Juha Petteri Lind (born 2 January 1974 in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

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) is a Finnish former professional

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player. Lind started his career with

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 h ...

his hometown team. He was drafted 178th overall by the

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in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He remained with Jokerit until 1997 when he joined the

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. He would spend two years in Dallas before being sent to the

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in a trade for Scott Thornton. Lind moved to

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...

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's Elitserien in 2001 and after three seasons, he returned to Jokerit in 2004. In 2005, Lind moved to

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and after two seasons, he returned to Sweden, signing with

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. For 2008–09, Lind returned to Jokerit for his third spell with the team. Lind's father

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is a retired

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, Juha 1974 births Living people Dallas Stars players EC Red Bull Salzburg players Finnish ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Jokerit players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Leksands IF players Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Minnesota North Stars draft picks Montreal Canadiens players Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Quebec Citadelles players Södertälje SK players Ice hockey people from Helsinki