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Finland Juha Leimu

#9 Ilves / Liiga - 18/19

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Juha Leimu Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 30, 1983
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1

Leimu is a defenseman with good offensive qualities. He is a skilled passer and has a hard shot, making him an excellent powerplay quarterback. Not a physical player, though.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Juha Leimu Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Finland U15 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1998-99 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 29* 28* 22* 50* 18* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
1999-00 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 24* 5* 4* 9* 2* -* |
2000-01 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 17* 21* 38* 26* -* |
2001-02 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 15* 7* 3* 10* 4* -1* |
2002-03 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 3* 0* 3* 0* 1* | Relegation 11 11 6 17 4 -
2003-04 Ilves U20 “C” U20 SM-liiga 37* 15* 12* 27* 14* 0* | Relegation 6 0 0 0 2 0
2004-05 KOOVEE Suomi-sarja 19* 7* 4* 11* 10* -* |
2005-06 KOOVEE Suomi-sarja 27* 9* 7* 16* 12* -* | Playoffs QC 9 1 1 2 12 -
2006-07 LeKi Suomi-sarja 34* 18* 31* 49* 44* -* | Playoffs QC 6 8 2 10 6 -
2007-08 LeKi Mestis 43* 9* 9* 18* 40* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -1
2008-09 LeKi Mestis 42* 13* 16* 29* 44* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 6 -3
2009-10 LeKi Mestis 13* 4* 7* 11* 10* 11* |
Tappara SM-liiga 36* 7* 17* 24* 16* 11* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 2 -1
2010-11 Tappara SM-liiga 50* 12* 19* 31* 40* -14* |
2011-12 Tappara SM-liiga 24* 2* 2* 4* 20* -19* |
LeKi Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2012-13 Tappara SM-liiga 57* 7* 15* 22* 55* 3* | Playoffs 15 1 1 2 6 -2
2013-14 Pelicans “A” Liiga 48* 10* 10* 20* 32* 6* | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 8 2
2014-15 Pelicans “C” Liiga 40* 6* 10* 16* 34* -1* |
2015-16 Pelicans Liiga 51* 16* 18* 34* 12* 4* | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 0 0
2016-17 Pelicans Liiga 31* 11* 6* 17* 4* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -2
2017-18 Pelicans Liiga 43* 2* 8* 10* 28* -4* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -2
2018-19 Ilves “A” Liiga 38* 2* 7* 9* 22* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1

Juha Leimu Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Tappara ET 6* 0* 1* 1* 25* -* |
2011-12 Tappara ET 8* 3* 3* 6* 6* -* |
2012-13 Tappara ET 7* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
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Juha Leimu Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ET 3 21* 5* 8* 13* 0.62* 35* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
International-Jr 2 8* 1* 4* 5* 0.63* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 10 418* 75* 112* 187* 0.45* 263* -16* | 7 51 10 * 10 * 20 * 0.39 * 20 * -6 *
Mestis 4 99* 26* 32* 58* 0.59* 94* 9* | 2 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 8 * -4 *
Suomi-sarja 3 80* 34* 42* 76* 0.95* 66* -* | 2 15 9 * 3 * 12 * 0.80 * 18 * - *
U16 SM-sarja 1 29* 28* 22* 50* 1.72* 18* -* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 60* 22* 25* 47* 0.78* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 56* 25* 15* 40* 0.71* 18* 0* | 2 17 11 * 6 * 17 * 1.00 * 6 * 0 *
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Juha Leimu Connections

Player Period Teams
Antti Kangasniemi (F) 2000-2012 8 Ilves U18, Ilves U20, LeKi, Tappara
Toni Aro (F) 1998-2007 8 Ilves U16, Ilves U18, Ilves U20, KOOVEE, LeKi
Jesse Niinimäki (F) 1999-2014 7 Ilves U18, Ilves U20, LeKi, Pelicans
Toni Niemi (D) 2000-2015 7 Ilves U18, Ilves U20, LeKi, Pelicans, Tappara
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/27/2019
03/27/2019 Confirmed Ilves Retired
03/22/2018
03/22/2018 Confirmed Pelicans Ilves
04/06/2016
04/06/2016 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
11/20/2014
11/20/2014 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
04/26/2013
04/26/2013 Confirmed Tappara Pelicans
10/23/2011
10/23/2011 Loan Tappara LeKi
05/05/2010
05/05/2010 Extension Tappara Tappara
12/11/2009
12/11/2009 Confirmed LeKi Tappara
11/18/2009
11/18/2009 Loan LeKi Tappara

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Juha Leimu Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Pelicans

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- 15th of december 2015 Leimu scored hat trick in 44 seconds and set new record by fastest hat trick in finnish sm-liiga.

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