JYP

:"For the Korean entertainment company, please see JYP Entertainment.

SM-liiga Team
team_name = JYP
bg_color = #E52330
text_color = black
league = SM-liiga
founded = 1977
history = JYP
1977 - present
arena = Jyväskylän jäähalli (capacity 4,812)
city = Jyväskylä, Finland
colors = Red, white, black
generalmanager = Jukka Seppänen
headcoach = Risto Dufva
teamcaptain = Juha-Pekka Hytönen

JYP (Jyväskylän palloilijat) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland at the Jyväskylän jäähalli(hippos)

Team History

Based at Jyväskylän jäähalli, JYP was founded in 1977. The name stood for "Jyväskylän Pallo". The current full name of the club is "Jyp Jyväskylä Oy". Their best placing in the league is 2nd, which they achieved in 1989 and 1992.

Notable Players

* Dwight Helminen
* Jarkko Immonen
* Pekka Järvelä
* Risto Kurkinen
* Steve Martins
* Tuomas Pihlman
* Jody Shelley
* Michael Nylander
* Duvie Westcott
* Eric Perrin
* Jaroslav Bednar
* Petr Ton
* Jyri Marttinen
* Sinuhe Wallinheimo
* Markus Kankaanperä

Retired Numbers

* #10 Pertti Rastela
* #19 Pentti Mikkilä
* #30 Risto Kurkinen

External links

* [http://www.jypht.fi JYP official web site]