Julius Honka | |
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Born | Jyväskylä, Finland | 3 December 1995,
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 | ![]() |
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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for ![]() | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
Gold | 2014 Malmö | |
World U18 Championships | ||
Bronze | 2013 Sochi |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2013 | Finland | IH18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2013 | Finland | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2014 | Finland | WJC | 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 | |
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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[]
- ↑ Julius Honka vahvistamaan JYPin takalinjoja (fi). JYP Jyväskylä (2019-10-10).
- ↑ Former first-round pick Julius Honka requests trade from Stars: 'It's time to move on' (en) (2019-09-13).
- ↑ Move to North America suited Julius Honka's style of play (2014-06-21). Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
- ↑ NHL Central Scouting Service 2014 Draft North American skaters final rankings (2014-06-20). Retrieved on 2014-06-20.
- ↑ Julius Honka: 2014 Top Prospect. WinnipegHockeyTalk.com (2014-06-15). Retrieved on 2014-06-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Julius Honka To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract (14 July 2014). Retrieved on 1 August 2018.
- ↑ Julius Honka goal lifts Stars to overtime win (5 April 2017). Retrieved on 1 August 2018.
- ↑ Dallas Stars Download: Work in Progress Edition. The Hockey Writers (4 November 2017).
- ↑ IIHF - Big brother is watching you (en).
- ↑ Anttoni Honka at eliteprospects.com (en).
- ↑ Julius Honka player profile. HockeysFuture.com (2014-03-22). Retrieved on 2014-06-20.
- ↑ 2013 Ivan Hlinka Tournament: Canada wins Gold. HockeyProspect.com (2013-08-29). Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
- ↑ Honka Broncos' true golden boy after World Juniors. Prairie Post (2014-01-20). Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
- ↑ "Martin and Honka skating in Top Prospects Game tonight", 2014-01-15. Retrieved on 2014-06-20.
External links[]
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Jason Dickinson |
Dallas Stars first round draft pick 2014 |
Succeeded by Denis Gurianov |
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