Juha Jyrkkiö

Juha Jyrkkiö (born January 17, 1959) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Forssa, he played for FoPS, Jokerit, Ässät and HPK during his 18-year career. At the age of 16, he became the youngest scorer in league history, a record he held for 37 years until Aleksander Barkov Jr. broke it in 2011.

Internationally, he represented his nation at two European Junior Championships (1976, 1977) as well as three World Junior Championships (1977, 1978, 1979). He finished as the fourth-leading scorer at the 1977 World Juniors.

After his playing career, he became a coach. He spent one season in charge of the Ässät under-16 team, leading them to a Junior C championship. He then moved up to the under-20 squad in 2006, where he got to coach his son, Jesse Jyrkkiö. He later coached the Finland national under-16 team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 FoPS I-Divisioona 20 0 5 5 2 — — — — — 1975–76 FoPS Liiga 36 7 5 12 42 — — — — — 1976–77 FoPS Liiga 34 14 7 21 37 — — — — — 1977–78 FoPS I-Divisioona 34 3 14 17 67 — — — — — 1978–79 Jokerit Liiga 36 12 8 20 45 — — — — — 1979–80 Ässät Liiga 36 9 19 28 37 7 0 1 1 17 1980–81 Ässät Liiga 36 3 5 8 46 2 0 1 1 0 1981–82 Ässät Liiga 35 7 6 13 44 9 1 4 5 4 1982–83 Ässät Liiga 35 11 12 23 58 — — — — — 1983–84 Ässät Liiga 35 3 9 12 62 8 2 2 4 14 1984–85 Ässät Liiga 36 2 11 13 51 8 1 1 2 17 1985–86 Ässät Liiga 36 8 14 22 36 — — — — — 1986–87 Ässät Liiga 43 6 23 29 99 — — — — — 1987–88 Ässät Liiga 43 9 16 25 58 — — — — — 1988–89 HPK Liiga 38 8 12 20 38 — — — — — 1989–90 HPK Liiga 42 2 7 9 28 — — — — — 1990–91 Ässät Liiga 42 8 12 20 50 — — — — — 1991–92 Ässät Liiga 44 5 9 14 44 8 0 0 0 14 Liiga totals 615 116 175 291 785 44 4 9 13 68

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1976 Finland EJC 4 2 2 4 8 1977 Finland EJC 6 4 4 8 10 1977 Finland WJC 7 7 4 11 8 1978 Finland WJC 6 1 5 6 10 1979 Finland WJC 6 0 2 2 9 Junior totals 29 14 17 31 45