Juho Lammikko

Juho Lammikko
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Born (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996
Noormarkku, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
Ässät
NHL Draft 65th overall, 2014
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2013–present

Juho Lammikko (born 29 January 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Winger who is currently playing with the Florida Panthers organization in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Ässät

Lammikko made his Liiga debut with Ässät during the 2013–14 Liiga season, appearing in 20 games and recording an assist. He also played in 37 games with the Ässät under 20 team, scoring 17 goals and 42 points, followed by three goals and eight points in 11 playoff games. Following the season, Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Lammikko returned to Ässät at the beginning of the 2015–16 Liiga season, scoring two goals in five games, before returning to his OHL team, the Kingston Frontenacs.

Kingston Frontenacs

Lammikko was drafted 43rd overall by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2014 CHL Import Draft. In his first game with the Frontenacs, Lammikko scored his first career OHL goal against Jason Da Silva of the Peterborough Petes, and added two assists, in a 5-3 victory. Overall, Lammikko appeared in 64 games with Kingston, scoring 18 goals and 44 points, and had a team high +23 rating. In the playoffs, Lammikko had a goal and two points in four games.

Lammikko returned to the Frontenacs for the 2015–16 season, and in 59 games, he scored 22 goals and 55 points. On 15 February, Lammikko earned his first career hat-trick, scoring three goals against Mackenzie Blackwood of the Barrie Colts in a 6-4 victory, and on 18 March, Lammikko scored two goals and added two assists for four points in a 7-0 win over the Oshawa Generals. In the post-season, Lammikko scored three goals and seven points in nine games.

Florida Panthers

Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft with the Panthers third round pick, 65th overall. On 15 April 2016, the Panthers signed Lammikko to a three-year entry level contract, and assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.[1] He appeared in one game with the Pirates in the 2015–16 season, earning no points.

After attending the Panthers 2018 training camp, and despite strong pre-season showing Lammikko was initially returned to begin the 2018–19 season with the Springfield Thunderbirds. Lammikko played one game before he received his first NHL recall to the Panthers, due to an injury to Derek MacKenzie on 9 October 2018.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Ässät Liiga 20 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 18 26 44 36 4 1 1 2 8
2015–16 Ässät Liiga 5 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 59 22 33 55 51 9 3 4 7 6
2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 6 5 11 24 — — — — —
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 59 8 20 28 16 — — — — —
Liiga totals 252134 —————

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Finland U17 7th 5 0 6 6 2
2013 Finland IH18 5th 4 3 3 6 6
2014 Finland WJC18 6th 5 2 4 6 2
2016 Finland WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 21 5 13 18 12

References

  1. ↑ "Florida Panthers sign Juho Lammikko". Florida Panthers. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Panthers recall forward Juho Lammikko from Springfield". Florida Panthers. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-09.


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