Jukka Hentunen
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| Jukka Hentunen | |
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 Jukka Hentunen in December 2011. |
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| Born | May 3, 1974 Joroinen, FIN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| FNL team Former teams |
Jokerit AK Bars Kazan HC Lugano Nashville Predators Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Finland |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Silver | 2006 | Turin |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2007 | Russia |
| Bronze | 2006 | Latvia |
| Silver | 2001 | Germany |
| Bronze | 2000 | Russia |
Jukka Hentunen (born May 3, 1974 in Joroinen, Southern Savonia) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for KalPa.
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[edit] Draft
He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their sixth-round pick, #176 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
[edit] Playing career
Hentunen played a total of 38 games in the 2001–02 NHL season for the Calgary Flames and the Nashville Predators, who he was traded to on March 19, 2002.
Hentunen then left the National Hockey League to play in the European leagues. After two years with Fribourg-Gotteron, the right winger signed with HC Lugano.
In Finland he's earned a nickname "Härkä" which translates to "bull."
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-liiga | 41 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | HPK | SM-liiga | 53 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 48 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Fribourg-Gotteron | Nationalliga A | 47 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Fribourg-Gotteron | Nationalliga A | 44 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Lugano | Nationalliga A | 44 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Lugano | Nationalliga A | 44 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Lugano | NLA | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ak-Bars Kazan | RUS | 33 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 2008-09 | Ak-Bars Kazan | KHL | 54 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ||
| NHL Totals | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Career Major League Totals | 327 | 121 | 141 | 262 | 232 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 34 | ||||
[edit] International play
- 2004 Played for Finland in the World Cup of Hockey
[edit] External links
- Jukka Hentunen on nhlfinns.com
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Joroinen
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Calgary Flames players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Ak Bars Kazan players
- HPK players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Jokerit players
- Nashville Predators players
- Nationalliga A players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
