Jukka Hentunen

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Jukka Hentunen
Jukka Hentunen
	Jukka Hentunen in December 2011.
Born	May 3, 1974 (age 50); Joroinen, FIN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	HPK; Jokerit; Calgary Flames; Nashville Predators; HC Fribourg-Gottéron; HC Lugano; Ak Bars Kazan; KalPa
National team	Finland
NHL draft	176th overall, 2000; Calgary Flames
Playing career	1998–2013

Jukka Mika Petteri Hentunen (born May 3, 1974 in Joroinen, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with KalPa of the SM-liiga in the 2012–13 season.^[1]

Playing career

Hentunen played with HPK of the SM-liiga when he was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their sixth-round pick, 176th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played a total of 38 National Hockey League 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 promptly left North America to continue his professional career in the European leagues. After two years with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, the right winger signed with Swiss rivals, HC Lugano.

In Finland he's earned a nickname "Härkä" which translates to "bull."

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	HPK	SM-l	41	13	21	34	32	8	1	4	5	12
1999–00	HPK	SM-l	53	17	28	45	76	8	4	2	6	12
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l	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-l	48	11	11	22	28	10	4	2	6	0
2003–04	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	47	25	28	53	22	4	2	4	6	6
2004–05	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	44	24	20	44	46	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Lugano	NLA	44	24	18	42	44	17	7	6	13	6
2006–07	HC Lugano	NLA	44	26	20	46	63	6	1	4	5	0
2007–08	HC Lugano	NLA	13	5	9	14	6	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	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
2009–10	Jokerit	SM-l	58	28	22	50	50	3	0	2	2	4
2010–11	Jokerit	SM-l	55	6	26	32	38	7	2	4	6	2
2011–12	KalPa	SM-l	55	18	13	31	18	6	1	1	2	25
2012–13	KalPa	SM-l	45	7	14	21	20	5	0	1	1	6
Liiga totals			411	127	163	290	286	52	13	16	29	65
NHL totals			38	4	5	9	4	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Finland	WC		9	3	3	6	12
2001	Finland	WC		9	1	3	4	2
2004	Finland	WCH		6	1	1	2	2
2004	Finland	WC	6th	7	3	3	6	2
2005	Finland	WC	7th	7	3	1	4	6
2006	Finland	Oly		8	0	0	0	2
2006	Finland	WC		9	1	3	4	20
2007	Finland	WC		9	4	1	5	4
Senior totals				63	16	15	31	50

References

^ "KalPa sign veteran Hentunen" (in Finnish). KalPa. 2011-06-22. Archived from the original on 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2011-06-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "KalPa sign veteran Hentunen" (in Finnish). KalPa. 2011-06-22. Archived from the original on 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2011-06-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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