| Jukka Hentunen | |
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Jukka Hentunen in December 2011. |
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| Born | May 3, 1974 Joroinen, FIN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| FNL team Former teams |
Jokerit AK Bars Kazan HC Lugano Nashville Predators Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Silver | 2006 | Turin |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2007 | Russia |
| Bronze | 2006 | Latvia |
| Silver | 2001 | Germany |
| Bronze | 2000 | Russia |
Jukka Hentunen (born May 3, 1974 in Joroinen, Southern Savonia) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for KalPa.
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He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their sixth-round pick, #176 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Hentunen played a total of 38 games in the 2001–02 NHL season for the Calgary Flames and the Nashville Predators, who he was traded to on March 19, 2002.
Hentunen then left the National Hockey League to play in the European leagues. After two years with Fribourg-Gotteron, the right winger signed with HC Lugano.
In Finland he's earned a nickname "Härkä" which translates to "bull."
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-liiga | 41 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | HPK | SM-liiga | 53 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 48 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Fribourg-Gotteron | Nationalliga A | 47 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Fribourg-Gotteron | Nationalliga A | 44 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Lugano | Nationalliga A | 44 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Lugano | Nationalliga A | 44 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Lugano | NLA | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ak-Bars Kazan | RUS | 33 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 2008-09 | Ak-Bars Kazan | KHL | 54 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ||
| NHL Totals | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Career Major League Totals | 327 | 121 | 141 | 262 | 232 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 34 | ||||