JYP Jyväskylä

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey team | team = JYP | bg_colour = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#e70001 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; | text_colour = #000000 | logo = JYP Jyväskylä logo.svg | logo_size = 180px | city = Jyväskylä, Finland | league = Liiga | conference = | division = | founded = {{start date|1923}} | operated = | arena = LähiTapiola Areena | capacity = 4,628 | colours = Red, black, white<br />{{color box|#e70001}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | owner = JYP Jyväskylä Oy | gm = Risto Korpela | coach = Petri Matikainen | captain = Jere Lassila | affiliates = Boston Bruins | parentclub = | farmclub = KeuPa HT | championships = 2009, 2012 | website = {{URL|https://www.jypliiga.fi/|jypliiga.fi}} | uniform = 220px  | name1 = Jyväskylän Palloilijat | dates1 = 1923–1977 | name2 = JYP Jyväskylä | dates2 = 1977–present }} '''JYP''' is an ice hockey team playing in the Finnish top division Liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the LähiTapiola Areena.

==History== JYP was founded in 1923. First it was the ice hockey section of the sports club ''Jyväskylän Palloilijat'' The current full name of the club is, having been registered as an osakeyhtiö since 1999. JYP has won the Finnish SM-liiga twice, in 2009 and 2012, having been the losing side in the play-off finals in 1989 and 1992.

===Early years=== JYP was founded in 1923 as Jyväskylän Palloilijat (''Jyväskylä's Ballsport players'' in English). Originally the club was multi-sport club having competitive departments in football, pesäpallo (Finnish baseball), bandy and later ice hockey and basketball. In 1977 JyP divided due to financial reasons and ice hockey department began with new club, JyP HT (officially Jyväskylän Palloilijat Hockey Team) while football department formed JyP-77 (JJK Jyväskylä nowadays).

The new club started in I Division, the then-second tier of Finnish hockey. JyP HT promoted to the top tier for the 1985–86 SM-liiga season. With ambitious aims, they were fifth after regular season and surprisingly eliminated out of play-offs by only two points. At the next season, the target was in play-offs but seventh place was not enough. When the beginning of the third season was disappointment, head coach Erkka Westerlund – subsequently Finnish national team coach – got sacked.

===Partnership with the Boston Bruins=== On 8 September 2010, JYP entered into a partnership agreement with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), to enable player transfer and training between the two teams and their developmental systems.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537004 | title=Bruins Enter Partnership with Finnish Club | publisher=Boston Bruins | access-date=2010-09-08 }}</ref>

==Players== <small> As of 29 December 2025.</small> {{Ice hockey team roster}}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Veeti | last = Louhivaara | dab = | num = 33 | pos = G | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2006 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 6 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Jyväskylä, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Oskari | last = Setänen | dab = | num = 34 | pos = G | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1994 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 24 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Eura, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Oskari | last = Salminen | dab = | num = 35 | pos = G | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 22 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Kotka, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Otto | last = Hannikainen | dab = | num = 41 | pos = G | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 2006 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 29 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Jyväskylä, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Juuso | last = Pulli | dab = | num = 2 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Kouvola, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jonah | last = Lehmus | dab = | num = 3 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 17 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Lempaala, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Väinö | last = Liikonen | dab = | num = 4 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 19 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Kouvola, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Roni | last = Jokinen | dab = | num = 18 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 6 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Jyväskylä, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Ossi-Veikka | last = Vuontisvaara | dab = | num = 21 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 16 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Jyväskylä, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Tobias | last = Winberg | dab = | num = 21 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 2 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Helsinki, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Eetu | last = Peltola | dab = | num = 31 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1999 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 15 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Helsinki, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Teemu | last = Eronen | dab = | num = 42 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 22 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Vantaa, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sami | last = Vatanen | dab = | num = 44 | pos = D | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 3 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Jyvaskyla, Finland | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Trent | last = Bourque | dab = | num = 63 | pos = D | nat = CAN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 11 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Alexander | last = True | dab = | num = 7 | pos = A | nat = DEN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 17 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Copenhagen, Denmark | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Tuukka | last = Heiskanen | dab = | num = 9 | pos = F | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2006 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 18 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Tampere, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Mikko | last = Perttu | dab = | num = 14 | pos = C | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 10 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Järvenpää, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Otto | last = Mäkinen | dab = | num = 17 | pos = C | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 21 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Tampere, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Valtteri | last = Aliranta | dab = | num = 22 | pos = C | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 29 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Mänttä, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Elias | last = Huttu | dab = | num = 24 | pos = F | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 29 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Jyväskylä, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Pekka | last = Jormakka | dab = | num = 25 | pos = LW | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 14 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Julius | last = Korjus | dab = | num = 25 | pos = RW | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 5 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Kellokoski, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jere | last = Lassila | dab = | num = 28 | pos = C | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 8 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Valtteri | last = Ojantakanen | dab = | num = 39 | pos = LW | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 16 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Helsinki, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Daniel | last = Torgersson | dab = | num = 40 | pos = LW | nat = SWE | s/g = L | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 26 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Hono, Sweden | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Santeri | last = Huovila | dab = | num = 61 | pos = LW | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 16 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Nurmijärvi, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Juuso | last = Puustinen | dab = | num = 71 | pos = RW | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 5 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Kuopio, Finland | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Leevi | last = Tukiainen| dab = | num = 77 | pos = LW | nat = FIN | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 20 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Lahti, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Antti | last = Tyrväinen| |dab=Antti Tyrväinen (ice hockey) | num = 89 | pos = RW | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 3 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Seinajoki, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Aaro | last = Vidgren | dab = | num = 92 | pos = RW | nat = FIN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2022 | birthplace = Lohja, Finland | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

|} Roster sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Pelaajat Archive |url=https://www.jypliiga.fi/joukkue/ |website=JYP Jyväskylä |access-date=28 December 2025 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hockeydb.com - Hockey Statistics and History for the NHL and more! |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ |website=www.hockeydb.com |access-date=28 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>. Captain and assistant captains source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alatalo |first1=Joni |title=Nimet julki - tässä JYPin ensi kauden kapteenisto |url=https://www.leijonat.com/2025/08/22/nimet-julki-tassa-jypin-ensi-kauden-kapteenisto/ |website=Leijonat |access-date=28 December 2025 |language=fi |date=22 August 2025}}</ref>

==Honours== [[File:Jypin mestaruusjuhla 2009.jpg|thumb|Matti Nykänen performs at the Jyväskylä after the JYP won the 2009 Finnish ice hockey championship]] ===Champions=== *{{gold1}} '''SM-liiga Kanada-malja''' ''(2)'': 2008–09, 2011–12

===Runners-up=== *{{silver2}} '''SM-liiga Kanada-malja''' ''(2)'': 1988–89, 1991–92 *{{bronze3}} '''SM-liiga Kanada-malja''' ''(5)'': 1992–93, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17

===European titles=== '''European Trophy:''' *{{gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' 2013

'''Champions Hockey League:''' *{{gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' 2018

==Notable players== [[File:Riska Filip JYP 2011 1.jpg|thumb|Filip Riska]] {{div col}} * Jaroslav Bednář * Dwight Helminen * Juha-Pekka Hytönen * Jarkko Immonen * Steve Kariya * Jari Lindroos * Steve Martins * Jyri Marttinen * Michael Nylander * Mika Noronen * Rich Peverley * Antti Pihlström * Jody Shelley * Pavel Torgayev * Petr Ton * Sinuhe Wallinheimo * Duvie Westcott * Robert Rooba {{div col end}}

===Honored members=== *'''{{0}}1'''  Ari-Pekka Siekkinen *'''10'''  Pertti Rastela *'''13'''  Riikka Sallinen *'''19'''  Pentti Mikkilä *'''30'''  Risto Kurkinen *15 Juha-Pekka Hytönen

===NHL alumni===

* Yohann Auvitu * Olli Määttä * Joonas Nättinen * Harri Pesonen * Tuomas Pihlman * Raimo Summanen * Sami Vatanen

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.jypliiga.fi/ JYP official web site]

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