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Finland Juha Jatkola
#32 KalPa / Liiga - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Sep 12, 2002
Position
G
Age
22
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Kuopio, FIN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
24/25
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Unsigned
Drafted
2023 round 4 #121 overall by Nashville Predators

Juha Jatkola likes to pick and choose the times when he is aggressive. He understands the importance of staying in the frame and reserves his bold movements for opportunities when he can force shooters into making mistakes. Those bold moves are on great display during rush chances, when he builds up a lot of backwards flow, and is able to cover a lot of space on the ice. Strong skating ability in regards to both his strength and edgework are also key components to Jatkola's game. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide

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Juha Jatkola Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2016-17 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 13* -* -* .887* -* -* -* - * -* |
KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* -* -* .899* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2* -* 3.00* .915* -* -* -* - * -* |
KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 6* -* 5.67* .899* -* -* -* - * -* |
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 7* -* 3.00* .905* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 1* -* -* .667* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 19* 44* -* .881* 62* 457* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 5 - - - - - - 0
KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 8* 3.00* .824* 3* 14* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 10* -* .885* 11* 85* -* - * -* |
2019-20 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 44* -* .898* 79* 694* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 2 - .836 10 51 0 0-2-0 118
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 2* -* -* .895* -* -* -* - * -* |
2020-21 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 24* 30* -* .865* 79* 505* -* - * -* | Playoffs 4 4 2.25 .926 9 113 - - -
2021-22 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 4* 5* 2.88* .871* 12* 81* 0* 2-0-0 * 250* |
KalPa Liiga 5* -* -* .864* 17* 108* 0* 0-1-4 * 295* |
IPK Mestis 25* 29* 2.72* .900* 66* 594* 1* 10-10-4 * 1 458* | Playoffs 6 7 3.42 .863 20 126 1 3-3-0 351
Kärpät Liiga 2* -* 1.36* .949* 2* 37* 1* 1-1-0 * 88* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 3* 7* 1.96* .917* 6* 66* 1* 2-1-0 * 184* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 2* 3* 1.00* .959* 2* 47* -* - * 0* |
2022-23 KalPa Liiga 40* 55* 2.16* .903* 86* 799* 5* 20-11-8 * 2 394* | Playoffs 3 3 1.01 .943 3 50 1 1-1-0 178
Finland (all) International 2* 3* 2.04* .907* 4* 39* 0* 1-1-0 * 118* |
2023-24 KalPa Liiga 34* 50* 2.69* .875* 89* 623* 1* 12-16-5 * 1 986* | Playoffs 0 9 - - - - - - -
2024-25 KalPa Liiga 20* 43* 2.35* .890* 47* 381* 2* 7-7-6 * 1 203* |

Juha Jatkola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2018-19 Finland U17 EYOF 1* 3* 0.00* -* 0* 0* 0* 0-0-0 * 1* |
2019-20 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2021-22 IPK Suomen Cup 2* 3* -* .925* 4* 49* -* - * -* |
Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 1* 2* 1.00* .889* 1* 8* -* 1-0-0 * 60* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 2* 3* 2.04* .907* 4* 39* 0* 1-1-0 * 118* |
2023-24 KalPa Spengler Cup 2* 3* 4.16* .833* 7* 35* 0* 0-3-0 * 101* |

Juha Jatkola Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
EHT 1 2* 3* 2.04* .907* 4* 39* 0* 1-1-0* 118 | 0 * * * * * * *
EYOF 1 1* 3* 0.00* -* 0* 0* 0* 0-0-0* 1 | 0 * * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International 1 2* 3* 2.04* .907* 4* 39* 0* 1-1-0* 118 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 9* 13* 1.00* .910* 13* 132* -* -* 0 | 0 * * * * * * *
Liiga 4 101* 148* 2.43* .890* 241* 1 948* 9* 40-36-23* 5 963 | 2 3 12 1.01* .943* 3* 50* 1* 1-1-0* 178*
Mestis 1 25* 29* 2.72* .900* 66* 594* 1* 10-10-4* 1 458 | 1 6 7 3.42* .863* 20* 126* 1* 3-3-0* 351*
Spengler Cup 1 2* 3* 4.16* .833* 7* 35* 0* 0-3-0* 101 | 0 * * * * * * *
Suomen Cup 1 2* 3* -* .925* 4* 49* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 19* -* 5.67* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 15* -* 3.00* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 26* 44* 3.00* .881* 62* 457* -* -* - | 2 0 5 -* -* -* -* -* -* 0*
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 4 61* 87* 2.88* .882* 173* 1 294* 0* 2-0-0* 250 | 3 6 7 2.25* .896* 19* 164* 0* 0-2-0* 118*
WJC-20 1 3* 7* 1.96* .917* 6* 66* 1* 2-1-0* 184 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 1* 2* 1.00* .889* 1* 8* -* 1-0-0* 60 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Juha Jatkola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/06/2024
05/06/2024 Extension KalPa KalPa
04/22/2022
04/22/2022 Extension KalPa KalPa
02/03/2022
02/03/2022 Loan KalPa Kärpät
04/28/2021
04/28/2021 Extension KalPa U20 KalPa
Player Biography and Trivia

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #94 by Elite Prospects

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #294 by FCHockey

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #102 by McKeen's Hockey

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #2 by NHL Central Scouting

The first goalkeeper in the history of the SM-liiga/Liiga to have scored and assisted a goal in the same game.