Juho Lammikko

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Juho Lammikko
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Lammikko with the Springfield Thunderbirds in 2017
Born (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 25)
Noormarkku, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Vancouver Canucks
Ässät
Florida Panthers
Oulun Kärpät
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 65th overall, 2014
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2013–present

Juho Lammikko (born 29 January 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

Ässät[]

Lammikko made his Liiga debut with Ässät during the 2013–14 Liiga season, appearing in 20 games and recording an assist. He also played in 37 games with the Ässät under 20 team, scoring 17 goals and 42 points, followed by three goals and eight points in 11 playoff games. Following the season, Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Lammikko returned to Ässät at the beginning of the 2015–16 Liiga season, scoring two goals in five games, before returning to his OHL team, the Kingston Frontenacs.

Kingston Frontenacs[]

Lammikko was drafted 43rd overall by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2014 CHL Import Draft. In his first game with the Frontenacs, Lammikko scored his first career OHL goal against of the Peterborough Petes, and added two assists, in a 5–3 victory. Overall, Lammikko appeared in 64 games with Kingston, scoring 18 goals and 44 points, and had a team high +23 rating. In the playoffs, Lammikko had a goal and two points in four games.

Lammikko returned to the Frontenacs for the 2015–16 season, and in 59 games, he scored 22 goals and 55 points. On 15 February, Lammikko earned his first career hat-trick, scoring three goals against Mackenzie Blackwood of the Barrie Colts in a 6–4 victory, and on 18 March, Lammikko scored two goals and added two assists for four points in a 7–0 win over the Oshawa Generals. In the post-season, Lammikko scored three goals and seven points in nine games.

Florida Panthers[]

Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft with the Panthers third round pick, 65th overall. On 15 April 2016, the Panthers signed Lammikko to a three-year entry level contract, and assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.[1] He appeared in one game with the Pirates in the 2015–16 season, earning no points.

After attending the Panthers 2018 training camp, and despite strong pre-season showing Lammikko was initially returned to begin the 2018–19 season with the Springfield Thunderbirds. Lammikko played one game before he received his first NHL recall to the Panthers, due to an injury to Derek MacKenzie on 9 October 2018.[2]

Oulun Kärpät[]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Lammikko as a restricted free agent, opted to return to Finland to further develop his offensive game. With his rights retained by the Panthers, Lammikko signed a one-year contract with Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga on 12 July 2019.[3] In the 2019–20 season, Lammikko made an instant impact with Kärpät earning Liiga player of the month honours for October. In 57 regular season games with the Liiga leading Kärpät, Lammikko collected 22 goals and 51 points, before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metallurg Magnitogorsk[]

With his rights still held by the Panthers, Lammikko opted to continue his career abroad by signing a one-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 4 June 2020.[4] His KHL rights were earlier acquired by Mettalurg from Spartak Moscow on 1 June.[5] In the 2020–21 season, Lammikko in a top-nine forward role, produced 6 goals and 8 points through 22 regular season games.

Return to Florida[]

With his NHL right's still held by the Panthers, and with the club under new management, Lammikko ended his stint in Russia with Metallurg and returned to the Florida Panthers in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on 25 November 2020.[6]

Vancouver Canucks[]

Prior to the commencement of the 2021–22 season, on 10 October 2021, Lammikko was traded by the Panthers to the Vancouver Canucks, along with Noah Juulsen, in exchange for Olli Juolevi.[7]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Ässät Liiga 20 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 18 26 44 36 4 1 1 2 8
2015–16 Ässät Liiga 5 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 59 22 33 55 51 9 3 4 7 6
2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 6 5 11 24 — — — — —
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 59 8 20 28 16 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 36 6 12 18 22 — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 40 0 6 6 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 57 22 29 51 48 — — — — —
2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 22 6 2 8 8 — — — — —
2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL 44 4 1 5 10 — — — — —
Liiga totals 82 24 30 54 52 — — — — —
NHL totals 84 4 7 11 16 — — — — —
KHL totals 22 6 2 8 8 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovakia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Finland

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Finland U17 7th 5 0 6 6 2
2013 Finland IH18 5th 4 3 3 6 6
2014 Finland WJC18 6th 5 2 4 6 2
2016 Finland WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 2
2019 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 21 5 13 18 12
Senior totals 7 0 0 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Florida Panthers sign Juho Lammikko". Florida Panthers. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Panthers recall forward Juho Lammikko from Springfield". Florida Panthers. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "World Championship medalist Juho Lammikko agrees to a year long contract with Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Metallurg agree to one-year contract with Juho Lammikko" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Metallurg and Spartak make trade" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Panthers sign forward Juho Lammikko to a one-year contract". Florida Panthers. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Canucks acquire Noah Juulsen and Juho Lammikko from Panthers". Vancouver Canucks. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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