| Played For: | JYP Tappara Linköping HC Malmö Redhawks Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
| Ntl Team: | Finland |
| Position: | Defence |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 203 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 1976 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1997 |
| Career End: | 2014 |
Jyrki Välivaara (born May 30, 1976) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. In the past he played for JYP of the SM-liiga.[1] He was on Finland's IIHF gold medal-winning team on 2011.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | JYP Jyväskylä U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | JYP Jyväskylä U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 35 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 31 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 34 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 52 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 40 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 48 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 42 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköping HC | Elitserien | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Malmö Redhawks | Elitserien | 31 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 43 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 57 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 53 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 53 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 45 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 520 | 58 | 103 | 161 | 314 | 66 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| Elitserien totals | 179 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 156 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | ||||