Jukka-Pekka Seppo (born January 22, 1968) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who primarily played in the Finnish Liiga and German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1] Seppo was drafted in the second round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America.[2] He spent most of his professional career in Finland, playing ten seasons in the Liiga including six seasons with HIFK.[1][3]

Jukka-Pekka Seppo
Born (1968-01-22) January 22, 1968 (age 56)
Vaasa, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Tappara
HIFK
HPK
TUTO Hockey
Kassel Huskies
HC Vsetín
Essen Mosquitoes
National team  Finland
NHL draft 23rd overall, 1986
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1985–2002

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Vaasan Sport II-Divisioona 21 20 20 40 46
1986–87 Tappara Liiga 39 11 16 27 50 9 1 4 5 14
1987–88 Vaasan Sport I-Divisioona 43 28 37 65 78
1988–89 HIFK Liiga 35 7 13 20 28 2 2 1 3 2
1989–90 HIFK Liiga 39 15 27 42 50
1990–91 HIFK Liiga 35 17 22 39 81 1 1 0 1 0
1991–92 HIFK Liiga 43 16 31 47 53 7 2 4 6 33
1992–93 HIFK Liiga 45 16 17 33 52 4 0 1 1 2
1993–94 HPK Liiga 39 10 12 22 56
1994–95 TUTO Hockey Liiga 46 18 33 51 44
1994–95 VEU Feldkirch EBEL 5 3 2 5
1995–96 TUTO Hockey Liiga 49 15 21 36 75
1996–97 Kassel Huskies DEL 48 22 23 45 28 10 0 6 6 20
1997–98 Kassel Huskies DEL 36 10 15 25 18 4 3 1 4 4
1998–99 Kassel Huskies DEL 16 2 4 6 22
1999–2000 HC Vsetín ELH 3 1 1 2 0
1999–2000 Essen Mosquitoes DEL 37 13 10 23 54
2000–01 Sterzing/Vipiteno Serie A 40 19 24 43 55
2001–02 HIFK Liiga 24 4 17 21 30
Liiga totals 394 129 209 338 519 30 10 14 24 63

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jukka Seppo at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ Willis, Jonathan (October 19, 2012). "Edmonton Oilers' top 10 all-time worst draft busts: #1 Jason Bonsignore". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jukka-Pekka Seppo Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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