Patrik Juhola

Patrik Juhola (born 16 December 2003) is a Finnish ice hockey player who is currently under a contract with Porin Ässät of the Liiga, but on a season loan at Imatran Ketterä, his contract with Ässät ends after the 2024–25 season.[1] Juhola was selected as the best player of the month in the U20 SM-sarja in the 2021–22 season when he put up 39 points in 40 games as a 17 year old.[2][3] Juhola has played 3 WJC games putting up one point.[4][5]

Patrik Juhola
Born (2003-12-16) December 16, 2003
Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Porin Ässät
Imatran Ketterä (Mestis)
Kokkolan Hermes
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Eligible 2023
Playing career TBDpresent

According to scouting reports, Juhola has a powerful and fast wrist shot and he is good at passing the puck to his wingers and has great puck control.[6]

Career

Junior

Juhola started his career playing for HC Nokia's U16 team. In the U16 SM-sarja Q. After he put up 29 points in 27 games, he got promoted to the U16 SM-sarja team, where he put up 15 points in 18 games.[4]

The next season, Juhola moved on to play for Porin Ässät U17 where he put up 21 points in 14 games, after which he got to play in the U18 team. He played 3 games without any points, after which he played in the U18 Ässät Akatemia for one game.[4]

During the 2020–21 season he played as captain for the Ässät U18 team where he played 30 games with 33 points.[4][7]

In the 2021–22 he got to play in the U20 Ässät team where he played 40 games with 39 points, which means he had a PPG of 0.98. He also got to play in the Hermes of the Mestis as a loanee. He played for three games and put up three points.[4][8][7] He played three playoff games with Ässät U20 and scored 4 points.

In 2021, Patrik Juhola signed a contract with Ässät until the 2024–25 season.[1][9] The next season Juhola played 36 games for the U20 team and scored 32 points. In addition to the regular season, Ässät U20 made the playoffs where Juhola scored 4 points in 10 games. Ässät U20 lost the bronze game to HC TPS U20.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2021–22 Ässät Jr. Fin-Jr. 4020193924 30440
2021–22 Hermes Mestis 32130

References

  1. "Lupaava Patrik Juhola jatkaa Ässissä". assat.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. Mennander, Pasi. "Leijonat - Ässien Patrik Juhola syyskuun paras pelaaja U20 SM-sarjassa". www.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  3. "Liiga | U20 SM-sarjan syyskuun parhaaksi pelaajaksi valittu Patrik Juhola jatkaa Ässissä pitkällä sopimuksella: "Olemme todella tyytyväisiä, että hän on osa tulevaisuuttamme"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  4. "Patrik Juhola at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. Lahtinen, Miikka (2022-04-14). "Kivenkova ryhmä! Nuorten Leijonien ketjut julki – mukana paljon liigakokemusta". SuomiKiekko (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  6. Bombino, Marco (2021-10-10). "Patrik Juhola – Scouting Report". Finnish Junior Hockey. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. "JUHOLA, PATRIK". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  8. "Mestis | Ässien lainapelaajat olivat Hermeksen voiton takuumiehinä – Patrik Juhola osui taas". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  9. "Liiga". liiga.fi. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
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