Jani Tuppurainen

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FinlandFinland  Jani Tuppurainen Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 30, 1980
place of birth Oulu , Finland
size 180 cm
Weight 80 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 1999 Kiekko-Oulu
1999-2000 Chicago Freeze
2000-2002 Kiekko-Oulu
2002-2005 Hokki Kajaani
2005-2008 KalPa Kuopio
2008 Färjestad BK
2008–2012 JYP Jyväskylä
2012-2013 HK Donbass Donetsk
since 2013 JYP Jyväskylä

Jani Tuppurainen (born March 30, 1980 in Oulu ) is a Finnish ice hockey player who has been under contract with JYP Jyväskylä in the SM-liiga since May 2013 .

Career

Jani Tuppurainen began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of Kiekko-Oulu , where he was active until 1999. He then played for a year and a half for Chicago Freeze in the North American Junior League , North American Hockey League , before returning to his hometown club Kiekko-Oulu for one and a half seasons, with whom he participated in the third-rate Suomi-sarja . From 2002 to 2005, the winger ran for Hokki Kajaani in the Finnish second division, the Mestis . He also made eight appearances as a loan player for Kärpät Oulu in the 2002/03 season .

From 2005 to 2008 Tuppurainen ran for KalPa Kuopio from the SM-liiga, where he ended the 2007/08 season at Färjestad BK from the Swedish Elitserien .

For the 2008/09 season Tuppurainen signed a contract with JYP Jyväskylä , with which he won the Finnish championship at the end of the season. He was able to repeat this success with his team in the 2011/12 season . Above all, he played a major role in winning the 2012 championship title. In the playoffs he was the player with the best plus / minus balance and was also awarded the Jari Kurri trophy as the best player in the playoffs.

After this success he left the club and was signed by KHL newcomer HK Donbass Donetsk and completed 37 KHL games for Donbass and also won the IIHF Continental Cup before returning to JYP in May 2013.

International

For Finland , Tuppurainen took part in the Euro Hockey Tour in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015 . He was also a member of the Finnish national team at the 2012 World Cup and was used in two games, preparing a goal.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1999/00 Chicago Freeze NEAR 47 9 27 36 54 - - - - -
2000/01 Chicago Freeze NEAR 17th 3 8th 11 44 - - - - -
2000/01 Kiekko-Oulu Suomi-sariah 21st 17th 13 30th 51 - - - - -
2001/02 Kiekko-Oulu Suomi-sariah 26th 17th 20th 37 65 4th 2 2 4th 4th
2002/03 Hokki Mestis 37 15th 17th 32 75 3 0 1 1 0
2002/03 Kärpät SM-liiga 8th 0 1 1 6th - - - - -
2003/04 Hokki Mestis 39 13 22nd 35 34 4th 2 0 2 12
2004/05 Hokki Mestis 36 13 14th 27 59 4th 0 2 2 8th
2005/06 KalPa SM-liiga 48 7th 12 19th 55 - - - - -
2006/07 KalPa SM-liiga 55 14th 21st 35 86 4th 2 1 3 2
2007/08 KalPa SM-liiga 43 13 20th 33 30th - - - - -
2007/08 Färjestad BK Elitserien 13 4th 4th 8th 3 12 1 3 4th 14th
2008/09 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 24 3 8th 11 10 15th 1 2 3 4th
2009/10 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 58 22nd 12 34 26th 12 3 1 4th 6th
2010/11 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 43 10 19th 29 47 10 0 7th 7th 4th
2011/12 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 56 17th 34 51 26th 14th 7th 8th 15th 0
2012/13 HK Donbass Donetsk KHL 39 7th 8th 15th 42
2013/14 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 55 12 21st 33 30th 7th 1 5 6th 6th
2014/15 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 57 17th 34 51 28 11 4th 6th 10 33
2015/16 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 48 12 24 36 66 13 5 5 10 4th
Liiga overall 495 128 206 334 410 82 21st 34 55 57
Elitserien total 13 4th 4th 8th 6th 12 1 3 4th 14th
KHL total 39 7th 8th 15th 42

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Tuppurainen, Jani
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Oulu , Finland