Julius Junttila

Julius Junttila (born August 15, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Julius Junttila
Junttila with Kärpät, September 2014
Born (1991-08-15) August 15, 1991
Oulu, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Jokerit
Oulun Kärpät
Luleå HF
Sibir Novosibirsk
Växjö Lakers
National team  Finland
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career

Junttila made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season.[1][2] After seven seasons in the top flight Liiga, with Oulun Kärpät, he opted to move abroad to Sweden in agreeing to a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on April 21, 2016.[3] He returned to Finland and Kärpät for the 2016–17 season.

On 7 May 2020, Junttila returned to the KHL in signing a two-year contract with Finnish competitors, Jokerit.[4]

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References
  1. "2010-11 Scoring for Karpat (SM-liiga)". hockeydb.com. March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. "Julius Junttila player profile". Liiga. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. "Two new players presented" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. "Julius Junttila to reinforce attack" (in Finnish). Jokerit. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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