JYP-Akatemia was a
Finnish professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team based in
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...
. The club played in the
Mestis from 2008 to 2017, after acquiring the spot from D-Kiekko. During their inaugural season, JYP-Akatemia was known as D Team. It was renamed JYP-Akatemia in 2011; in order to highlight the club's cooperation with
its parent club.
JYP-Akatemia dissolved and ceased all operations in the summer of 2017, motivated by problems with finances and the wishes of the affiliate.
Season by season record
Notable players
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Yohann Auvitu
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Riku Helenius
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Samuli Kankaanperä
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Olli Määttä
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Harri Pesonen
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Tuomas Pihlman
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Sami Vatanen
Sami Vatanen (born 3 June 1991) is a Finns, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently a free agent. He last played for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). He was drafted in the fourth r ...
References
Mestis teams
Sport in Jyväskylä
2008 establishments in Finland
2017 disestablishments in Finland
Defunct ice hockey teams in Finland
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