Juho-Tuomas Appel (born January 23, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.

Juho-Tuomas Appel
Born (1983-01-23) January 23, 1983 (age 41)
Kristinestad, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Kärpät
Playing career 2002–2012

Appel began his career with Kärpät and played 13 regular games in the SM-liiga for the team over two seasons between 2001 and 2003.[1] He also played in Mestis for Hokki, KooKoo and Sport between 2003 and 2008. In 2010, Appel joined French Division 1 side Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne, helping them earn promotion to the Ligue Magnus that season with 12 goals and 38 assists for 50 points in 26 games. He re-signed for a second season with the Bisons but it proved to be a disappointment for Appel however as he only managed just one goal and eleven assists in 22 games. At the season's conclusion, Appel retired from hockey.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Oulun Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 35 21 25 46 12
2000–01 Oulun Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 1 0 1 0
2001–02 Oulun Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 38 13 16 29 14 1 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga 4 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Oulun Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 28 11 11 22 10 4 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga 9 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Hokki Mestis 41 11 14 25 16 4 0 1 1 0
2004–05 Hokki Mestis 41 18 15 33 10 4 0 2 2 2
2005–06 Hokki Mestis
2006–07 RoKi Suomi-sarja 22 18 20 38 14
2006–07 KooKoo Mestis 9 2 6 8 6 5 1 3 4 2
2007–08 Vaasan Sport Mestis 45 7 47 54 39 5 0 1 1 6
2008–09 Kiekko-Laser Suomi-sarja 18 8 22 30 14
2009–10 Kiekko-Laser Suomi-sarja 25 11 34 45 8
2010–11 Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne France2 26 12 38 50 28 4 2 5 7 0
2011–12 Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne Ligue Magnus 22 1 11 12 6
SM-liiga totals 13 0 0 0 4
Mestis totals 136 38 82 120 71 18 1 7 8 10

References

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  1. ^ Profile at Liiga.fi (in Finnish)
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