Jyrki Jokipakka

Jyrki Jokipakka
Born (1991-08-20) 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		 HC Sochi
Ilves
Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
Ottawa Senators
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 195th overall, 2011
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2010–present

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 HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round (195th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11IlvesSM-l481891850002
2010–11LeKiMestis10000—————
2011–12IlvesSM-l52981718—————
2011–12LeKiMestis31010—————
2012–13IlvesSM-l595131820—————
2013–14Texas StarsAHL685162132210558
2014–15Texas StarsAHL193254—————
2014–15Dallas StarsNHL51010108—————
2015–16Dallas StarsNHL402466—————
2015–16Calgary FlamesNHL180668—————
2016–17Calgary FlamesNHL3815612—————
2016–17Ottawa SenatorsNHL30000—————
Liiga totals 159 15 29 44 56 5 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 150 3 25 28 34 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland WJC 6th 6 1 2 3 4
2015 Finland WC 6th 8 2 0 2 2
2016 Finland WCH 8th 2 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 6 1 2 3 4
Senior totals 10 2 0 2 4

References

  1. ↑ "Stars sign Jyrki Jokipakka to three-year contract". Dallas Stars. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Texas stars roster". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Flames deal Kris Russell to Stars". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ "Senators trade Lazar to Flames for Jokipakka". TSN. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (5 September 2017). "Capitals sign veteran defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka to a PTO". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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