Juho Lammikko

Juho Lammikko (born 29 January 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils.

Playing career

Porin Ässät Lammikko made his Liiga debut with Ässät during the 2013–14 Liiga season, appearing in 20 games and recording an assist. He also played in 37 games with the Ässät under 20 team, scoring 17 goals and 42 points, followed by three goals and eight points in 11 playoff games. Following the season, Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Lammikko returned to Ässät at the beginning of the 2015–16 Liiga season, scoring two goals in five games, before returning to his OHL team, the Kingston Frontenacs.

Kingston Frontenacs Lammikko was drafted 43rd overall by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2014 CHL Import Draft. In his first game with the Frontenacs, Lammikko scored his first career OHL goal against Jason Da Silva of the Peterborough Petes, and added two assists, in a 5–3 victory. Overall, Lammikko appeared in 64 games with Kingston, scoring 18 goals and 44 points, and had a team high +23 rating. In the playoffs, Lammikko had a goal and two points in four games.

Lammikko returned to the Frontenacs for the 2015–16 season, and in 59 games, he scored 22 goals and 55 points. On 15 February, Lammikko earned his first career hat-trick, scoring three goals against Mackenzie Blackwood of the Barrie Colts in a 6–4 victory, and on 18 March, Lammikko scored two goals and added two assists for four points in a 7–0 win over the Oshawa Generals. In the post-season, Lammikko scored three goals and seven points in nine games.

Florida Panthers Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers at the 2014 NHL entry draft with the Panthers' third-round pick, 65th overall. On 15 April 2016, the Panthers signed Lammikko to a three-year entry-level contract, and assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. He appeared in one game with the Pirates in the 2015–16 season, earning no points.

After attending the Panthers 2018 training camp, and despite strong pre-season showing Lammikko was initially returned to begin the 2018–19 season with the Springfield Thunderbirds. Lammikko played one game before he received his first NHL recall to the Panthers, due to an injury to Derek MacKenzie on 9 October 2018.

Oulun Kärpät At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Lammikko as a restricted free agent, opted to return to Finland to further develop his offensive game. With his rights retained by the Panthers, Lammikko signed a one-year contract with Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga on 12 July 2019. In the 2019–20 season, Lammikko made an instant impact with Kärpät earning Liiga player of the month honours for October. In 57 regular season games with the Liiga leading Kärpät, Lammikko collected 22 goals and 51 points, before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metallurg Magnitogorsk With his rights still held by the Panthers, Lammikko opted to continue his career abroad by signing a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 4 June 2020. His KHL rights were earlier acquired by Mettalurg from Spartak Moscow on 1 June. In the 2020–21 season, Lammikko in a top-nine forward role, produced 6 goals and 8 points through 22 regular season games.

Return to Florida With his NHL right's still held by the Panthers, and with the club under new management, Lammikko ended his stint in Russia with Metallurg and returned to the Florida Panthers in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on 25 November 2020.

Vancouver Canucks Prior to the commencement of the 2021–22 season, on 10 October 2021, Lammikko was traded by the Panthers to the Vancouver Canucks, along with Noah Juulsen, in exchange for Olli Juolevi. Lammikko appeared in a career best 75 games with the Canucks and registered new offensive highs with 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points.

As a restricted free agent having concluded his contract with Vancouver, Lammikko was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Canucks and was released as a free agent on 11 July 2022.

ZSC Lions Unable to garner a satisfactory NHL contract, Lammikko returned to Europe after agreeing to a one-year contract with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the National League (NL), on 4 August 2022.

New Jersey Devils After three years in the Swiss National League with ZSC Lions, Lammikko returned to the NHL in securing a one-year, $800,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils for the 2025–26 season on 16 June 2025. In a depth forward role, Lammikko was unable to translate his offensive instinct to the NHL posting just two assists through 24 appearances. He was placed on unconditional waivers by the Devils and once cleared his contract was mutually terminated on 6 February 2026.

Return to ZSC As a free agent, Lammikko opted to immediately return to former Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the NL, in agreeing to a three-year contract on 7 February 2026.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 Ässät FIN U18 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Ässät FIN U20 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Ässät FIN U18 31 21 32 53 22 9 5 6 11 12 2012–13 Ässät FIN U20 15 0 1 1 10 — — — — — 2013–14 Ässät FIN U20 37 17 25 42 32 11 3 5 8 28 2013–14 Ässät Liiga 20 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 18 26 44 36 4 1 1 2 8 2015–16 Ässät Liiga 5 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 59 22 33 55 51 9 3 4 7 6 2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 6 5 11 24 — — — — — 2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 59 8 20 28 16 — — — — — 2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 36 6 12 18 22 — — — — — 2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 40 0 6 6 6 — — — — — 2019–20 Kärpät Liiga 57 22 29 51 48 — — — — — 2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 22 6 2 8 8 — — — — — 2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL 44 4 1 5 10 — — — — — 2021–22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 7 8 15 14 — — — — — 2022–23 ZSC Lions NL 52 24 16 40 32 8 2 2 4 4 2023–24 ZSC Lions NL 44 11 23 34 28 11 5 2 7 4 2024–25 ZSC Lions NL 48 13 25 38 32 13 5 3 8 6 2025–26 New Jersey Devils NHL 24 0 2 2 4 — — — — —Liiga totals 82 24 30 54 52 — — — — —NHL totals 183 11 17 28 34 — — — — —KHL totals 22 6 2 8 8 — — — — —NL totals 144 48 64 112 92 32 12 7 9 14

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