Timo Jutila

Timo Juhani "Juti" Jutila (born 24 December 1963 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Jutila was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres (4th round, 68th overall) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He played internationally for the Finland men's national ice hockey team and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2003.

Timo Jutila
Born (1963-12-24) 24 December 1963
Tampere, FIN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for SM-liiga
Tappara
NHL
Buffalo Sabres
Elitserien
Luleå HF
Nationalliga A
SC Bern
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 68th overall, 1982
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1979–1999

Playing career

Jutila's ice hockey career began at the "Pohjola Leiri" 1978 training camp held by the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation where he was selected as the best player of the camp. He played for Tappara in the 1979–80 season of the Finnish SM-liiga. He continued to play with the team for a total of five Seasons (1980–1984), totalling 144 regular season games.

After the 1983–84 season, Jutila went to the NHL and played for the Buffalo Sabres, the team who drafted him in 1982. However, Jutila's NHL career was short-lived and he left NHL in the following season. Jutila played most of the 1984–85 season in AHL for the Rochester Americans, totalling 56 games with 43 points (13 goals and 30 assists).

After his short NHL spell, Jutila returned to Tappara and stayed with the club for three seasons (1985–1988), winning the Finnish Championship every season. After three successful seasons in Finland, Jutila signed with the Swedish team Luleå HF in Elitserien, where he played for four seasons (1988–1992).

Jutila returned to Finland and Tappara in 1993 and continued to play with his former team Tampere for another four seasons (1992–1996). During this period, Tappara was not as successful as in 1985–1988; the best result of Jutila's four-season tenure was a fourth place after losing the bronze medal game in overtime to Lukko in the 1994 playoffs.

In 1996, Jutila was contracted by SC Bern in the Swiss elite league Nationalliga A. After only one season with the club, he returned to Finland, playing his last two seasons as an active hockey player with Tappara. He retired in 1999.

After his retirement, Jutila worked as an ice hockey commentator, and together with Mika Saukkonen and Jari Kurri he formed the play-by-play team for the Finnish ice hockey TV programme Hockey Night, aired on MTV3.

Awards

International career

Jutila was a defenceman and the long time captain for the Finnish national team. He played in total 246 international games, scoring 108 points (40 goals and 68 assists). He played eight World Championships (1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997), three Winter Olympic tournaments (1984, 1992 and 1994) and one Canada Cup (1991).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Tappara FIN U20 26 7 15 22 38 — — — — —
1980–81 Tappara SM-l 36 9 12 21 44 8 3 2 5 6
1981–82 Tappara SM-l 36 8 11 19 41 11 0 0 0 16
1982–83 Tappara SM-l 36 8 14 22 46 8 1 3 4 24
1983–84 Tappara SM-l 37 5 22 27 57 9 0 5 5 18
1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 1 5 6 13 — — — — —
1984–85 Rochester Americans AHL 56 13 30 43 26 5 2 5 7 2
1985–86 Tappara SM-l 30 6 11 17 14 8 3 6 9 2
1986–87 Tappara SM-l 44 10 28 38 60 9 1 5 6 18
1987–88 Tappara SM-l 44 12 34 46 50 10 6 6 12 16
1988–89 Luleå HF SEL 35 7 19 26 42 3 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Luleå HF SEL 36 6 23 29 42 5 1 2 3 0
1990–91 Luleå HF SEL 40 8 25 33 55 5 0 2 2 8
1991–92 Luleå HF SEL 40 11 26 37 48 2 1 0 1 4
1992–93 Tappara SM-l 47 10 33 43 54 — — — — —
1993–94 Tappara SM-l 48 13 36 49 30 10 2 5 7 12
1994–95 Tappara SM-l 50 11 30 41 66 — — — — —
1995–96 Tappara SM-l 49 14 37 51 62 4 0 0 0 6
1996–97 SC Bern NDA 29 8 20 28 26 2 0 0 0 2
1997–98 Tappara SM-l 48 7 20 27 77 4 1 1 2 2
1998–99 Tappara SM-l 48 9 18 27 50 — — — — —
SM-l totals 561 124 311 435 659 81 17 33 50 120
NHL totals 10 1 5 6 13 — — — — —
SEL totals 151 32 93 125 187 15 2 4 6 14

International
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey
Canada Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Hamilton Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Czechoslovakia Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1994 Italy Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sweden Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 West Germany Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1982 United States Ice hockey
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Finland EJC 5 0 2 2 8
1981 Finland WJC 5 1 0 1 2
1981 Finland EJC 5 1 4 5 12
1982 Finland WJC 7 1 6 7 14
1983 Finland WJC 7 1 1 2 14
1984 Finland OLY 5 0 0 0 8
1987 Finland WC 9 1 3 4 4
1987 Finland CC 5 1 0 1 6
1991 Finland WC 10 0 1 1 14
1991 Finland CC 6 0 0 0 2
1992 Finland OLY 8 2 2 4 2
1992 Finland WC 8 2 5 7 10
1993 Finland WC 6 1 2 3 8
1994 Finland OLY 8 1 2 3 6
1994 Finland WC 8 3 4 7 6
1995 Finland WC 8 5 2 7 10
1996 Finland WC 6 0 1 1 4
1997 Finland WC 8 1 3 4 6
Junior totals 29 4 13 17 50
Senior totals 95 17 25 42 86

References
  1. "Jutila ja Wiitala kuuluisuuksien kerhoon". Yle (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. BTI Studios Finland. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. "IIHF class of 2013 honoured". IIHF.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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