Risto Dufva (born May 1, 1963) is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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. He is currently the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga). Dufva played with

JYP Jyväskylä JYP is an ice hockey team playing in the Finnish top division Liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the LähiTapiola Areena. History JYP was founded in 1923. First it was the ice hockey section of the sports club ''Jyväskylän Palloilija ...

during the

1990–91 SM-liiga season The 1990–91 SM-liiga season was the 16th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinals * JyP HT - Tappara Tampere 2:1 ...

. Dufva took over the position of head coach for Lukko with the start of the

2012–13 SM-liiga season The 2012–13 SM-liiga season was the 38th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Ässät Pori who defeated Tappara Tampere in the finals. Teams * Head coaches m ...

. Dufva later went on to coach Mikkelin Jukurit until resigning from the team. After a disappointing first half to the 18/19 season, JYP decided to hire Dufva as their new coach. He was hired as the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga) during the 2019-20 season.

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* * 1963 births Living people Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish ice hockey goaltenders JYP Jyväskylä players Sportspeople from Jyväskylä 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub