Jukka Peltola

Jukka Peltola (born 26 August 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward who is currently playing under contract with Tappara of the Liiga.

Jukka Peltola
Born	(1987-08-26) 26 August 1987 Tampere, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Tappara Sibir Novosibirsk
National team	Finland
Playing career	2006–present

Playing career

Peltola played throughout the first 12 seasons of his professional career with Tappara of the Finnish Liiga.

Peltola prefers to play as a right wing, but he can play other forward positions and even as a defenceman when needed. He is known as an elite two-way forward, but in the 2015–16 season, he made his personal record when he scored 17 goals and had 22 assists in 59 games. In the 2016–17 season, he led his team to second consecutive championship and was awarded the Jari Kurri Trophy which is handed to the most valuable player of Liiga playoffs.

Despite having a contract with Tappara until 2019, Peltola agreed to a new challenge in signing a one-year contract for the 2018–19 season with Russian outfit, HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL, on 27 April 2018.

International play

Peltola was also called into the National Team for the first time in five years in 2017. He made his full international debut for Finland at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	KOOVEE	FIN.2 U18		6	2	3	5	0		10	3	2	5	2
2004–05	Tappara	FIN U18		30	9	10	19	4		2	0	1	1	0
2005–06	Tappara	FIN U20		37	7	4	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Tappara	FIN U20		32	15	22	37	6		5	1	0	1	0
2006–07	Tappara	SM-l		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Tappara	FIN U20		28	13	18	31	26		3	0	1	1	0
2007–08	Tappara	SM-l		15	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tappara	SM-l		52	8	11	19	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Tappara	SM-l		49	4	4	8	12		9	0	1	1	0
2009–10	LeKi	Mestis		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Tappara	SM-l		55	4	12	16	22		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Tappara	SM-l		47	8	16	24	18		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Tappara	SM-l		52	6	4	10	12		15	6	2	8	6
2013–14	Tappara	Liiga		60	7	17	24	22		20	2	3	5	8
2014–15	Tappara	Liiga		59	9	14	23	51		20	4	4	8	2
2015–16	Tappara	Liiga		59	17	22	39	16		17	1	3	4	2
2016–17	Tappara	Liiga		51	11	24	35	20		18	4	5	9	0
2017–18	Tappara	Liiga		54	14	19	33	12		16	6	7	13	2
2018–19	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		45	8	13	21	8		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		48	9	13	22	12		5	0	1	1	0
2020–21	Tappara	Liiga		52	13	15	28	10		9	4	4	8	4
2021–22	Tappara	Liiga		25	2	3	5	4		12	1	4	5	2
Liiga totals				634	103	162	265	209		136	28	33	61	26

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Finland	OG		5	0	1	1	2
Senior totals				5	0	1	1	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database