Juha Jyrkkiö (born January 17, 1959) is a Finnish retired professional

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player who played in the

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. Born in Forssa, he played for FoPS,

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its ...

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and

HPK Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edu ...

during his 18-year career. At the age of 16, he became the youngest scorer in league history, a record he held for 37 years until

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broke it in 2011. Internationally, he represented his nation at two European Junior Championships (

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) as well as three World Junior Championships (

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). He finished as the fourth-leading scorer at the 1977 World Juniors. After his playing career, he became a coach. He spent one season in charge of the Ässät under-16 team, leading them to a Junior C championship. He then moved up to the under-20 squad in 2006, where he got to coach his son, Jesse Jyrkkiö. He later coached the Finland national under-16 team.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jyrkkio, Juha Living people 1959 births Finnish ice hockey left wingers Finnish ice hockey coaches FoPS players Jokerit players Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players HPK players People from Forssa Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme