Risto Dufva | |
Played For: | JYP Jyväskylä (SM-liiga) |
Position: | Goaltender |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 192 |
Catches: | Left |
Birth Date: | 1 May 1963 |
Birth Place: | Jyväskylä, Finland |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 1987 |
Career End: | 1991 |
Risto Dufva (born May 1, 1963) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga).[1]
Dufva played with JYP Jyväskylä during the 1990–91 SM-liiga season.[2]
Dufva took over the position of head coach for Lukko with the start of the 2012–13 SM-liiga season. Dufva later went on to coach Mikkelin Jukurit until resigning from the team.[3] After a disappointing first half to the 18/19 season, JYP decided to hire Dufva as their new coach. He was hired as the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga) during the 2019-20 season.