Juha Riihijärvi

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Juha Riihijärvi
Date of birth 15th December 1969
place of birth Keminmaa , Finland
size 187 cm
Weight 92 kg
position striker
number # 91
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 12th lap, 254th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1987-1991 Kärpät Oulu
1991-1993 JYP Jyväskylä
1993-1994 Cape Breton Oilers
1994-1996 Lukko Rauma
1996-2004 Malmo Redhawks
2004-2005 EHC Basel
HC Ambrì-Piotta
2005-2007 Malmo Redhawks
2007-2008 Rødovre Mighty Bulls
2008-2009 Vienna Capitals
2009-2010 HC Bolzano

Juha Riihijärvi (born December 15, 1969 in Keminmaa ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who was most recently under contract with HC Bozen in the Italian A1 series . His son Alexis is also a hockey player.

Career

Juha Riihijärvi began his career at Oulun Kärpät where he was under contract for four seasons (two years in the Finnish first division and two in the second). In 1991 he moved to JYP Jyväskylä where he signed a two-year contract. For the 1993/94 season he moved to the American Hockey League , where he stormed for the Cape Breton Oilers . The following year he returned to Finland and signed a contract with Rauman Lukko , which he then held out for the coming year. In 1996, after a good performance in the Finnish national team, he made it into the Swedish first division. There he stormed for Malmö Redhawks for eight years . In the 2004/05 season he moved to the National League B for EHC Basel . In the same season he also played two games in the first division in Switzerland for HC Ambrì-Piotta . From 2005 to 2007 he played for the Malmö Redhawks. In 2007 he moved to Denmark to Rødovre Mighty Bulls where he scored 65 points in 50 games. Juha Riihijärvi also stopped in Austria: he played for the Vienna Capitals in the 2008/09 season . In summer 2009 he switched to the Italian Serie A1 , where he entered into a contract with HC Bozen . Following this season, the Finn ended his playing career.

International

For Finland , Juha Riihijärvi took part in the World Championships in 1992 , 1993 and 1996 .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987-88 Kärpät Oulu SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Kärpät Oulu A-Juniors SM-liiga 36 26th 18th 44 28 4th 0 2 2 0
1988-89 Kärpät Oulu SM-liiga 44 11 23 34 22nd - - - - -
Kärpät Oulu SM-liiga qual. 5 3 5 8th 4th - - - - -
Kärpät Oulu A-Juniors SM-liiga 1 3 3 6th 0 - - - - -
1989-90 Kärpät Oulu 1. Divisioona 44 38 45 83 32 - - - - -
Kärpät Oulu A-Juniors SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1990-91 Kärpät Oulu 1. Divisioona 42 29 41 70 34 - - - - -
Kärpät Oulu SM-liiga qual. 4th 2 3 5 6th - - - - -
1991-92 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 38 29 33 62 37 10 4th 4th 8th 10
1992-93 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 41 25th 31 56 38 9 4th 2 6th 2
1993-94 Cape Breton Oilers IHL 57 10 15th 25th 37 - - - - -
1994-95 Lukko Rauma SM-liiga 32 14th 26th 40 20th 9 2 6th 8th 4th
1995-96 Lukko Rauma SM-liiga 50 28 44 72 58 8th 3 6th 9 4th
1996-97 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 49 27 24 51 28 4th 1 0 1 8th
1997-98 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 45 14th 25th 39 26th - - - - -
1998-99 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 37 13 15th 28 24 8th 5 6th 11 6th
1999-00 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 48 20th 36 56 26th 6th 0 3 3 12
2000-01 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 50 22nd 31 53 26th 9 4th 6th 10 16
2001-02 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 50 20th 17th 37 14th 3 1 1 2 0
2002-03 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 50 14th 28 42 10 - - - - -
2003-04 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 50 13 22nd 35 32 - - - - -
Malmo Redhawks Great Allsvenskan - - - - - 10 6th 4th 10 8th
2004-05 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
EHC Basel NLB 30th 22nd 20th 42 22nd 10 10 10 20th 6th
2005-06 Malmo Redhawks Hockey Allsvenskan 41 13 26th 39 28 10 4th 7th 11 10
2006-07 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 51 11 14th 25th 18th - - - - -
Malmo Redhawks Hockey Allsvenskan - - - - - 10 3 7th 10 4th
2007-08 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Oddset Ligaen 43 22nd 36 58 28 7th 3 4th 7th 6th
2008-09 Vienna Capitals EBEL 47 28 29 57 16 10 2 2 4th 8th
2009-10 HC Bolzano Series A1 31 11 16 27 14th 8th 2 5 7th 2
SM-liiga total 206 107 157 264 175 36 13 18th 31 20th
Elitserien total 430 154 212 366 204 30th 11 16 27 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 Riihijärvi, Juha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Riihijarvi, Juha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 15th December 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Keminmaa , Finland