Jarmo Myllys
Born (1965-05-29) 29 May 1965
Savonlinna, Finland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Ilves
Lukko
Minnesota North Stars
San Jose Sharks
Luleå HF
Espoo Blues
SaiPa
HV71
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 172nd overall, 1987
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1982–2005

Jarmo Pentti Kalevi Myllys (born 29 May 1965) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Austrian hockey team EC KAC of the EBEL. His jersey number, #35, was retired in Luleå in 2011.

Playing career

Early career

Myllys was born in Savonlinna, and started playing ice hockey for the local team Savonlinnan Pallokerho or SaPKo. He played his first adult season (1982–1983) in SaPko, but moved to Tampere for SM-Liiga games in Ilves. Myllys spent a total of three seasons (1983–1986) with Ilves, then moved to Rauman Lukko where he stayed for two seasons (1986–1988) before moving to the NHL.

NHL career

Myllys gained a spot in the Minnesota North Stars lineup. He played 6 NHL games in the 1988–1989 season but spent most of the year with the North Stars' farmteam, Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL. In his 3 seasons (1988–1991) with North Stars Myllys never played more than 10 games in a season. He spent most of these seasons in the IHL. When the San Jose Sharks were formed in 1991 Myllys moved to San Jose along with several North Stars players in the Dispersal Draft. Myllys played 27 games with the Sharks during the 1991–1992 season. This was his last season in the NHL, as Myllys returned to Finland in 1992.

Return from the NHL

In 1992 Myllys joined the 1 Divisioona team KooKoo, which located in Kouvola. After one season with KooKoo Myllys went to Lukko and stayed there for the 1993–1994 season. After his second season since his return in Finland, Myllys signed to Swedish Elitserien team Luleå HF.

Myllys established himself as a star in Sweden, staying with Luleå for 7 seasons (1994–2001). During that time Myllys won several awards and played twice in the Elitserien all-star game. Myllys also scored two goals in two Elitserien games, which is a rare feat for a goaltender. Myllys returned to Finland in 2001, however.

Jarmo Myllys was signed by Espoo Blues in 2001. He played with the Blues for 2 seasons (2001–2003) with little success. After his time with the Blues, Myllys moved to near his birthplace in order to play with SaiPa and played there for the 2003–2004 season. Myllys played in Elitserien with HV71 in the playoffs, then returned to SaiPa for his final season. Myllys retired from professional ice hockey after the 2004–2005 season.

International play

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
WInter Olympics
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary
Bronze medal – third place1994 Lillehammer
Bronze medal – third place1998 Nagano
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1994 Italy
Silver medal – second place1998 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place2001 Germany
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sweden

Myllys made a total of 188 appearances for Finnish national ice hockey team. He played in seven World Championships, three Winter Olympics, and one Canada Cup. Myllys won a gold medal at the 1995 World Championships, helping Finland win its first world championship.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1982–83 SaPKo FIN-2 13————76——.836 ————————
1983–84 Ilves U20 FIN U20 ————————— ————————
1983–84 Ilves FIN 9———5402713.00.888 ————————
1984–85 Ilves U20 FIN U20 ————————— ————————
1984–85 Ilves FIN 9———5402312.55.902 2——120301.50.952
1985–86 Ilves U20 FIN U20 ————————— ————————
1985–86 Ilves FIN 16————60—4.13.902 ————————
1986–87 Lukko FIN 4316207254216023.77.892 ————————
1987–88 Lukko FIN 43———246812953.13.900 8444802302.87.909
1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 61402382205.55.841 ————————
1988–89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 28138415239303.66.890 6244192203.15—
1989–90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 40301561606.15.805 ————————
1989–90 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 493193271515913.51.901 7243562203.71—
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 202078806.12.860 ————————
1990–91 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3824131227814413.79— 10646002602.60—
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 273181137411505.02.867 ————————
1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 55003071502.93.882 ————————
1992–93 KooKoo FIN-2 4527135271214403.18.909 ————————
1993–94 Lukko FIN 4626164276213122.85.908 9545541611.73.946
1994–95 Luleå HF SWE 37———222010542.84.902 9——5782702.80.914
1995–96 Luleå HF SWE 39———23009762.53.898 13——7912722.05.925
1996–97 Luleå HF SWE 37———21607652.11.919 10——6122312.25.893
1997–98 Luleå HF SWE 43———253411162.63.897 3——1801003.33.893
1998–99 Luleå HF SWE 47———283912922.73.890 9——5702202.32.893
1999–00 Luleå HF SWE 40———242210262.53.896 9——5352312.58.902
2000–01 Luleå HF SWE 41———238011022.77.891 10——6133403.33.880
2001–02 Espoo Blues FIN 4619197272413632.99.898 303178903.04.898
2002–03 Espoo Blues FIN 1985511133832.05.929 7344441702.30.925
2003–04 SaiPa FIN 34915719419432.91.899 ————————
2003–04 HV71 SWE 4310230711.83.945 10160404.00.882
2004–05 SaiPa FIN 45102510256413613.18.889 ————————
NHL totals 394271184616105.23.859 ————————

International

Year Team Event GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1983 Finland U18 4———2009—2.70—
1984 Finland WJC 43102401303.25—
1985 Finland WJC 110060202.00—
1987 Finland WC 84314642703.49.895
1987 Finland CC 100020103.00.875
1988 Finland OLY 64113601111.83.928
1994 Finland OLY 5500300320.60.966
1994 Finland WC 7———40010—1.35.942
1995 Finland WC 75114201221.71.917
1996 Finland WC 40222381203.02.900
1996 Finland WCH 2110120804.00.789
1997 Finland WC 64203571011.68.938
1998 Finland OLY 41302371403.54.851
1998 Finland WC 2110119402.02.923
Junior totals 9———50024—2.88—
Senior totals 52———3035115—2.27—

References

  1. ↑ Carl-Magnus Långkvist (7 May 2015). "Återupplev VM-guldet 1995" (in Swedish). Swedish Yle. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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