Jukka Mika Petteri Hentunen (born May 3, 1974) is a
Finnish
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former professional
ice hockey
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forward, who last played with
KalPa
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Olvi Areena.
Team history
Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club relocated to Kuop ...
of the
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 ...
in the
2012–13
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season.
Playing career
Hentunen played with
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 ...
of the
SM-liiga
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when he was drafted by the
Calgary Flames
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as their sixth-round pick, 176th overall, in the
2000 NHL Entry Draft
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. He played a total of 38
National Hockey League
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games in the
2001–02 NHL season for the
Calgary Flames
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and the
Nashville Predators
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, who he was traded to on March 19, 2002.
Hentunen then promptly left North America to continue his professional career in the European leagues. After two years with
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (NL). The team is the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015/16 season with 6,156 spectators.
History
The ...
, the right winger signed with Swiss rivals,
HC Lugano
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History
The founding of HC Lugano took ...
.
In Finland he's earned a nickname "Härkä" which translates to "
bull
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includin ...
."
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Ak Bars Kazan players
Calgary Flames draft picks
Calgary Flames players
Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Finnish ice hockey right wingers
HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
HPK players
Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Jokerit players
KalPa players
Kokkolan Hermes players
HC Lugano players
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Nashville Predators players
Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
People from Joroinen
Saint John Flames players
Sportspeople from South Savo