -1
2013-14 JYP “A” Liiga 45* 3* 11* 14* 32* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 1

Jyrki Välivaara Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
2009-10 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2010-11 Finland EHT 5* 1* 2* 3* 6* 4* |
2011-12 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2012-13 JYP ET 8* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* |
2013-14 JYP ET 8* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |

Jyrki Välivaara Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 6 17* 1* 2* 3* 0.18* 14* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 16* 1* 5* 6* 0.38* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 43* 5* 23* 28* 0.65* 62* 18* | 1 9 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.22 * 2 * 3 *
International 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 53* 2* 16* 18* 0.34* 20* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 11 520* 58* 103* 161* 0.31* 314* 50* | 7 66 5 * 15 * 20 * 0.30 * 40 * 9 *
Elitserien (SHL) 4 179* 12* 48* 60* 0.34* 156* 27* | 4 33 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.12 * 53 * 8 *
U18 SM-sarja 2 45* 5* 5* 10* 0.22* 30* -* | 1 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 100* 26* 27* 53* 0.53* 99* -* | 3 21 5 * 6 * 11 * 0.52 * 22 * - *
WC 1 9* 0* 3* 3* 0.33* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jyrki Välivaara Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/15/2014
07/15/2014 Confirmed Lukko Retired
06/11/2014
06/11/2014 Confirmed JYP Lukko
06/05/2012
06/05/2012 Confirmed Metallurg Novokuznetsk JYP
06/09/2011
06/09/2011 Confirmed JYP Metallurg Novokuznetsk
12/28/2009
12/28/2009 Extension JYP JYP
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for JYP