JYP Jyväskylä

• Master Liiga: 2009, 2012
• Second SM- liiga: 1989, 1992

JYP Jyväskylä (short JYP ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey club based in Jyväskylä, which plays in the Liiga. The home arena of the team is the Synergia areena.

History

The club in 1923 as a general sports club under the name of Jyväskylä Palloilijat ( JYP ) was founded. 1977 split the Hockey department from the club and changed his name to JYP HT. In 1999, the game operation for the first team in a corporation, the JYP Jyväskylä Oy, outsourced. The team won the Finnish Championship in 2009 for the first time. Her biggest success were by then two runner-up title of the SM - liiga in 1989 and 1992.

Well-known former players

• Dwight Helminen
• Jarkko Immonen
• Grant Martin
• Tuomas Pihlman
• Jody Shelley

• Michael Nylander
• Duvie Westcott
• Éric Perrin
• Jaroslav Bednar
• Petr Ton

• Jyri Marttinen
• Sinuhe Wallinheimo
• Steve Kariya
• Mika Noronen

Players in the NHL Entry Draft

• 2002 Jyri Marttinen; Calgary Flames
• Mikko Luoma 2002; Edmonton Oilers
• 2002 Tuomas Mikkonen; Dallas Stars
• 2004 Valtteri Tenkanen; Los Angeles Kings
• 2009 Sami Vatanen; Anaheim Ducks

Locked jersey numbers

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