| Jussi Halme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Halme in 2009 | |||
| Born | August 24, 1980 Nokia, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Tappara Blues SaiPa JYP | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2014 | ||
Jussi Halme (born August 24, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Halme played in the Liiga for Tappara, [1] Blues, SaiPa and JYP.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Tappara U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Tappara U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tappara U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 36 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 43 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Denver | NCAA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Denver | NCAA | 39 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Denver | NCAA | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Denver | NCAA | 42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | KooKoo | Mestis | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Södertälje SK | HockeyAllsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vaasan Sport | Mestis | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 56 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 56 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | LeKi | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | LeKi | Mestis | 25 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | LeKi | Mestis | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SaiPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 326 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 162 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | ||||
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