Jari Viuhkola

Jari Viuhkola (born February 27, 1980, in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for Kärpät Oulu in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Playing career
After playing for Kärpät for his entire professional career to that date, Viuhkola signed a two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils in the 2007 offseason. After playing just one pre-season NHL game, Viuhkola was assigned to the Lowell Devils, New Jersey's AHL affiliate. After suffering a back injury and playing only ten games for Lowell, Viuhkola returned to Finland and signed a new contract with Kärpät.

Awards

 * 2003-04 Matti Keinonen trophy (best Plus-minus - SM-liiga)

International play
Viuhkola played for Team Finland in the 2007 IIHF World Championship. Viuhkola spent most of the tournament centering Team Finland's top line with Ville Peltonen and Jere Lehtinen, but played poorly and did not manage a single assist in the tournament.