When was JYP founded?

JYP was founded in 1977 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

JYP is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP?

The head coach of JYP is Petri Matikainen.

Who is the captain of JYP?

The captain of JYP is Jere Lassila.

What arena does JYP play in?

JYP play their home games at LähiTapiola Areena in Jyväskylä, FIN.

What are the team colors of JYP?

The team colors of JYP are Black + White + Red.

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2025-2026 JYP Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#41	Otto Hannikainen (G)	19	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	191	83	R	25/26+1
	#35	Oskari Salminen (G)	26	1999	Kotka, FIN	194	91	L	26/27
	#34	Oskari Setänen (G)	31	1994	Eura, FIN	184	80	L	26/27
DEFENSEMEN
	#63	Trent Bourque (D)	27	1998	Burlington, ON, CAN	188	97	L	26/27
	#42	Teemu Eronen (D)	35	1990	Vantaa, FIN	180	85	L	26/27
	#18	Roni Jokinen (D)	22	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	177	76	R	25/26+1
	#3	Joona Lehmus (D)	24	2002	Lempäälä, FIN	177	75	L	25/26
	#4	Väinö Liikonen (D)	24	2001	Kouvola, FIN	192	105	L	27/28
	#31	Eetu Peltola (D)	26	1999	Helsinki, FIN	194	94	L	26/27
	#2	Juuso Pulli (D)	34	1991	Kouvola, FIN	185	90	L	25/26
	#44	Sami Vatanen (D)"A"	34	1991	Jyväskylä, FIN	179	84	R	26/27
	#21	Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)	21	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	186	87	R	28/29
	#29	Tobias Winberg (D)	27	1998	Helsinki, FIN	189	89	L	26/27
FORWARDS
	#61	Santeri Huovila (LW)	21	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	182	78	L	28/29
	#24	Elias Huttu (F)	20	2005	Jyväskylä, FIN	186	93	R	26/27
	#43	Otto Jaatinen (C)	22	2003	Iisalmi, FIN	170	70	L	25/26
	#25	Pekka Jormakka (RW)	35	1990	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	174	85	R	25/26
	#47	Noel Koivu (F)	19	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	182	84	L	Junior
	#27	Julius Korjus (RW)	25	2000	Kellokoski, FIN	175	80	L	26/27
	#28	Jere Lassila (C)"C"	22	2004	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	178	80	L	26/27
	#16	Topias Liljamo (LW)	24	2001	Lapua, FIN	185	84	L	25/26
	#17	Otto Mäkinen (C/W)	27	1998	Tampere, FIN	188	81	L	26/27
	#91	Viljami Nieminen (LW)	24	2001	Denver, CO, USA	179	82	L	Loan
	#39	Valtteri Ojantakanen (LW)	25	2000	Helsinki, FIN	183	80	R	26/27
	#14	Mikko Perttu (C)	25	2000	Järvenpää, FIN	191	87	L	26/27
	#71	Juuso Puustinen (RW)"A"	37	1988	Kuopio, FIN	187	93	R	26/27
	#40	Daniel Torgersson (LW/RW)	24	2002	Hönö, SWE	190	100	L	26/27
	#7	Alexander True (C)	28	1997	København, DEN	196	91	L	26/27
	#77	Leevi Tukiainen (RW)	26	2000	Lahti, FIN	182	80	R	26/27
	#89	Antti Tyrväinen (W/C)	36	1989	Seinäjoki, FIN	181	89	L	25/26
	#92	Aaro Vidgren (LW/RW)	28	1997	Lohja, FIN	189	87	L	26/27

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 26.39 yearsAv Ht: 184.32 cmAv Wt: 85.81 kgCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 JYP Staff

Head CoachPetri Matikainen
Asst. CoachSanteri Heiskanen
Asst. CoachTomi Pettinen
Goaltending CoachValtteri Salo
Sports ManagerSimo Mälkiä
Team ManagerTony Luhanko
CEORisto Korpela
ChairmanJukka Seppänen
Conditioning CoachVille-Veikko Pohjanvirta
Dir. of CommunicationsSeppo Väliheikki
Equipment ManagerTony Luhanko
Equipment ManagerMarko Oksanen
Equipment ManagerAntti Vanhala
Equipment ManagerPekka Vesamaa
Physical TherapistJacob Hyde
Sales ManagerKalle Koskinen

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JYP Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + White + Red
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 1977

2025-2026 JYP Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
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Experience

JYP: 3 009 GP
NHL: 500 GP
WC: 60 GP
OG: 16 GP
SHL: 186 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 96 GP
Liiga: 6 522 GP
KHL: 554 GP
AHL: 896 GP
DEL: 112 GP
NL: 141 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

JYP U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
JYP U18 (U18 Mestis)
JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JYP U20 Akatemia (U20 Mestis)
KeuPa HT (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Areena
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 4 618
Construction Year: 1982

JYP Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
23/03/2026 16:30 UTC	JYP	Pelicans	0 - 1	Liiga
21/03/2026 17:30 UTC	Pelicans	JYP	3 - 2	Liiga
20/03/2026 16:30 UTC	JYP	Pelicans	1 - 3	Liiga
17/03/2026 16:30 UTC	JYP	Ässät	5 - 4	Liiga
14/03/2026 15:00 UTC	KalPa	JYP	6 - 3	Liiga

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Väinö Liikonen (D)

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Oskari Setänen (G)

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Aarni Riihimäki (G)

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Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)

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Otto Jaatinen (F)

Joining fromKeuPa HT

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25/02/2026

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Topias Liljamo (F)

Joining fromKeuPa HT

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12/02/2026

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Valtteri Aliranta (F)

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JYP History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
JYP
2025-2026	Liiga	60	26	17	-	11	6	202	180	106	1.77	6	-
2024-2025	Liiga	60	19	28	-	6	7	167	197	76	1.27	14	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Liiga	60	16	30	-	7	7	152	196	69	1.15	13	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Liiga	60	17	29	-	9	5	159	172	74	1.23	13	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	60	14	34	-	8	4	139	221	62	1.03	13	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	59	13	34	-	4	8	139	211	55	0.93	15	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Liiga	59	31	28	-	6	4	177	159	91	1.54	8	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	24	-	12	7	145	155	82	1.37	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	32	20	-	4	4	187	145	108	1.8	4	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	28	14	-	9	9	160	123	111	1.85	4	Bronze game win
2015-2016	Liiga	60	29	19	-	7	5	156	139	106	1.77	4	Bronze game loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	28	19	-	5	8	174	151	102	1.7	4	Bronze game win
2013-2014	Liiga	60	26	21	-	7	6	154	149	98	1.63	5	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	28	18	-	5	9	161	142	103	1.72	3	Bronze game win
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	30	19	-	7	4	168	122	108	1.8	4	Champion
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	39	13	-	4	4	186	97	129	2.15	1	Bronze game loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	31	15	-	6	6	173	132	111	1.91	1	Bronze game win
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	31	18	-	4	5	168	112	106	1.83	1	Champion
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	27	16	-	7	6	174	129	101	1.8	5	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	15	26	-	7	8	138	165	67	1.2	12	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	20	21	-	8	7	134	125	83	1.48	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	23	24	-	2	7	147	148	80	1.43	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	18	24	14	-	-	138	166	52	0.93	10	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	28	21	7	-	-	152	146	65	1.16	6	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	19	22	15	-	-	145	158	57	1.02	9	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	15	32	9	-	-	136	185	39	0.7	12	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	13	28	13	-	-	158	211	39	0.72	10	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	22	28	4	-	-	137	157	48	0.89	8	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	17	28	3	-	-	135	167	37	0.77	11	Did not make playoffs
JyP HT
1996-1997	SM-liiga	50	25	19	6	-	-	163	136	56	1.12	5	Quarterfinal loss

JYP Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	2	4	-	0	0	16	14	6	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	1	0	16	15	11	1.83	2	Champion
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	9	6	1.5	2	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	10	9	6	1.5	2	16th final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	2	0	15	11	13	2.17	2	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	6	1	-	0	1	30	19	19	2.38	1	Champion
2012-2013	ET	8	2	4	-	0	2	23	32	8	1	7	Did not make playoffs

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