Jyrki Välivaara Explained

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.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1992–93JYP Jyväskylä U18U18 SM-sarja31 3 3 6 24
1993–94JYP Jyväskylä U18U18 SM-sarja14 2 2 4 6
1994–95JYP Jyväskylä U20U20 SM-liiga35 12 8 20 328 1 5 6 10
1995–96JYP Jyväskylä U20U20 SM-liiga31 6 6 12 456 0 1 1 10
1996–97JYP Jyväskylä U20U20 SM-liiga34 8 13 21 227 4 0 4 2
1997–98JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga47 2 3 5 28
1998–99JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga54 5 7 12 303 0 1 1 0
1999–00JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga53 5 13 18 8
2000–01JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga56 6 10 16 28
2001–02TapparaSM-liiga52 10 11 21 3410 1 1 2 4
2002–03TapparaSM-liiga40 7 0 7 16
2003–04Linköping HCElitserien48 2 14 16 365 0 0 0 6
2004–05Linköping HCElitserien47 5 10 15 485 0 1 1 8
2005–06Linköping HCElitserien42 2 13 15 2813 0 0 0 33
2006–07Linköping HCElitserien11 1 0 1 8
2006–07Malmö RedhawksElitserien31 2 11 13 36
2007–08Malmö RedhawksHockeyAllsvenskan43 5 23 28 629 1 1 2 2
2008–09JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga57 6 16 22 4815 2 6 8 10
2009–10JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga14 3 5 8 1014 0 2 2 8
2010–11JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga53 8 20 28 4210 1 4 5 6
2011–12Metallurg NovokuznetskKHL53 2 16 18 20
2012–13JYP JyväskyläSM-liiga49 3 7 10 3811 1 0 1 10
2013–14JYP JyväskyläLiiga45 3 11 14 323 0 1 1 2
SM-liiga totals52058103161314665152040
Elitserien totals1791248601562301147

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/csl.php?tid=1234 2010-11 Scoring for JyP HT Jyvaskyla (SM-liiga)