Juho Olkinuora

Juho Olkinuora (born 4 November 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Juho Olkinuora
Born (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
St. John's IceCaps
Manitoba Moose
SaiPa
JYP Jyväskylä
Lahti Pelicans
Admiral Vladivostok
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
2019 Slovakia

Playing career

Undrafted, Olkinuora played junior hockey in North America before attending the University of Denver to play in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. He was signed after his sophomore season with the Pioneers by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 8 April 2013.

After a career season in his lone year with the Lahti Pelicans of the Liiga in the 2018–19 season, Olkinuora left Finland to sign a one-year contract with Russian club, Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on 15 May 2019.[1] In the following 2019–20 season, Olkinuora was leaned on as Admirals starting goaltender, posting a .929 save percentage in 31 games.

On 17 June 2020, with Admiral Vladivostok going on a season hiatus, Olkinuora was signed as a free agent on a two-year contract with fellow KHL club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk.[2]

International play

Olkinuora represented Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, appearing in relief in 1 game as Finland captured the gold medal at the tournament.[3]

References
  1. "Welcome aboard Juho Olkinuora" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. "Juho Olkinuora signed by Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. "Miesten MM-kisat käyntiin perjantaina - Suomen MM-joukkue valittu". leijonat.fi. 5 May 2019.
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