NHL Draft Undrafted Name Jussi Olkinuora Height 1.88 m Positions Goaltender | Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 91 kg Date joined 2013 | |
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Born November 4, 1990 (age 33)
Helsinki, Finland ( 1990-11-04 ) AHL team (P)
Cur. team Manitoba Moose
Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) | ||
Jussi Olkinuora | Player Testimonials | Tulsa Oilers
Jussi Olkinuora (born November 4, 1990) is an Finnish professional ice hockey Goaltender currently playing within the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). An undrafted player, Olkinuora signed a contract with the Winnipeg Jets on April 10, 2013.
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Amateur
In 2010-11, Olkinuora played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL. He appeared in 27 games, and was 14-13, with 1 shutout; posting a 2.78 goals against and .900 save percentage. The Stampede finished third in the Western Conference and reached the conference semifinals against eventual Clark Cup champion Dubuque. In June 2011 he committed to playing college hockey at Denver in 2011-12. In the 2011-12 season, Olkinuora appeared in 22 games for the University of Denver as a freshman. He was 9-8-3, with 2 shutouts, and had a 2.18 goals against and .924 save percentage. The Pioneers finished third in the WCHA and reached the WCHA Broadmoor Trophy championship; receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and falling to Ferris State, in a Midwest Regional semifinal game.
Professional
Olkinuora signed a two-year, entry-level contract, with the Winnipeg Jets in April 2013 following his 2012-13 sophomore season at Denver, and made his pro hockey debut with Winnipeg AHL affiliate St. John’s. He stopped 25 of 28 shots in his only start for the IceCaps, a 4-1 loss to Hamilton on April 19th. Olkinuora was 13-6-5, with 3 shutouts in 24 games, for Denver, and had a 2.35 goals against, and .927 save percentage in his final season. Olkinuora skated in ten regular season games with the St. John’s IceCaps of the AHL in his first pro season. He spent most of the year in the ECHL with the Ontario Reign. He was 5-3-1 with one shutout and had a 3.25 goals against and .893 save percentage with the IceCaps. In 27 regular season ECHL games, he was 14-11-1 and had a 3.01 goals against, and .887 save percentage. The Reign finished first in the Pacific Division; falling to Stockton in four games in a best-of-seven first round series.
On July 1, 2015, the Jets signed Olkinuora, to play for the AHL Manitoba Moose for the 2015-16 season.