Juha Riihijärvi
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15 December 1969 Keminmaa, FIN |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Winger | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
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Serie A team Former teams |
Bolzano-Bozen Foxes Oddset Ligaen Rødovre Mighty Bulls SM-liiga Kärpät JyP-HT Lukko Elitserien Malmö IF Nationalliga A HC Ambri-Piotta Nationalliga B EHC Basel IHL Cape Breton Oilers |
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| NHL Draft | 254th overall, 1991 Edmonton Oilers |
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| Playing career | 1987–2010 | ||
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Representing  Finland
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1992 Czechoslovakia | Ice hockey |
Juha Riihijärvi (born 15 December 1969 in Keminmaa, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played his last season for Bolzano-Bozen Foxes in Italian Serie A.
Juha Riihijärvi played 4 seasons for Kärpät which is a team based in Oulu, Finland. After Kärpät, Riihijärvi played 2 seasons for JYP, where he won one bronze and one silver during his time with the Jyväskylä team.
Riihijärvi was drafted to National Hockey League by Edmonton Oilers in 1991 and was part of the Oilers organization for one season, 1993–94.
Riihijärvi did not get a chance in the NHL and settled playing for Oilers-affiliate, Cape Breton Oilers in the IHL for the whole season. Riihijärvi scored 25 points in 57 games for Cape Breton.
After his short-lived NHL-attempt, Riihijärvi returned to Finland and played two seasons for Lukko. During his second season in Rauma, Riihijärvi won the goalscoring, pointscoring and MVP trophies while Lukko won Bronze, making it the third medal for Riihijärvi in SM-liiga.
After his good 1995/96 season in Lukko, Riihijärvi moved to Sweden and started to play for Malmö IF in the Elitserien. Riihijärvi would go on and establish himself as one of the franchise names for the Malmö team as he played a total of 470 games for the Redhawks in 7 seasons.
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