Juha Jyrkkiö, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Juha Jyrkkiö

Finnish ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1959

Place of Birth: Forssa, Tavastia Proper, Finland

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Juha Jyrkkiö

  • Juha Jyrkkiö (born January 17, 1959) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.
  • Born in Forssa, he played for FoPS, Jokerit, Ässät and HPK during his 18-year career.
  • At the age of 16, he became the youngest scorer in league history, a record he held for 37 years until Aleksander Barkov Jr.
  • broke it in 2011.Internationally, he represented his nation at two European Junior Championships (1976, 1977) as well as three World Junior Championships (1977, 1978, 1979).
  • He finished as the fourth-leading scorer at the 1977 World Juniors. After his playing career, he became a coach.
  • He spent one season in charge of the Ässät under-16 team, leading them to a Junior C championship.
  • He then moved up to the under-20 squad in 2006, where he got to coach his son, Jesse Jyrkkiö.
  • He later coached the Finland national under-16 team.

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