Juha Antero Metsola (born February 24, 1989) is a

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professional

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who currently plays for

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of the

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(NL).

Playing career

Prior to the 2018–19 season, Metsola joined Salavat Yulaev Ufa as a free agent, signing a two-year contract on May 1, 2018, after spending the previous three seasons in the KHL with

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. In March 2022, Metsola left Salavat Yulaev Ufa during playoffs of the 2021–22 season, due to the

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. On 1 May 2022,

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Avtomobilist (russian: Автомобилист Екатеринбург) are a professional ice hockey team based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. They replaced Khimik Voskresensk in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2009. Histor ...

of the KHL announced they had signed Metsola to a two-year contract. It was later revealed through his agent that Metsola signed the contract before the commencement of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Metsola had no intention of fulfilling his contract with Avtomobilist. On 20 June 2022, Metsola was signed by Swiss club, EHC Kloten of the NL, to a one-year deal.

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* 1989 births Living people Ice hockey people from Tampere Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Amur Khabarovsk players HPK players Ilves players KooKoo players Lethbridge Hurricanes players Salavat Yulaev Ufa players Tappara players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Finland {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub