Juuso Hietanen

Juuso Hietanen (born 14 June 1985) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for HPK of the Liiga.

Playing career Hietanen made his SM-liiga debut with HPK during the 2003–04 season, and two years later he became a regular player on the team. He also visited Pelicans early in his career and was part of the Finnish national junior team in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. At the time of his SM-liiga debut, he was the first third generation player in the top level of Finnish ice hockey. In 2006 he celebrated the championship with HPK. He scored two goals and an assist in the second final, but HPK suffered its only loss in the series.

In 2007, he moved to Sweden to play in the Elitserien with Brynäs IF and for the 2010–11 season he signed with HV71.

Hietanen played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) from 2011 to 2021, first with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and later with Dynamo Moscow.

After 15 seasons abroad, Hietanen opted to return to Finland as a free agent and re-joined their original club, HPK of the Liiga, on an optional three-year contract on 22 April 2022.

International play

Hietanen was selected for the Finnish national team in the 2010 IIHF World Championship.

Personal life Hietanen's father Juha Hietanen and grandfather Aarno Hietanen also played professional ice hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 HPK FIN U18 28 4 6 10 6 2 0 0 0 0 2002–03 HPK FIN U18 17 6 7 13 12 2 0 0 0 4 2002–03 HPK FIN U20 14 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 2003–04 HPK FIN U20 41 5 15 20 22 — — — — — 2003–04 HPK SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Suomi U20 Mestis 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 HPK FIN U20 22 10 13 23 20 — — — — — 2004–05 HPK SM-l 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Haukat Mestis 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Pelicans SM-l 15 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2005–06 HPK FIN U20 5 2 2 4 8 — — — — — 2005–06 HPK SM-l 55 2 10 12 30 13 2 1 3 4 2006–07 HPK SM-l 49 5 16 21 28 9 0 4 4 6 2007–08 Brynäs IF SEL 54 6 20 26 59 — — — — — 2008–09 Brynäs IF SEL 54 3 15 18 44 4 0 1 1 0 2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 55 12 17 29 20 5 1 0 1 14 2010–11 HV71 SEL 55 10 23 33 18 4 0 1 1 0 2011–12 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 47 5 25 30 18 13 4 4 8 4 2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 52 4 19 23 24 — — — — — 2013–14 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 54 10 22 32 18 7 0 3 3 0 2014–15 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 57 8 19 27 32 5 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Dynamo Moscow KHL 57 8 8 16 43 10 1 0 1 2 2016–17 Dynamo Moscow KHL 57 12 18 30 22 9 1 2 3 6 2017–18 Dynamo Moscow KHL 47 8 12 20 22 — — — — — 2018–19 Dynamo Moscow KHL 55 6 13 19 14 11 1 1 2 4 2019–20 Dynamo Moscow KHL 60 13 25 38 28 6 0 3 3 0 2020–21 Dynamo Moscow KHL 55 6 20 26 14 10 1 0 1 4 2021–22 HC Ambrì–Piotta NL 50 2 17 19 12 3 0 1 1 0 2022–23 HPK Liiga 47 4 14 18 14 — — — — — 2023–24 HPK Liiga 54 4 6 10 16 — — — — — 2024–25 HPK Liiga 48 0 10 10 10 3 0 0 0 2 Liiga totals 279 15 57 72 104 25 2 5 7 12 SEL totals 218 31 75 106 141 13 1 2 3 14 KHL totals 541 80 181 261 235 71 8 13 21 24

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Finland WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 2 2010 Finland WC 6th 2 0 0 0 0 2012 Finland WC 4th 10 1 4 5 0 2013 Finland WC 4th 10 0 3 3 8 2014 Finland OG 6 1 0 1 0 2014 Finland WC 10 2 4 6 6 2015 Finland WC 6th 8 0 0 0 2 2016 Finland WC 10 0 4 4 6 2017 Finland WC 4th 10 2 1 3 0 2018 Finland OG 6th 5 1 1 2 4 2022 Finland OG 6 0 2 2 4 2022 Finland WC 10 1 0 1 0 Senior totals 87 8 19 27 30