Juuso Riikola
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Birth place: Joensuu, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Birth place: Joensuu, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 23 | 2017 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated KalPa Kuopio 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
Last 5 NHL Games
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | NJD @ PIT | (4-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:00 | 13:50 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.333 | 3.333 | 0.000 | 4.337 | 4.337 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2021 | PHI @ PIT | (2-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 10:36 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 6, 2021 | MIN @ PIT | (5-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 | 11:28 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 9, 2021 | PIT @ CHI | (2-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | 8:37 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 13, 2021 | PIT @ OTT | (3-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:08 | 13:49 | 1:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
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Regular Season
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2012‑13 | KalPa Kuopio | SM-Liiga | 19 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 20 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 2014‑15 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 21 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2015‑16 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 22 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 2016‑17 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 23 | 59 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2017‑18 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 24 | 59 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 2018‑19 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 26 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2020‑21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins | AHL | 28 | 53 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 2022‑23 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 29 | 42 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2023‑24 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 30 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Liiga Totals | 283 | 26 | 63 | 89 | 124 | -16 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | |||
| NHL Totals | 80 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | |||
| AHL Totals | 58 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 24 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | |||
| NLA Totals | 43 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | |||
| SHL Totals | 42 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014‑15 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2015‑16 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 23 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2017‑18 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins | AHL | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | |||
| AHL Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| SHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2013 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2018 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2010 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2010 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2012 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2017 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Carlson Hockey Games 2018 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2018 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2022 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Beijer Hockey Games 2023 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Czech Hockey Games 2023 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2023 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - Men 2‑Nations 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - Men 2‑Nations 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - Men 2‑Nations 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Betano Hockey Games 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EHT Totals | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 National Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Men National Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EHC Totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| U19 National Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |