Jukka Hentunen
Encyclopedia
Jukka Hentunen (born May 3, 1974 in Joroinen
, Southern Savonia
) is a Finnish professional ice hockey
forward
, who plays for KalPa
.
as their sixth-round pick, #176 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
.
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
."
Joroinen
Joroinen is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
, Southern Savonia
Southern Savonia
Southern Savonia is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders to the regions Northern Savonia, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijänne Tavastia, and Central Finland...
) is a Finnish professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
, who plays for KalPa
KalPa
The Kalevan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.-Team history:Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sami Kapanen and...
.
Draft
He was drafted by the Calgary FlamesCalgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
as their sixth-round pick, #176 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
.
Playing career
Hentunen played a total of 38 games in the 2001–02 NHL season for the Calgary FlamesCalgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
and the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, who he was traded to on March 19, 2002.
Hentunen then left the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
to play in the European leagues. After two years with Fribourg-Gotteron
Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in National League A. The team is the fourth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2010/11 season with 6,764 spectators. -History:...
, the right winger signed with HC Lugano
Hockey Club Lugano
Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League A and has won seven Swiss championships. The team is the twelfth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2010/11 season with 4,060...
.
In Finland he's earned a nickname "Härkä" which translates to "bull
Bull
Bull usually refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.Bull may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Bull , an original show on the TNT Network* "Bull" , an episode of television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...
."
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK HPK HPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight... |
SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
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 Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships... |
SM-liiga | 56 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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 Fribourg-Gottéron HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in National League A. The team is the fourth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2010/11 season with 6,764 spectators. -History:... |
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 | ||||
External links
- Jukka Hentunen on nhlfinns.com