Julius Aleksanteri Junttila (born 15 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for BK Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Extraliga.

Playing career Junttila made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season. After seven seasons in the top flight Liiga, with Oulun Kärpät, he opted to move abroad to Sweden in agreeing to a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on 21 April 2016. He returned to Finland and Kärpät for the 2016–17 season.

On 7 May 2020, Junttila returned to the KHL in signing a two-year contract with Finnish competitors, Jokerit.

After his time in the KHL ended, Junttila returned to Finland, where he continued his career in a Oulun Kärpät. In the 2024/25 season, however, he headed to the Czech Extraliga for the first time, signing with BK Mladá Boleslav.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Kärpät FIN U18 31 5 7 12 10 — — — — — 2008–09 Kärpät FIN U18 22 22 14 36 16 6 3 2 5 4 2009–10 Kärpät FIN U20 41 27 33 60 30 9 7 6 13 4 2009–10 Kärpät SM-l 5 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 2009–10 Hokki Mestis 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Kärpät FIN U20 6 2 4 6 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Kärpät SM-l 29 4 4 8 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Kiekko–Laser Mestis 5 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Kärpät SM-l 57 13 15 28 20 9 1 1 2 2 2012–13 Kärpät SM-l 60 15 10 25 32 3 2 1 3 25 2013–14 Kärpät Liiga 56 19 15 34 16 16 1 3 4 6 2014–15 Kärpät Liiga 48 12 21 33 8 19 6 9 15 4 2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 40 15 10 25 14 11 2 1 3 4 2016–17 Luleå HF SHL 35 3 7 10 4 2 0 1 1 25 2017–18 Kärpät Liiga 53 13 39 52 18 18 8 6 14 6 2018–19 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 50 6 13 19 6 7 0 2 2 2 2019–20 Kärpät Liiga 43 19 21 40 6 — — — — — 2020–21 Jokerit KHL 39 3 6 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Jokerit KHL 35 4 8 12 12 — — — — — Liiga totals 391 113 135 248 120 79 20 22 42 47 KHL totals 79 7 14 21 16 2 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2011 Finland WJC 6 2 3 5 6 2018 Finland OG 5 0 1 1 0Junior totals 6 2 3 5 6Senior totals 5 0 1 1 0

References

External links