JYP is an ice hockey team playing in the Finnish top division Liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the LähiTapiola Areena.

History

JYP was founded in 1923. First it was the ice hockey section of the sports club Jyväskylän Palloilijat The current full name of the club is, having been registered as an osakeyhtiö since 1999. JYP has won the Finnish SM-liiga twice, in 2009 and 2012, having been the losing side in the play-off finals in 1989 and 1992.

Early years

JYP was founded in 1923 as Jyväskylän Palloilijat (Jyväskylä's Ballsport players in English). Originally the club was multi-sport club having competitive departments in football, pesäpallo (Finnish baseball), bandy and later ice hockey and basketball. In 1977 JyP divided due to financial reasons and ice hockey department began with new club, JyP HT (officially Jyväskylän Palloilijat Hockey Team) while football department formed JyP-77 (JJK Jyväskylä nowadays).

The new club started in I Division, the then-second tier of Finnish hockey. JyP HT promoted to the top tier for the 1985–86 SM-liiga season. With ambitious aims, they were fifth after regular season and surprisingly eliminated out of play-offs by only two points. At the next season, the target was in play-offs but seventh place was not enough. When the beginning of the third season was disappointment, head coach Erkka Westerlund – subsequently Finnish national team coach – got sacked.

Partnership with the Boston Bruins

On 8 September 2010, JYP entered into a partnership agreement with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), to enable player transfer and training between the two teams and their developmental systems.

Players

As of 29 December 2025.

No.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
33FinlandVeeti LouhivaaraGL202023Jyväskylä, Finland
34FinlandOskari SetänenGL322024Eura, Finland
35FinlandOskari SalminenGL262024Kotka, Finland
41FinlandOtto HannikainenGR202023Jyväskylä, Finland
2FinlandJuuso PulliDL342024Kouvola, Finland
3FinlandJonah LehmusDL242024Lempaala, Finland
4FinlandVäinö LiikonenDL242024Kouvola, Finland
18FinlandRoni JokinenDR222024Jyväskylä, Finland
21FinlandOssi-Veikka VuontisvaaraDR212024Jyväskylä, Finland
21FinlandTobias WinbergDL262025Helsinki, Finland
31FinlandEetu PeltolaDL262021Helsinki, Finland
42FinlandTeemu EronenDL352023Vantaa, Finland
44FinlandSami Vatanen(A)DR332025Jyvaskyla, Finland
63CanadaTrent BourqueDL282025Burlington, Ontario, Canada
7DenmarkAlexander TrueL282025Copenhagen, Denmark
9FinlandTuukka HeiskanenFL202024Tampere, Finland
14FinlandMikko PerttuCL252022Järvenpää, Finland
17FinlandOtto MäkinenCL282024Tampere, Finland
22FinlandValtteri AlirantaCL222024Mänttä, Finland
24FinlandElias HuttuFR202023Jyväskylä, Finland
25FinlandPekka JormakkaLWR352024Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland
25FinlandJulius KorjusRWL252025Kellokoski, Finland
28FinlandJere Lassila(C)CL222022Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland
39FinlandValtteri OjantakanenLWR252024Helsinki, Finland
40SwedenDaniel TorgerssonLWL242024Hono, Sweden
61FinlandSanteri HuovilaLWL212023Nurmijärvi, Finland
71FinlandJuuso Puustinen(A)RWR382022Kuopio, Finland
77FinlandLeevi TukiainenLWR262025Lahti, Finland
89FinlandAntti TyrväinenRWL372025Seinajoki, Finland
92FinlandAaro VidgrenRWL292022Lohja, Finland

Roster sources:. Captain and assistant captains source:

Honours

Matti Nykänen performs at the Jyväskylä after the JYP won the 2009 Finnish ice hockey championship

Champions

Runners-up

European titles

European Trophy:

Champions Hockey League:

Notable players

Filip Riska

Honored members

  • 01 Ari-Pekka Siekkinen
  • 10 Pertti Rastela
  • 13 Riikka Sallinen
  • 19 Pentti Mikkilä
  • 30 Risto Kurkinen
  • 15 Juha-Pekka Hytönen

NHL alumni

External links