Jukka Hentunen

Jukka Hentunen
File:Jukka Hentunen - KalPa 2011.jpg Jukka Hentunen in December 2011.
Born	(1974-05-03) May 3, 1974 Joroinen, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	HPK Jokerit Calgary Flames Nashville Predators HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Lugano Ak Bars Kazan KalPa
National team	Finland
NHL draft	176th overall, 2000 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1998–2013

Jukka Mika Petteri Hentunen (born May 3, 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with KalPa of the SM-liiga in the 2012–13 season.

Playing career

Hentunen played with HPK of the SM-liiga when he was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their sixth-round pick, 176th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played a total of 38 National Hockey League games in the 2001–02 NHL season for the Calgary Flames and the Nashville Predators, who he was traded to on March 19, 2002. Hentunen then promptly left North America to continue his professional career in the European leagues. After two years with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, the right winger signed with Swiss rivals, HC Lugano. In Finland he's earned a nickname "Härkä" which translates to "bull."

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Warkis	FIN.3		16	7	6	13	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Warkis	FIN.3		29	23	23	46	28		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Diskos	FIN.2		43	23	18	41	14		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Hermes	FIN.2		35	10	13	23	43		3	1	0	1	0
1997–98	Hermes	FIN.2		44	15	16	31	26		8	7	3	10	10
1998–99	HPK	SM-l		41	13	21	34	32		8	1	4	5	12
1999–2000	HPK	SM-l		53	17	28	45	76		8	4	2	6	12
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l		56	27	28	55	24		5	1	0	1	4
2001–02	Calgary Flames	NHL		28	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Saint John Flames	AHL		9	3	3	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL		10	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Jokerit	SM-l		48	11	11	22	28		10	4	2	6	0
2003–04	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		47	25	28	53	22		4	2	4	6	6
2004–05	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		44	24	20	44	46		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Lugano	NLA		44	24	18	42	44		17	7	6	13	6
2006–07	HC Lugano	NLA		44	26	20	46	63		6	1	4	5	0
2007–08	HC Lugano	NLA		13	5	9	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		33	10	17	27	10		10	2	8	10	33
2008–09	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		54	14	13	27	36		21	9	2	11	8
2009–10	Jokerit	SM-l		58	28	22	50	50		3	0	2	2	4
2010–11	Jokerit	SM-l		55	6	26	32	38		7	2	4	6	2
2011–12	KalPa	SM-l		55	18	13	31	18		6	1	1	2	25
2012–13	KalPa	SM-l		45	7	14	21	20		5	0	1	1	6
FIN.2 totals				122	48	47	95	83		21	13	9	22	14
SM-l totals				411	127	163	290	286		52	13	16	29	65
NLA totals				192	104	95	199	181		35	15	20	35	18

International

Medal record
Representing Finland
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place	2006	Turin
World Championships
Silver medal – second place	2001	Germany
Silver medal – second place	2007	Russia
Bronze medal – third place	2000	Russia
Bronze medal – third place	2006	Latvia

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Finland	WC	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)		9	3	3	6	12
2001	Finland	WC	2nd place, silver medalist(s)		9	1	3	4	2
2004	Finland	WC	6th		7	3	3	6	2
2004	Finland	WCH	2nd place, silver medalist(s)		6	1	1	2	2
2005	Finland	WC	7th		7	3	1	4	6
2006	Finland	OG	2nd place, silver medalist(s)		8	0	0	0	2
2006	Finland	WC	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)		9	1	3	4	20
2007	Finland	WC	2nd place, silver medalist(s)		9	4	1	5	4
Senior totals					64	16	15	31	50

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from