Jussi Markkanen
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Jussi Markkanen is an ice hockey
goaltender
for EV Zug
of the National League A (NLA).
. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft
, 133rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers
, as an over-aged entrant.
Markkanen spent his entire NHL career in Edmonton, except for a single season stint with the New York Rangers
. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Markkanen played in the Russian Super League, where he posted a dominant 31–9–9 record. In July 2007, Jokerit
informed that they had made a one-year contract with Markkanen for the next SM-liiga
season.
, Markkanen was selected by coach Craig MacTavish
to finish the 2006 Stanley Cup finals
as Edmonton's #1 goaltender.
Markkanen won the first Stanley Cup game of his career in Game 3 of the Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes
on June 10, 2006, a game in which he earned the first star of the game.
In Game 5 of the final, Markkanen and the Oilers grabbed victory when Edmonton beat Carolina 4–3 in OT thanks to Fernando Pisani
's short-handed breakaway goal. This earned Markkanen his second-ever NHL playoff victory. The win saw him face 24 shots on goal.
Game 6 of the final in Edmonton saw Markkanen stop all 16 Hurricane shots, his first career playoff shutout. This victory led the Oilers to game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, which was held in Raleigh, North Carolina
on June 19, 2006. Carolina went on to be victorious in Game 7. Markkanen gave up two goals and the Hurricanes later secured the win with an empty net goal late in the third period, defeating Edmonton 3–1 to win the Stanley Cup
.
Markkanen was contracted by Finnish top-runners Jokerit, who replaced Scott Langkow
with Markkanen. Markkanen's move was a bit controversial because he owns a part of SaiPa
, which also plays in the Finnish SM-liiga with Jokerit.
Markkanen played the regular season well, placing on the top goalkeepers in the league. Markkanen however sustained a heavy injury during his first playoff game and missed the remainder of the playoffs.
After the end of the season, It was announced that Markkanen will return to Russian Super League, where he played during the 2004–05 lockout-season for Lada Togliatti
. Markkanen's new club will be the famous Russian side CSKA Moscow
. He left on April 7, 2009 for HC CSKA Moscow
of the Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL) and signed with EV Zug
of the Nationalliga A.
, as one of their two sons, Olli-Matias, died after falling out of a third-story window while playing in the living room with his older brother, Juho. He was only 4-years-old.
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...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
for EV Zug
EV Zug
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season....
of the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Markkanen has played extensively in various European professional leagues as well as the NHLNational 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...
. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft
2001 NHL Entry Draft
The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 23–24, 2001 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:...
, 133rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, as an over-aged entrant.
Markkanen spent his entire NHL career in Edmonton, except for a single season stint with the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Markkanen played in the Russian Super League, where he posted a dominant 31–9–9 record. In July 2007, 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...
informed that they had made a one-year contract with Markkanen for the next 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...
season.
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs
After an injury to Oilers starter Dwayne RolosonDwayne Roloson
Albert Dwayne Roloson is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders during his professional career...
, Markkanen was selected by coach Craig MacTavish
Craig MacTavish
Craig "MacT" MacTavish is the current head coach of the American Hockey League Chicago Wolves and a former ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He played centre for 19 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis...
to finish the 2006 Stanley Cup finals
2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League championship began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005–06 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, seeded one through eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the conference quarterfinals...
as Edmonton's #1 goaltender.
Markkanen won the first Stanley Cup game of his career in Game 3 of the Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
on June 10, 2006, a game in which he earned the first star of the game.
In Game 5 of the final, Markkanen and the Oilers grabbed victory when Edmonton beat Carolina 4–3 in OT thanks to Fernando Pisani
Fernando Pisani
Fernando Antonio Pisani is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently a free agent.-Playing career:...
's short-handed breakaway goal. This earned Markkanen his second-ever NHL playoff victory. The win saw him face 24 shots on goal.
Game 6 of the final in Edmonton saw Markkanen stop all 16 Hurricane shots, his first career playoff shutout. This victory led the Oilers to game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, which was held in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
on June 19, 2006. Carolina went on to be victorious in Game 7. Markkanen gave up two goals and the Hurricanes later secured the win with an empty net goal late in the third period, defeating Edmonton 3–1 to win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
.
Post NHL
After the great season in Edmonton, Markkanen did not regain the same form in the following season and after the 2006–07 NHL season, Markkanen was out of contract.Markkanen was contracted by Finnish top-runners Jokerit, who replaced Scott Langkow
Scott Langkow
Scott Langkow is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing in Europe with the Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.- Playing career :...
with Markkanen. Markkanen's move was a bit controversial because he owns a part of SaiPa
SaiPa
Saimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third...
, which also plays in the Finnish SM-liiga with Jokerit.
Markkanen played the regular season well, placing on the top goalkeepers in the league. Markkanen however sustained a heavy injury during his first playoff game and missed the remainder of the playoffs.
After the end of the season, It was announced that Markkanen will return to Russian Super League, where he played during the 2004–05 lockout-season for Lada Togliatti
HC Lada Togliatti
HC Lada is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. They were members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena the KHL expelled the team...
. Markkanen's new club will be the famous Russian side CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
. He left on April 7, 2009 for HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
(KHL) and signed with EV Zug
EV Zug
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season....
of the Nationalliga A.
Personal
He is married to his wife, Sanna. Their family suffered a tragedy on September 23, 2008 in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, as one of their two sons, Olli-Matias, died after falling out of a third-story window while playing in the living room with his older brother, Juho. He was only 4-years-old.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Ketterä | 1. Divisioona Mestis Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000... |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | SaiPa SaiPa Saimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third... |
Fin Jr | 2 | — | — | — | — | 120 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | — |
| 1992–93 | SaiPa | Fin Jr | 7 | — | — | — | — | 367 | 28 | 0 | 4.58 | — |
| 1992–93 | SaiPa | 1. Divisioona Mestis Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000... |
16 | — | — | — | — | 798 | 60 | 0 | 4.51 | — |
| 1993–94 | SaiPa | Fin2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1726 | 97 | 0 | 3.37 | — |
| 1994–95 | SaiPa | Fin2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 2493 | 122 | 0 | 2.94 | — |
| 1995–96 | Tappara Tappara Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships .... |
Fin Jr | 5 | — | — | — | — | 298 | 21 | 0 | 4.23 | — |
| 1995–96 | Tappara | 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... |
23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | 1238 | 59 | 1 | 2.86 | — |
| 1996–97 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 41 | 9 | 24 | 7 | — | 2340 | 132 | 0 | 3.38 | — |
| 1997–98 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 48 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | 2870 | 138 | 4 | 2.88 | — |
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 48 | 21 | 19 | 4 | — | 2633 | 105 | 4 | 2.39 | — |
| 1999–00 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 48 | 4 | 23 | 9 | — | 2794 | 150 | 2 | 3.22 | — |
| 2000–01 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | — | 3076 | 107 | 9 | 2.09 | — |
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Hamilton Bulldogs Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens... |
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... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 239 | 9 | 0 | 2.26 | .921 |
| 2001–02 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
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... |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 784 | 24 | 2 | 1.84 | .929 |
| 2002–03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | 1180 | 51 | 3 | 2.59 | .904 |
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | 26 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | 1244 | 53 | 2 | 2.56 | .913 |
| 2003–04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 394 | 12 | 0 | 1.83 | .934 |
| 2004–05 | Lada Togliatti HC Lada Togliatti HC Lada is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. They were members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena the KHL expelled the team... |
Rus | 54 | 31 | 9 | 9 | — | 3157 | 63 | 11 | 1.20 | — |
| 2005–06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 15 | 12 | — | 6 | 2016 | 105 | 0 | 3.12 | .880 |
| 2006–07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 5 | 9 | — | 1 | 992 | 52 | 0 | 3.14 | .886 |
| 2007–08 | 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 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 12 | — | 2939 | 114 | 4 | 2.33 | .925 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009... |
HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army... |
KHL | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 981 | 38 | 1 | 2.32 | .903 |
| NHL totals | 128 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 6610 | 297 | 7 | 2.70 | .901 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 310 | 122 | 75 | 44 | — | 17890 | 805 | 20 | 2.65 | .953 | ||
Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | SaiPa | Fin2 | 3 | — | — | — | 179 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | — |
| 1997–98 | SaiPa | SM-Liiga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 11 | 0 | 4.02 | — |
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-Liiga | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 366 | 21 | 0 | 2.44 | — |
| 1999–00 | SaiPa | SM-Liiga | 48 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 2794 | 150 | 2 | 3.22 | — |
| 2000–01 | Tappara | SM-Liiga | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 608 | 18 | 1 | 1.77 | — |
| 2002–03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4.28 | .917 |
| 2004–05 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 10 | — | — | — | 627 | 25 | 1 | 1.43 | — |
| 2005–06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 13 | 1 | 2.17 | .905 |
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .888 |
| NHL totals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 14 | 1 | 1.28 | .902 | ||
| SM-Liiga totals | 69 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 3952 | 201 | 3 | 2.04 | ? | ||