Juha Jääskä
Finnish ice hockey player (born 1998)
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Juha Jääskä (born 9 February 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played eight seasons for HIFK of the Finnish Liiga, as well 6 seasons with HIFK's junior system.[1]
Playing career
As an undrafted free agent, Jääskä was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year, entry-level contract on 10 April 2024.[2] He made his NHL debut for the Carolina Hurricanes on 2 January 2025 against the Florida Panthers, filling in for the injured Tyson Jost. [3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | HIFK | Jr. A | 39 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HIFK | Jr. A | 25 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | HIFK | Liiga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | RoKi | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HIFK | Jr. A | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | HIFK | Liiga | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 47 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | HIFK | Liiga | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HIFK | Liiga | 40 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HIFK | Liiga | 42 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | Liiga | 56 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | HIFK | Liiga | 57 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 53 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 310 | 51 | 91 | 142 | 160 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
