Jarmo Pentti Kalevi Myllys (born 29 May 1965) is a

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former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the

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. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Austrian hockey team EC KAC of the

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. His jersey number, #35, was retired in Luleå in 2011.

Playing career

Early career

Myllys was born in

Savonlinna Savonlinna (, , ; sv, Nyslott, lit=New Castle) is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region, which is why the city is also nicknamed the "Capital of Saimaa". Together with Mikkel ...

, and started playing

for the local team Savonlinnan Pallokerho or

SaPKo Savonlinnan Pallokerho (SaPKo) was an ice hockey team from Savonlinna, Finland, they formerly play in the Mestis league. It plays its home matches at the Talvisalo ice rink. The sports club Savonlinnan Pallokerho was founded in 1929. First it ...

. He played his first adult season (1982–1983) in SaPko, but moved to

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

for

SM-Liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

games in

Ilves Ilves (; Finnish for " Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the city ...

. Myllys spent a total of three seasons (1983–1986) with Ilves, then moved to Rauman

Lukko Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, best known for its men’s professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Fin ...

where he stayed for two seasons (1986–1988) before moving to the

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NHL career

Myllys gained a spot in the

lineup. He played 6 NHL games in the 1988–1989 season but spent most of the year with the North Stars' farmteam,

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of the IHL. In his 3 seasons (1988–1991) with North Stars Myllys never played more than 10 games in a season. He spent most of these seasons in the IHL. When the

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were formed in 1991 Myllys moved to San Jose along with several North Stars players in the Dispersal Draft. Myllys played 27 games with the Sharks during the 1991–1992 season. This was his last season in the NHL, as Myllys returned to Finland in 1992.

Return from the NHL

In 1992 Myllys joined the 1 Divisioona team KooKoo, which located in

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. After one season with KooKoo Myllys went to Lukko and stayed there for the 1993–1994 season. After his second season since his return in Finland, Myllys signed to Swedish

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team

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and h ...

. Myllys established himself as a star in Sweden, staying with Luleå for 7 seasons (1994–2001). During that time Myllys won several awards and played twice in the Elitserien all-star game. Myllys also scored two goals in two Elitserien games, which is a rare feat for a goaltender. Myllys returned to Finland in 2001, however. Jarmo Myllys was signed by

Espoo Blues The Espoo Blues were an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They played in Espoo, Finland, at the Espoo Metro Areena. The club went bankrupt at the end of the 2015–16 Liiga season. History The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo ...

in 2001. He played with the Blues for 2 seasons (2001–2003) with little success. After his time with the Blues, Myllys moved to near his birthplace in order to play with

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and played there for the 2003–2004 season. Myllys played in Elitserien with

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League s ...

in the playoffs, then returned to SaiPa for his final season. Myllys retired from professional ice hockey after the 2004–2005 season.

International play

Myllys made a total of 188 appearances for Finnish national ice hockey team. He played in seven

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, three

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, and one

Canada Cup The Canada Cup (french: Coupe Canada) was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The brainchild of Toronto lawyer Alan Eagleson, the tournament was created to meet demand for a true world ...

. Myllys won a gold medal at the 1995 World Championships, helping Finland win its first world championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myllys, Jarmo 1965 births Living people Espoo Blues players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Finnish ice hockey world championship gold medalists HV71 players Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ilves players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Kansas City Blades players KooKoo players Lukko players Luleå HF players Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Minnesota North Stars draft picks Minnesota North Stars players Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Finland People from Savonlinna SaiPa players San Jose Sharks players SaPKo players Sportspeople from South Savo