Juho Lammikko

Juho Lammikko
Lammikko with the ZSC Lions in 2024
Born	(1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 29) Noormarkku, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NL team Former teams	ZSC Lions Ässät Florida Panthers Oulun Kärpät Metallurg Magnitogorsk Vancouver Canucks
National team	Finland
NHL draft	65th overall, 2014 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2013–present

Juho Lammikko (born 29 January 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently under contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League. He previously played for the Florida Panthers and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] His KHL rights were earlier acquired by Mettalurg from Spartak Moscow on 1 June. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

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. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

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 NL, on 4 August 2022. ^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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
Liiga totals				82	24	30	54	52		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				159	11	15	26	30		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				22	6	2	8	8		—	—	—	—	—

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia
	2022 Finland
World Junior Championships
	2016 Finland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Finland	U17	7th		5	0	6	6	2
2013	Finland	IH18	5th		4	3	3	6	6
2014	Finland	U18	6th		5	2	4	6	2
2016	Finland	WJC			7	0	0	0	2
2019	Finland	WC			7	0	0	0	0
2022	Finland	WC			10	0	2	2	5
Junior totals					21	5	13	18	12
Senior totals					17	0	2	2	5

References

1. "Florida Panthers sign Juho Lammikko". Florida Panthers. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. "Panthers recall forward Juho Lammikko from Springfield". Florida Panthers. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
3. "World Championship medalist Juho Lammikko agrees to a year long contract with Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
4. "Metallurg agree to one-year contract with Juho Lammikko" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
5. "Metallurg and Spartak make trade" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
6. "Panthers sign forward Juho Lammikko to a one-year contract". Florida Panthers. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Canucks acquire Noah Juulsen and Juho Lammikko from Panthers". Vancouver Canucks. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
8. "Vancouver Canucks Qualify Goalie DiPietro, NOT Lammikko, Highmore, or Bailey". vancouverhockeynow.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
9. "Juho Lammikko signs with ZSC Lions" (in German). ZSC Lions. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database