Juuso Hietanen

Juuso Hietanen (born 14 June 1985) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for HPK of the Liiga.

Juuso Hietanen
Hietanen with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in 2011
Born	(1985-06-14) 14 June 1985 (age 39) Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Liiga team Former teams	HPK Lahti Pelicans Brynäs IF HV71 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Dynamo Moscow HC Ambrì-Piotta
National team	Finland
Playing career	2003–present

Playing career

Hietanen made his SM-liiga debut with HPK during the 2003–04 season, and two years later he became a regular player on the team. He also visited Pelicans early in his career and was part of the Finnish national junior team in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. At the time of his SM-liiga debut, he was the first third generation player in the top level of Finnish ice hockey.^[1] In 2006 he celebrated the championship with HPK. He scored two goals and an assist in the second final, but HPK suffered its only loss in the series.

In 2007, he moved to Sweden to play in the Elitserien with Brynäs IF and for 2010–11 season he signed with HV71.

Hietanen played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during 2011 to 2021, first with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and later with Dynamo Moscow.

After 15 seasons abroad, Hietanen opted to return to Finland as a free agent and re-joined original club, HPK of the Liiga, on an optional three-year contract on 22 April 2022.^[2]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
	2022 Beijing
	2014 Sochi
World Championships
	2022 Finland
	2016 Russia
	2014 Belarus

Hietanen was selected for Finnish national team in 2010 IIHF World Championship.

Personal life

Hietanen's father Juha Hietanen and grandfather Aarno Hietanen also played professional ice hockey.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	HPK	FIN U18		28	4	6	10	6		2	0	0	0	0
2002–03	HPK	FIN U18		17	6	7	13	12		2	0	0	0	4
2002–03	HPK	FIN U20		14	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HPK	FIN U20		41	5	15	20	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HPK	SM-l		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HPK	FIN U20		22	10	13	23	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HPK	SM-l		9	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Haukat	Mestis		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Pelicans	SM-l		15	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HPK	FIN U20		5	2	2	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HPK	SM-l		55	2	10	12	30		13	2	1	3	4
2006–07	HPK	SM-l		49	5	16	21	28		9	0	4	4	6
2007–08	Brynäs IF	SEL		54	6	20	26	59		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Brynäs IF	SEL		54	3	15	18	44		4	0	1	1	0
2009–10	Brynäs IF	SEL		55	12	17	29	20		5	1	0	1	14
2010–11	HV71	SEL		55	10	23	33	18		4	0	1	1	0
2011–12	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		47	5	25	30	18		13	4	4	8	4
2012–13	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		52	4	19	23	24		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		54	10	22	32	18		7	0	3	3	0
2014–15	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		57	8	19	27	32		5	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		57	8	8	16	43		10	1	0	1	2
2016–17	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		57	12	18	30	22		9	1	2	3	6
2017–18	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		47	8	12	20	22		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		55	6	13	19	14		11	1	1	2	4
2019–20	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		60	13	25	38	28		6	0	3	3	0
2020–21	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		55	6	20	26	14		10	1	0	1	4
2021–22	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NL		50	2	17	19	12		3	0	1	1	0
SM-l totals				130	7	27	34	64		22	2	5	7	10
SEL totals				218	31	75	106	141		13	1	2	3	14
KHL totals				541	80	181	261	235		71	8	13	21	24

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Finland	WJC	5th		6	1	1	2	2
2010	Finland	WC	6th		2	0	0	0	0
2012	Finland	WC	4th		10	1	4	5	0
2013	Finland	WC	4th		10	0	3	3	8
2014	Finland	OG			6	1	0	1	0
2014	Finland	WC			10	2	4	6	6
2015	Finland	WC	6th		8	0	0	0	2
2016	Finland	WC			10	0	4	4	6
2017	Finland	WC	4th		10	2	1	3	0
2018	Finland	OG	6th		5	1	1	2	4
2022	Finland	OG			6	0	2	2	4
2022	Finland	WC			10	1	0	1	0
Senior totals					87	8	19	27	30

References

1. "PÄIVITETTY: Blues-SaiPa -ottelussa tehdään historiaa". sm-liiga.fi (in Finnish). 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
2. "HPK sign former player Juuso Hietanen" (in Finnish). HPK. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
3. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Juuso HIETANEN, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

External links

Media related to Juuso Hietanen at Wikimedia Commons

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Juuso Hietanen at Olympedia
• Juuso Hietanen at Olympics.com
• Juuso Hietanen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)