Juha Virtanen

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Juha Virtanen
Born (1987-10-24) October 24, 1987 (age 36)
Sonkajärvi, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for KalPa
Playing career 2007–2018

Juha Virtanen (born October 24, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.

Virtanen made his SM-liiga debut for KalPa during the 2006–07 season and played a total of twenty regular season games for the team over two seasons, scoring no points. [1] In 2008, he joined Hokki of Mestis and remained with the team for four seasons before joining TUTO Hockey in 2012. He also played for Iisalmen Peli-Karhut and was their team captain during the 2016–17 Mestis season.

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