Jyrki Jokipakka
Jyrki Jokipakka (English: /ˈjɜːrki joʊkɪˈpækə/ YUR-kee yoh-ki-PAK-ə, born 20 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round (195th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
| Jyrki Jokipakka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Jokipakka with the Calgary Flames in 2016 | |||
| Born |
20 August 1991 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Sibir Novosibirsk Ilves Dallas Stars Calgary Flames Ottawa Senators HC Sochi | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
195th overall, 2011 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Jokipakka made his professional debut in his native Finland with Ilves Tampere of the Finnish Liiga after playing with his hometown club as a youth. On 14 June 2012, Jokipakka was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars.[1] He was then loaned back to his original club Ilves for the 2012–13 season.
In his first North American season in 2013–14, Jokipakka was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars.[2] He remained with Texas for the duration of the campaign posting 5 goals and 21 points in 68 games from the blueline. He also contributed with 5 assists in 21 post-season games in helping Texas claim their first Calder Cup championship.
During the 2014–15 season, Jokipakka made his NHL debut with the Stars on 24 October 2014, against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.
In the following 2015–16 season, Jokipakka made his first opening night roster and appeared in 40 games with the Stars before he was dealt at the trade deadline, along with prospect Brett Pollock and a conditional second round pick in 2016 to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Kris Russell on 29 February 2016.[3]
In the 2016–17 season, for a second consecutive year, Jokipakka was dealt by the Flames on the day of the trade deadline to the Ottawa Senators along with a conditional second-round pick in exchange for Curtis Lazar and Michael Kostka.[4] Jokipakka made his Senators' debut on 30 March 2017 versus the Minnesota Wild.
The Senators opted not to re-sign Jokipakka, making him an unrestricted free agent. On 5 September 2017, the Washington Capitals signed Jokipakka to a professional try-out (PTO), where he would attend the team's training camp.[5]
Jokipakka signed a one-year deal with the HC Sochi Leopards of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in October 2017. He re-signed with Sochi for a second season in 2018.
As a free agent, Jokipakka left Sochi following the 2018–19 season and signed an initial one-year deal with Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL on 27 August 2019.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | FIN U17 Q | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | FIN U17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | FIN U18 Q | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | FIN U18 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ilves | SM-l | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | LeKi | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ilves | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ilves | SM-l | 52 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | LeKi | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ilves | SM-l | 59 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 51 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Sochi | KHL | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Sochi | KHL | 59 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 58 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 159 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 150 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 152 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||||
References
- "Stars sign Jyrki Jokipakka to three-year contract". Dallas Stars. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- "Texas stars roster". Eliteprospects.com. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- "Flames deal Kris Russell to Stars". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "Senators trade Lazar to Flames for Jokipakka". TSN. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- El-Bashir, Tarik (5 September 2017). "Capitals sign veteran defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka to a PTO". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Sibir add Finnish defenseman Jokipakka" (in Russian). HC Sibir Novosibirsk. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database