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 |
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 |
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| 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]
References
- "2010-11 Scoring for Karpat (SM-liiga)". hockeydb.com. March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- "Julius Junttila player profile". Liiga. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- "Two new players presented" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "Julius Junttila to reinforce attack" (in Finnish). Jokerit. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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