Jyrki Lumme

Jyrki Olavi Lumme (* July 16, 1966 in Tampere ) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who in his playing career from 1985 to 2007 among others for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League has played.

Career

Jyrki Lumme began his career as a hockey player in his hometown at Ilves Tampere for which, by 1988, he was active from 1985 in the SM- liiga. During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1986 in the third round as 57 players from the Montreal Canadiens, for whom he made ​​his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1988/89 season. He also ran in this season for their farm team in the American Hockey League, the Sherbrooke Canadiens, on. On 6 March 1990, the defender is for a second-round vote to the Vancouver Canucks, for whom he stood in the next eight years on the ice. Only the 1994/95 season due to the lockout, he began at his former club Ilves Tampere. Due to its popularity among Canucks fans in 1994, 1996 and 1997 received the links Sagittarius 1992, respectively, the team-internal Babe Pratt Trophy as the best defender.

In the summer of 1998, Lumme received as a free agent a contract with the Phoenix Coyotes, where he was the following for three seasons running. He was subsequently released on 23 June 2001 for Tyler Bouck to the Dallas Stars, he still left after only 15 games during the 2001/02 season in exchange for Dave Manson to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the Leafs, he brought it in the next two years to a total of 124 games in the regular season, in which he scored a total of 29 points scorer, including ten goals. In addition, the Finn ran in 21 playoff games for the Maple Leafs, where he gave two assists.

After two years break, Lumme decided before the season 2005/ 06 to make a comeback in the Finnish SM- liiga, where he in 2007 at the age of 40 years, his career with Ilves Tampere ended, with whom he had also started this in 1985.

Internationally

For Finland Lumme participated in the U20 Junior World Cup 1986, as well as the World Championships in 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997 and 2000 in part. In addition, he was in the squad of Finland at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988, in Nagano in 1998 and 2002 in Salt Lake City, as well as the World Cup of Hockey 1996.

Awards and achievements

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