Juha Leimu

Juha Leimu (born January 30, 1983 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Juha Leimu
Born (1983-01-30) January 30, 1983
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Played for Tappara
Pelicans
Ilves
NHL Draft undrafted
Playing career 2003–2019

Playing career

Leimu made his SM-liiga debut in 2009–10 when he was offered an eight-game trial period with Tappara having spent the start of the season in Lempäälän Kisa. After the tryout his contract was extended for the rest of the season. [1] Leimu recorded 24 points in 36 games and was awarded a three-year extension in May 2010.[2] In 2010–11 Leimu had his career season with 12 goals and 31 points in 50 games.

After his contract with Tappara expired, Pelicans signed Leimu to a two-year contract on April 26, 2013.[3] During his opening season in Lahti Leimu led all Pelicans defencemen in goals scored with 10. In the 2013–14 playoffs Leimu scored the overtime goal in Game 2 that eliminated HIFK in the opening round.[4]

Prior the 2014–15 season Leimu was named the team captain.[5] Leimu was sidelined on multiple occasions during the season due to injuries[6][7] and recorded 16 points in 40 games. On November 20, 2014 he signed a two-year contract extension with Pelicans.[8]

Leimu holds the Liiga record for the fastest hat-trick after scoring three power-play goals in just 44 seconds in a 5–6 overtime loss against JYP Jyväskylä on December 15, 2015.[9] Leimu's 16 goals in 2015–16 season were a league high for defensemen.

References
  1. "Liiga".
  2. "SM-liiga: Mikko Saariselta sammui valmentamisen liekki - Jääkiekko - Ilta-Sanomat". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  3. "Pelicans hankki viivapelotteen Tapparan hopeajoukkueesta". 26 April 2013.
  4. "SM-liiga: Juha Leimu päätti HIFK:n kauden ja Ville Peltosen uran - SM-liiga - uutiset, tulokset ja videot - Ilta-Sanomat". Archived from the original on 2014-03-19.
  5. "Kapteenin C-kirjainta rintaansa sovitteleva Juha Leimu kärsinyt pienistä vaivoista". 28 August 2014.
  6. "Pelicansin harjoitusotteluissa väläytellyt kaksikko viikoiksi sivuun". September 2014.
  7. "Pelicansin kapteeni telakalle".
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Pelicansin Juha Leimu iskussa – Hippoksen illassa syntyi hurja ennätys - Kiekko - Keskisuomalainen". www.ksml.fi. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.