Timo Jutila | |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
Nickname(s) | Juti |
Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) |
Teams | SM-liiga Tappara NHL Buffalo Sabres Elitserien Luleå HF Nationalliga A SC Bern |
Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Tampere, FIN | 24 December 1963,
NHL Draft | 68th overall, 1982 Buffalo Sabres |
Pro Career | 1979 – 1999 |
Timo Jutila (born 24 December 1963 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman.
Jutila was drafted by Buffalo Sabres (4th round, 68th overall) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Jutila's ice hockey career began at the "Pohjola Leiri" 1978 training camp held by the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation where he was selected as the best player of the camp. He played for Tappara in the 1979–80 season of the Finnish SM-liiga. He continued to play with the team for a total of five Seasons (1980–1984), totalling 144 regular season games.
After the 1983–84 season, Jutila went to the NHL and played for the Buffalo Sabres, the team who drafted him in 1982. However, Jutila's NHL career was short-lived and he left NHL in the following season. Jutila played most of the 1984–85 season in AHL for the Rochester Americans, totalling 56 games with 43 points (13 goals and 30 assists).
After his short NHL spell, Jutila returned to Tappara and stayed with the club for three seasons (1985–1988), winning the Finnish Championship every season. After three successful seasons in Finland, Jutila signed with the Swedish team Luleå HF in Elitserien where played for four seasons (1988–1992).
He returned to Finland and Tappara in 1993 and continued to play with his former team Tampere for another four Seasons (1992–1996). During this period, Tappara was not as successful as in 1985–1988; the best result of Jutila's four season tenure was a fourth place after losing the bronze game in overtime to Lukko in the 1994 playoffs.
In 1996, Jutila was contracted by SC Bern in the Swiss elite league Nationalliga A. After only one season with the club, he returned to Finland playing his last two season as an active hockey player with Tappara. He retired in 1999.
After his retirement, Jutila worked as ice hockey commentator, and together with Mika Saukkonen and Jari Kurri he formed the play-by-play team for Finnish ice hockey TV programme Hockey Night in Finland, aired on MTV3.
Awards[]
- Named Best player of Pohjola Leiri in 1978.
- Awarded the Pekka Rautakallio Trophy in 1988.
- Awarded the President's trophy in 1995.
- Awarded Kalen Kannu in 2001.
- Member of the IIHF Hall of Fame
International career[]
Jutila was a defenceman and the long time captain for the Finnish national team. He played in total 246 international games, scoring 108 points (40 goals and 68 assists). He played eight World Championships (1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997), three Winter Olympic tournaments (1984, 1992 and 1994) and one Canada Cup (1991).
Olympic medal record | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey |
World Championships | ||
Silver | 1992 Czechoslovakia | Ice hockey |
Silver | 1994 Italy | Ice hockey |
Gold | 1995 Sweden | Ice hockey |
World Junior Championships | ||
Silver | 1981 West Germany | Ice hockey |
Bronze | 1982 United States | Ice hockey |
External links[]
Preceded by Hannu Virta |
Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 1987–88 |
Succeeded by Hannu Virta |
Preceded by Jari Kurri |
Winner of the President's trophy 1994–95 |
Succeeded by Hannu Virta |
Preceded by Timo Tuomi |
Winner of the Kalen Kannu 2000–01 |
Succeeded by Kari Lehtonen |
Preceded by Pekka Laksola |
Captain of Tappara 1992–1996 |
Succeeded by Harri Laurila |
Preceded by Valeri Krykov |
Captain of Tappara 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Pasi Petriläinen |
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