Birth Date: | January 29, 1981 |
Birth Place: | Salo, Finland |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lb: | 212 |
Position: | Centre |
Shoots: | Left |
Played For: | HPK Lukko |
Career Start: | 2002 |
Career End: | 2013 |
Juhamatti Yli-Junnila (born January 29, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre.
Yli-Junnila played 274 regular season games in the SM-liiga for HPK and Lukko between 2002 and 2008.[1] He also had loan spells in Mestis for FPS and KooKoo as well as a permanent move to Hokki in 2009.[2]
He played in the inaugural IIHF World U18 Championship in 1999 for Finland, winning a gold medal.[3]