Jukka Voutilainen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


team = HV71
former_teams =
league = SEL
position = Centre/Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 9.5
weight_lb = 203
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|5|14
birth_place = Kuopio, FIN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2001

Jukka Voutilainen (born May 14, 1980, in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.

Playing career

Voutilainen started his professional career in 2001 when he played seven games for Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga. As of 2002 he has been a regular in the league. In season 2004–05 he finished the season with the best plus/minus statistic in SM-liiga (+34).cite web | title=Jukka Voutilainen | publisher=Elite Prospects | url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=7419 | accessdate=2006-09-19] On April 23, 2006, Voutilainen signed a two year-contract deal with the Swedish Jönköping-based club HV71 in Elitserien and extended it for another two years in december 2007. [cite web | title=Nya kontrakt med Voutilainen och Puistola | publisher=HV71 | work=HV71.se | first=Daniel | last=Gustafsson | url=http://hv71.se/Nyheter/Nya-kontrakt-med-Voutilainen-och-Puistola/ | language=Swedish | date=2007-12-21 | accessdate=2008-04-21]

Awards

* SM-liiga Player of the Month in October 2004.
* Awarded Matti Keinonen Trophy (best plus-minus statistics) in 2005.
* SM-liiga Champion with HPK in 2006.
* Elitserien Champion with HV71 in 2008.

Records

* SM-liiga 2004–05 record for plus/minus (34)
* Elitserien 2007–08 record for plus/minus (20)
* Elitserien 2007–08 playoffs record for goals (9)
* Elitserien 2007–08 playoffs record for points (21)

Career statistics

"Statistics as of April 21, 2008" cite web | title=Jukka Voutilainen - player profile and career stats | publisher=European Hockey.Net | url=http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=12353 | accessdate=2008-04-21]

References