Juuso Hietanen

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Juuso Hietanen
Juuso Hietanen 2011-10-27.JPG
Hietanen with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in 2011
Born (1985-06-14) 14 June 1985 (age 40)
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams
HPK
Lahti Pelicans
Brynäs IF
HV71
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Dynamo Moscow
HC Ambrì-Piotta
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 2003present

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

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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. [1] 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. [2]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Russia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Belarus

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. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 HPK FIN U18284610620000
2002–03HPKFIN U181767131220004
2002–03HPK FIN U20 1403310
2003–04HPKFIN U20415152022
2003–04 HPK SM-l 20000
2004–05HPKFIN U202210132320
2004–05 HPKSM-l90112
2004–05 Haukat Mestis 30000
2004–05 Pelicans SM-l150004
2005–06HPKFIN U2052248
2005–06 HPKSM-l552101230132134
2006–07 HPKSM-l49516212890446
2007–08 Brynäs IF SEL 546202659
2008–09 Brynäs IFSEL54315184440110
2009–10 Brynäs IFSEL5512172920510114
2010–11 HV71 SEL551023331840110
2011–12 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 475253018134484
2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL524192324
2013–14 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL541022321870330
2014–15 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL57819273250000
2015–16 Dynamo Moscow KHL57881643101012
2016–17 Dynamo MoscowKHL571218302291236
2017–18 Dynamo MoscowKHL478122022
2018–19 Dynamo MoscowKHL556131914111124
2019–20 Dynamo MoscowKHL601325382860330
2020–21 Dynamo MoscowKHL556202614101014
2021–22 HC Ambrì–Piotta NL 50217191230110
SM-l totals13072734642225710
SEL totals21831751061411312314
KHL totals54180181261235718132124

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005 Finland WJC 5th61122
2010 Finland WC 6th20000
2012 FinlandWC4th101450
2013 FinlandWC4th100338
2014 Finland OG Bronze medal icon.svg61010
2014 FinlandWCSilver medal icon.svg102466
2015 FinlandWC6th80002
2016 FinlandWCSilver medal icon.svg100446
2017 FinlandWC4th102130
2018 FinlandOG6th51124
2022 FinlandOGGold medal icon.svg60224
2022 FinlandWCGold medal icon.svg101010
Senior totals878192730

References

  1. "PÄIVITETTY: Blues-SaiPa -ottelussa tehdään historiaa". sm-liiga.fi (in Finnish). 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. "HPK sign former player Juuso Hietanen" (in Finnish). HPK. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Juuso HIETANEN, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com . Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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