Jussi Markkanen

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Nickname(s)	Juicy, Volvo
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg/13 st 0 lb)
RSL Team F. teams	HC CSKA Moscow Lada Togliatti SM-liiga SaiPa Tappara Jokerit NHL New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers Jokerit
Nationality	Finland
Born	May 8, 1975 (1975-05-08) (age 33), Imatra, FIN
NHL Draft	Round 5, 133rd overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Pro career	2001 – present

Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975 in Imatra, Finland) is a former NHL goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers. He currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Russian RSL.

Jussi and his wife, Sanna, have two children.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs 1.2 After NHL 2 Career statistics 2.1 Regular season 2.2 Playoffs 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Markkanen is a professional ice hockey goaltender who has played extensively in various European professional leagues as well as the NHL. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 133rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, as an over-aged entrant.

Markkanen has spent his entire NHL career in Edmonton, except for a single season stint with the New York Rangers. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Markkanen played in the Russian Super League, where he posted a dominant 31–9–9 record. On July 2007 Jokerit informed that they had made a one-year contract with Markkanen for the next sm-liiga season.

[edit] 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs

After an injury to Oilers starter Dwayne Roloson, Markkanen was selected by coach Craig MacTavish to finish the 2006 Stanley Cup finals as Edmonton's #1 goaltender.

Markkanen won the first Stanley Cup game of his career in Game 3 of the Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on June 10th, 2006, a game in which his play was stellar, earning himself the first star of the game.

In Game 5 of the Final, Markkanen and the Oilers grabbed victory when Edmonton beat Carolina 4–3 in OT thanks to Fernando Pisani's short-handed breakaway goal. This earned Markkanen his second-ever NHL playoff victory. The win saw him face 24 shots on goal.

Game 6 of the final in Edmonton saw Markkanen stop all 16 Hurricane shots, which earned him his first career playoff shutout and respect from many sports analysts. This victory led the Oilers to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which was held in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 19, 2006. Carolina went on to be victorious in Game 7. Markkanen gave up two goals and the Hurricanes later secured the win with an empty net goal late in the third period, defeating Edmonton 3–1 to win the Stanley Cup.

[edit] After NHL

After the great season in Edmonton, Markkanen did not regain the same form in the following season and after the 2006–07 NHL season, Markkanen was out of contract.

Markkanen was contracted by Finnish top-runners Jokerit, who replaced Scott Langkow with Markkanen. Markkanen's move was a bit controversial because he owns a part of SaiPa, which also plays in the Finnish SM-liiga with Jokerit.

Markkanen played the Regular Season well, placing on the top goalkeepers in the league. Markkanen however sustained a heavy injury during his first Play-Off Game and missed the reminder of Play-Offs.

After the end of the season, It was announced that Markkanen will return to Russian Super League, where he played during the 2004–05 Lockout-season for Lada Togliatti. Markkanen's new club will be the famous Russian side CSKA Moscow.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	S/P
1990–91	Ketterä	1. Divisioona		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
1991–92	SaiPa	Fin Jr		2	n/a	n/a	n/a	120	11	0	5.50	n/a
1992–93	SaiPa	Fin Jr		7	n/a	n/a	n/a	367	28	0	4.58	n/a
1992–93	SaiPa	1. Divisioona		16	n/a	n/a	n/a	798	60	0	4.51	n/a
1993–94	SaiPa	Fin2		30	n/a	n/a	n/a	1726	97	0	3.37	n/a
1994–95	SaiPa	Fin2		43	n/a	n/a	n/a	2493	122	0	2.94	n/a
1995–96	Tappara	Fin Jr		5	n/a	n/a	n/a	298	21	0	4.23	n/a
1995–96	Tappara	SM-liiga		23	11	8	2	1238	59	1	2.86	n/a
1996–97	SaiPa	SM-liiga		41	9	24	7	2340	132	0	3.38	n/a
1997–98	SaiPa	SM-liiga		48	21	20	5	2870	138	4	2.88	n/a
1998–99	SaiPa	SM-liiga		48	21	19	4	2633	105	4	2.39	n/a
1999–00	SaiPa	SM-Liiga		48	4	23	9	2794	150	2	3.22	n/a
2000–01	Tappara	SM-liiga		52	30	17	5	3076	107	9	2.09	n/a
2001–02	Hamilton	AHL		4	2	2	0	239	9	0	2.26	.921
2001–02	Edmonton	NHL		14	6	4	2	784	24	2	1.84	.929
2002–03	Edmonton	NHL		22	7	8	3	1180	51	3	2.59	.904
2003–04	N.Y. Rangers	NHL		26	8	12	1	1244	53	2	2.56	.913
2003–04	Edmonton	NHL		7	2	2	2	394	12	0	1.83	.934
2004–05	Lada Togliatti	Rus		54	31	9	9	3157	63	11	1.20	n/a
2005–06	Edmonton	NHL		37	15	12	6	2016	105	0	3.12	.880
2006–07	Edmonton	NHL		22	5	9	1	992	52	0	3.14	.886
2007–08	Jokerit	SM-liiga		50	26	11	12	2939	114	4	2.33	.924
NHL CAREER TOTALS				128	43	47	15	6610	297	7	2.65	.955
SM-liiga CAREER TOTALS				310	122	75	44	17890	805	20	2.65	.953

• Stats as of May 5th 2008

[edit] Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	S/P
1994–95	SaiPa	Fin2		3	n/a	n/a	n/a	179	5	0	1.67	n/a
1997–98	SaiPa	SM-Liiga		3	0	3	0	164	11	0	4.02	n/a
1998–99	SaiPa	SM-Liiga		7	3	3	0	366	21	0	2.44	n/a
1999–00	SaiPa	SM-Liiga		48	4	23	9	2794	150	2	3.22	n/a
2000–01	Tappara	SM-Liiga		10	7	3	0	608	18	1	1.77	n/a
2002–03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		1	0	0	0	14	1	0	4.28	.917
2004–05	Lada Togliatti	Rus		10	n/a	n/a	n/a	627	25	1	1.43	n/a
2005–06	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		6	3	3	0	360	13	1	2.17	.905
2007–08	Jokerit	NHL		1	0	0	0	20	1	0	3.00	.888
NHL CAREER TOTALS				6	3	2	0	316	12	1	1.28	.902
SM-Liiga CAREER TOTALS				69	14	32	9	3952	201	3	2.04	?

• Stats as of May 5th 2008

[edit] See also

• List of current NHL players

[edit] External links

• NHL.com player profile

Preceded by Pasi Nurminen

Winner of the Urpo Ylönen trophy 2000–01

Succeeded by Kari Lehtonen