Jukka Veikko Porvari (born January 19, 1954, in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League (NHL). He played for Tappara, TPS, New Jersey Devils, and Colorado Rockies. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994. He also played at the 1980 Winter Olympics, with 7 goals and 4 assists for a total of 11 points in 7 games.
| Jukka Porvari | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 19, 1954 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Tappara Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils TPS | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1991 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo | FIN-2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo | FIN-3 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 1977–78 | Tappara | FIN | 26 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1978–79 | Tappara | FIN | 35 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Tappara | FIN | 31 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tappara | FIN | 36 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Klagenfurter AC | AUT | 14 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TPS | FIN | 37 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | TPS | FIN | 36 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | TPS | FIN | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | TuTo | FIN-2 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TuTo | FIN-2 | 40 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kiekko-67 Turku | FIN-3 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kiekko-67 Turku | FIN-2 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kiekko-67 Turku | FIN-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| FIN totals | 345 | 152 | 129 | 281 | 192 | 63 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 47 | ||||
| NHL totals | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 | Finland | WC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1978 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1979 | Finland | WC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1980 | Finland | OLY | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Finland | WC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1981 | Finland | CC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Senior totals | 48 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 30 | |||
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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