Juha-Pekka Hytönen
Finnish ice hockey player
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Juha-Pekka Hytönen (born May 22, 1981) is a Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing for JYP Jyväskylä.
| Juha-Pekka Hytönen | |||
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Juha-Pekka Hytönen with LHC in 2014 | |||
| Born |
May 22, 1981 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
JYP Jyväskylä Diskos Jukurit Amur Khabarovsk Lausanne HC | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Career
Juha-Pekka Hytönen started his career in JYP Jyväskylä junior teams. In 1999 he was chosen to Finnish national U18 team and next year to the Finnish national U20 team. In 2000 Hytönen played his first game in SM-liiga, the Finnish elite league.[1] Before his move to KHL he played always with JYP Jyväskylä apart from one season in Jukurit and few games in Diskos both teams in Mestis.
In 2006 he became captain of JYP and played in championship-winning team in 2009. He was also chosen to Finland's squad for the World Championships that year,[2] as well as in 2010,[3] 2013[4] and 2015.[5]
After winning another Finnish championship with JYP in 2012, Hytönen embarked on a new challenge, joining KHL side Amur Khabarovsk, where he spent the 2012-13 campaign.
In 2013 he signed a 2-year contract with Lausanne Hockey Club (LHC) in the Swiss National League A (NLA).[6] As the team's top scorer, he helped Lausanne qualify for the playoffs for the first time in the club's history[7] by tallying 39 points (16 goals/23 assists) in 49 games.[8]
In 2014, he was named LHC's alternate captain along with Etienne Froidevaux.[9] Hytönen left Lausanne after three years, opting to return to his hometown team JYP in April 2016.[10]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | JYP Jyväskylä U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 28 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP Jyväskylä U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 36 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP Jyväskylä U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 20 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 39 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Diskos | Mestis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mikkelin Jukurit | Mestis | 41 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 49 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 58 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 56 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 60 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 57 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 52 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 49 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 41 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 58 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 58 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 59 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | ICEHL | 45 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 810 | 174 | 231 | 405 | 406 | 91 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 62 | ||||
Awards
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2001 Russia | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 1999 Germany | |
- Champions Hockey League Champion in 2017–18
- Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) in 2008–09, 2011–12.
- Mestis Champion in 2002–03
