Mikkelin Jukurit

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Jukurit
Jukurit
Founded 1970
Arena Kalevankankaan jäähalli
(capacity 4500)
City Mikkeli, Finland
Colors blue and yellow
Series Mestis
Head coach Kari Makkonen
Managing director Mikko Romo
Owners Jukurit RY
Captain #10 Timo Kuuluvainen
The biggest achievement
  • Four Mestis champions (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
  • Two Mestis-Silver (2004, 2007)
  • One Mestis-Bronze (2008)
  • Level measuring of SM-Liiga 2007


Jukurit have been established 1970, the ice-hockey team from Mikkeli which plays in the Mestis series.

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[edit] History

Jukurit of the Mikkeli were got by its beginning 28.7.1970 when the Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat and Mikkelin Palloilijat combined. Jukurit were marked to register 17.11.1970. Jukurit paid a visit at the final stages of the 1970's in 1st division but were not able to establish their place at the series level. 1977–78 of the season remained the best achievement, the fifth place. In the spring of 1980 Jukurit fell into the 2nd division.

Jukurit over the following one and a half decades ground the 2nd division with the varying success. The history of the company reached 1998-99 with the season of the turning point. At that time Matti Turunen arrived to be the executive director of Jukurit and Risto Dufva from Jyväskylä to be a head coach. Jukurit shot at once to the rise and 1999–2000 got the series place to the season from Suomi-sarja that was just established. In the spring of 2000 Jukurit celebrated the championship of Suomi-sarja and returned to 1st division the name of which was changed with the Sm-Liiga closing of the Mestis after a 20 year break. Jukuris were surprised by all and mestiksen celebrated championship immediately in the spring of 2001, such as also, 2002 and 2003. In 2004 Jukurit had to be satisfied with silver, however, when, KalPa and or a solution to the fifth final the extra time gained the championship at the goal. 2005 Jukurit led the a semifinal series already with victories 2–0, but Sport of Vaasa spurted past and 3–2 achieved finals against with victories KalPaa. TuTo still turned over Jukurit in the bronze match and Jukurit had to be satisfied with the fourth place. Jukurit played to the championship stock 2006 after having won 3–1 in the Sport finals of Vaasa with victories.


[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Current Squad

Updated 15.12.2007

Goaltenders
Number Nationality Player Glovehand Contract Length Birthplace
30 Flag of Finland Joni Myllykoski L 2008 Tornio, Finland
35 Flag of Finland Pekka Lahikainen L 2009 Mikkeli, Finland
Defencemen
Number Nationality Player Left/Right Handed Contract Length Birthplace
3 Flag of Finland Teemu Metso L 2008 Oulu, Finland
5 Flag of Finland Olli-Pekka Komulainen L 2008 Kuopio, Finland
6 Flag of Finland Lauri Kinos L 2008 Jyväskylä, Finland
8 Flag of Finland Eero Hyvärinen L 2008 Jyväskylä, Finland
9 Flag of Finland Tuomo Kortelainen L 2008 Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta, Finland
15 Flag of Finland Esa Hämäläinen L 2008 Juva, Finland
22 Flag of Finland Ilkka Kallioinen A L 2008 Jyväskylä, Finland
Forwards
Number Nationality Player Left/Right Handed Position Contract Length Birthplace
2 Flag of Finland Kalle Mäkinen R W 2008 Jyväskylä, Finland
10 Flag of Finland Timo Kuuluvainen C L W 2008 Kuusankoski, Finland
11 Flag of Finland Jesse Kiukas L W 2008 Mikkeli, Finland
12 Flag of Finland Antti Laakso L W 2008 (2009) Forssa, Finland
13 Flag of Finland Taneli Hiltunen L W 2008 Mikkeli, Finland
14 Flag of Finland Jussi-Mikko Makkonen L W 2008 Lahti, Finland
16 Flag of Finland Jesse Uronen R RW 2008 Helsinki, Finland
17 Flag of Finland Janne Jaakkola L C 2008 Tampere, Finland
18 Flag of Finland Tuomo Jormakka L W 2008 Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta, Finland
19 Flag of Finland Tomi Lindfors L W 2008 Vantaa, Finland
20 Flag of Finland Anssi Laitinen L W 2008 Mikkeli, Finland
23 Flag of Finland Turo Asplund L C 2008 Jyväskylä, Finland
26 Flag of Finland Jani Tossavainen L C 2008 Helsinki, Finland
27 Flag of Finland Tero Kettunen L W 2008 Jyväskylä, Finland
31 Flag of Finland Petri Lehtonen A L C 2008 (2009) Forssa, Finland

C = Captain, A = Assistant Captain

Head Coach Kari Makkonen

Coach Pekka Lipiäinen

[edit] Retired numbers

  • # 21 Sami Lehmusmetsä (not officially retired, but number has been off rotation after the death of Lehmusmetsä)
  • # 24 Lasse Kanerva

[edit] Well known players

  • D Markku Erholtz, HPK
  • D Marko Kauppinen, Jokerit
  • D Jari Korhonen, end
  • D Tommi Kovanen, HIFK
  • D Mikko Mäenpää, HPK
  • D Matti Kuusisto, KalPa
  • HC Risto Dufva, JYP
  • F Martti Salminen, end
  • F Juha-Pekka Hytönen, JYP
  • F Mika Niemi, JYP
  • F Samuli Piiroinen, JYP
  • F Olli Sipiläinen, JYP
  • F Petri Koskinen, SaiPa
  • F Mikko Hakkarainen, SaiPa
  • F Lasse Kanerva, end

G = Goaltender, D = Defencemen, F = Forward, HC = Head Coach, F-C = Forward-Coach

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