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Julius Honka
Born (1995-12-03)3 December 1995,
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Liiga team
F. teams
JYP Jyväskylä
Dallas Stars
Ntl. team Flag of Finland Finland
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2014
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2014–present

Julius Honka (born 3 December 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with JYP Jyväskylä of the Finnish Liiga.[1] He formally requested a trade from the Dallas Stars, who currently retain his NHL rights, in September 2019.[2] Honka was selected by the Dallas Stars in the first round (14th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Honka was a top rated prospect[3] who was ranked #11 on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau final list of 2014 NHL Draft eligible North American skaters.[4]

During the 2012–13 season Honka played with the Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team at both the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[5] Moving to North America for the 2013–14 WHL season, he competed with Team Finland to win gold at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also selected to compete in the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[6]

On 14 July 2014, Honka was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars.[7] During the 2016–17 season, Honka scored his first career goal on 4 April 2017, a game winning overtime goal in a game against the Arizona Coyotes.[8]

In the following 2017–18 season, Honka was sent down to the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, on 31 October 2017.[9] He was later recalled and remained with Dallas to appear in a career high 42 games.

Personal life[]

Honka comes from a family of hockey players; his three brothers also play the same sport.[10] His younger brother Anttoni was drafted in the third round (83rd overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for JYP Jyväskylä of Finland's Liiga.[11]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 JYP Jyväskylä Jr. A 42 4 11 15 47 4 0 0 0 25
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 62 16 40 56 52 6 2 0 2 6
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 68 8 23 31 55 3 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 73 11 33 44 38 4 0 1 1 4
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 50 7 24 31 59
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 16 1 4 5 4
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 42 1 3 4 14
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 10 0 2 2 6
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 29 0 4 4 10
2019–20 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 46 4 11 15 16
NHL totals 87 2 11 13 28
Liiga totals 46 4 11 15 16
Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for Flag of Finland Finland
World Junior Championships
Gold 2014 Malmö
World U18 Championships
Bronze 2013 Sochi

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Finland IH18 5th 5 0 2 2 4
2013 Finland WJC18 Bronze medal icon 7 1 3 4 2
2014 Finland WJC Gold medal icon 7 0 1 1 6
2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 1 1 2 6
2017 Finland WC 4th 10 1 2 3 4
2018 Finland WC 5th 8 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 24 2 7 9 18
Senior totals 18 1 3 4 4

Awards and honours[]

Awards Year
IIHF World U18 Championship (Team Finland) 2013 [12]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (Team Finland) 2013 [13]
IIHF World U20 Championship Gold Medal (Team Finland) 2014 [14]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2013–14 [15]

References[]

  1. Julius Honka vahvistamaan JYPin takalinjoja (fi). JYP Jyväskylä (2019-10-10).
  2. Former first-round pick Julius Honka requests trade from Stars: 'It's time to move on' (en) (2019-09-13).
  3. Move to North America suited Julius Honka's style of play (2014-06-21). Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
  4. NHL Central Scouting Service 2014 Draft North American skaters final rankings (2014-06-20). Retrieved on 2014-06-20.
  5. Julius Honka: 2014 Top Prospect. WinnipegHockeyTalk.com (2014-06-15). Retrieved on 2014-06-15.
  6. 2014 Draft Eligibles: Julius Honka's move to North America has been worthwhile. Flyerdelphia.com (2014-02-20). Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
  7. Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Julius Honka To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract (14 July 2014). Retrieved on 1 August 2018.
  8. Julius Honka goal lifts Stars to overtime win (5 April 2017). Retrieved on 1 August 2018.
  9. Dallas Stars Download: Work in Progress Edition. The Hockey Writers (4 November 2017).
  10. IIHF - Big brother is watching you (en).
  11. Anttoni Honka at eliteprospects.com (en).
  12. Julius Honka player profile. HockeysFuture.com (2014-03-22). Retrieved on 2014-06-20.
  13. 2013 Ivan Hlinka Tournament: Canada wins Gold. HockeyProspect.com (2013-08-29). Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
  14. Honka Broncos' true golden boy after World Juniors. Prairie Post (2014-01-20). Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
  15. "Martin and Honka skating in Top Prospects Game tonight", 2014-01-15. Retrieved on 2014-06-20. 

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jason Dickinson
Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2014
Succeeded by
Denis Gurianov
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