Jani Tuppurainen
Jani Tuppurainen ( born March 30, 1980 in Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is since May 2013 in JYP Jyväskylä in the SM- liiga under contract.
Career
Jani Tuppurainen began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior department of Kiekko - Oulu, in which he was active until 1999. He then played one and a half years for the Chicago Freeze in the North American Junior League North American Hockey League, before he returned for also one and a half seasons for his hometown club Kiekko - Oulu, with whom he took part in the match operation of the third-rate Suomi- sarja. From 2002 to 2005 the winger for Hokki Kajaani ran in the second Finnish league, the Mestis on. He also came in the 2002/03 season to eight missions as a Players out on loan for Kärpät Oulu.
From 2005 to 2008 ran on Tuppurainen for KalPa Kuopio of the SM- liiga, where he finished the 2007/08 season when Färjestad BK in the Swedish Elitserien.
For the 2008/09 season signed a contract with JYP Jyväskylä Tuppurainen, with whom he won the Finnish championship title at the end of the season. He was able to repeat with his team in the 2011/12 season this success. Above all, the profits of the league title in 2012, he played a major role. In the playoffs, he was the player with the best plus / minus balance sheet and also won the Jari Kurri trophy - best player of the playoffs.
After this success, he left the club and was hired by the KHL rookie HK Donbass Donetsk and Donbass completed for 37 KHL games, before he returned in May 2013 to JYP.
Internationally
For Finland Tuppurainen took in the years 2010 and 2012, at the Euro Hockey Tour in part. He also belonged to the squad of the Finnish national team at the World Cup in 2012 and was used in two games, where he prepared a goal.
Awards and achievements
- 2009 Finnish Champion with JYP Jyväskylä
- 2012 Finnish Champion with JYP Jyväskylä
- 2012 Jari Kurri trophy -
- 2012 Best Plus / minus- the SM liiga Playoffs