Jani Tuppurainen

Jani Tuppurainen (born March 30, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays with Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga.

Playing career Undrafted, Tuppurainen won the Finnish Championships on two occasions with JYP Jyväskylä. He has also played for the Finnish National ice hockey team in Euro Hockey Tour.

On 14 April 2021, Tuppurainen extended his professional career, leaving JYP as a free agent and signing a one-year contract with fellow Liiga club, Mikkelin Jukurit.

International play In 2012 after winning Finnish Championships in Jyväskylä, Tuppurainen was chosen to represent the Finland men's national ice hockey team in 2012 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Oulun Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 23 4 6 10 6 — — — — — 1998–99 Laser HT U20 U20 2. Divisioona — — — — — — — — — — 1998–99 LiKi 2. Divisioona — — — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Chicago Freeze NAHL 47 9 27 36 54 — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Freeze NAHL 17 3 8 11 44 — — — — — 2000–01 Kiekko-Oulu Suomi-sarja 21 17 13 30 51 — — — — — 2001–02 Kiekko-Oulu Suomi-sarja 26 17 20 37 65 4 2 2 4 4 2002–03 Hokki Mestis 37 15 17 32 75 3 0 1 1 0 2002–03 Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga 8 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Hokki Mestis 39 13 22 35 32 4 2 0 2 12 2004–05 Hokki Mestis 36 13 14 27 59 4 0 2 2 8 2005–06 KalPa SM-liiga 48 7 12 19 55 — — — — — 2006–07 KalPa SM-liiga 55 14 21 35 86 — — — — — 2007–08 KalPa SM-liiga 43 13 20 33 30 — — — — — 2007–08 Färjestad BK Elitserien 13 4 4 8 6 12 1 3 4 14 2008–09 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 24 4 8 12 10 15 1 2 3 4 2009–10 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 58 22 12 34 26 12 3 1 4 6 2010–11 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 43 10 19 29 47 10 0 7 7 4 2011–12 JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 56 17 34 51 26 14 7 8 15 0 2012–13 Donbass Donetsk KHL 39 7 8 15 42 — — — — — 2013–14 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 55 12 21 33 30 7 1 5 6 6 2014–15 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 57 17 34 51 28 11 4 6 10 33 2015–16 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 48 12 24 36 66 13 5 5 10 4 2016–17 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 60 12 27 39 26 15 1 5 6 8 2017–18 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 57 21 33 54 36 5 0 7 7 2 2018–19 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 54 10 27 37 26 3 1 1 2 0 2019–20 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 57 15 29 44 26 — — — — — 2020–21 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 59 11 23 34 44 — — — — — 2021–22 Mikkelin Jukurit Liiga 20 1 3 4 18 — — — — — 2021–22 Brûleurs de Loups Ligue Magnus 18 3 9 12 6 14 5 8 13 10 Liiga totals 802 198 348 546 586 105 23 47 70 67