Mikkelin Jukurit

Jukurit
Founded 1970
Arena Kalevankankaan jäähalli
(capacity 4487)
City Mikkeli, Finland
Colors               
Series Mestis
Head coach Jarno Pikkarainen
General Manager Toni Maczulskij
Owners Jukurit HC Oy
Captain -
The biggest achievements
  • Four Mestis champions (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
  • Two Mestis-Silver (2004, 2007)
  • One Mestis-Bronze (2008)
  • Level measuring of SM-Liiga 2007

Mikkelin Jukurit is an ice hockey team in the Mestis. They play in Mikkeli, Finland, at the Kalevankankaan jäähalli. The team has won 4 league championships (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006).

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History

Mikkelin Jukurit was founded in 1970. The season of 1998-99 was a turning point for the team, when Matti Turunen became the executive director and Risto Dufva from Jyväskylä became head coach. In 1999–2000 they won their first championship in the newly established Suomi-sarja league, and returned to the Mestis after a 20 year break. When Jukurit had won a fourth Championship in spring 2006, Risto Dufva left the team.

Notable players

Retired numbers

Well known players

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

Current squad

Updated 21.1.2009

Goaltenders
Number Nationality Player Glovehand Contract Length Birthplace
X Teemu Seppänen L 2012 Suomussalmi, Finland
Defencemen
Number Nationality Player Left/Right Handed Contract Length Birthplace
4 Tuomas Pylkkänen L 2011 Joroinen, Finland
6 Ilkka Vaarasuo L 2011 Iisalmi, Finland
9 Henrik Forsberg L 2011 Vaasa, Finland
22 Ilkka Kallioinen L 2011 Jyväskylä, Finland
43 Sami Kautto R 2011 Vantaa, Finland
X Nicolas Besch L 2011 Rouen, France
Forwards
Number Nationality Player Left/Right Handed Position Contract Length Birthplace
11 Markus Piispanen L F 2011 Mikkeli, Finland
18 Tuomo Jormakka L F 2011 Jyväskylä, Finland
19 Miikka Lindholm R F 2011 Espoo, Finland
20 Anssi Laitinen L F 2011 Mikkeli, Finland
23 Henry Hietaharju L F 2011 Vaasa, Finland
26 Antti Ojanen L F 2011 Espoo, Finland
31 Petri Lehtonen L C 2011 Forssa, Finland
X Markku Flinck L C 2011 Espoo, Finland
X Mikko Hakkarainen L C 2012 Iisalmi, Finland
X Juha Koivisto R F 2011 Vantaa, Finland
X Sami Lähteenmäki L F 2011 Riihimäki, Finland

C = Captain, A = Assistant Captain

Head Coach Pekka Lipiäinen

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Trophies and awards
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