Jussi Markkanen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jussi Markkanen
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1975(1975-05-08)
Age	49
Birthplace	Imatra
Country	Finland
Birth City	South Karelia
Horoscope	Taurus

Jussi Markkanen Biography

Jussi Markkanen is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on May 8, 1975 in Imatra, South Karelia, Finland. Jussi Markkanen (born May 8 1975) was an ex-professional goalie for ice hockey. He is currently the general manager for SaiPa. Markkanen has played in numerous European professional leagues, and also his time in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was picked at the five-round of the NHL Entry Draft, 133rd overall with the Edmonton Oilers, as an over-aged player.

Markkanen was a good player during the regular season of 2007-08 which placed him as one of the top goalie’s on the field. Markkanen however, suffered a serious injury in his first playoff game and was not able to play the rest games.

After the end of the season, it was announced that Markkanen would return to the Russian Super League, where he played during the 2004–05 lockout-season for Lada Togliatti. Markkanen’s new club was the famous Russian side CSKA Moscow, where he made 25 appearances during the 2008-09 campaign. He left on April 7, 2009 and signed with EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A. His first Zug stint ended at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, when he opted to return to his native Finland.

From 2013 to February 2017, he played for SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. In the 2013–14 season, he was presented with the Urpo Ylönen Trophy as the Liiga Goaltender of the Year. When his former club EV Zug came calling in February 2017, he signed with the Swiss team for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.

After sustaining an injury to Oilers player Dwayne Roloson Markkanen has been selected by head the coach Craig MacTavish to finish the 2006 Stanley Cup finals as Edmonton’s most effective goalie. Markkanen was the winner of his debut Stanley Cup game of his career in Game 3 of the Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on June 10 in 2006, a match where he was awarded the distinction of being the first award for the game’s best player. The game 5 in the finalgame, Markkanen as well as the Oilers defeated Carolina 4-3, in overtime due to Fernando Pisani’s breakaway goal. The game was won by the Hurricanes in Game 6. Markkanen shut out all 16 Hurricane shots to record his first ever playoff shutout. Carolina won the decisive Game 7 as Markkanen allowed two goals. The Hurricanes then won by scoring an empty net goal and defeated Edmonton 3-1 to claim the Stanley Cup.

Jussi Markkanen Net Worth

Jussi Markkanen is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jussi Markkanen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Markkanen spent the majority part of the duration of his NHL professional career with Edmonton with the exception of one season as a player with the New York Rangers. In the 2004-2005 NHL lockout Markkanen participated for the Russian Super League, where the team posted a dominating 31-9-9 record. In July 2007 Jokerit signed an one-year deal with Markkanen until the end of the SM-liiga season.

After the fantastic year at Edmonton, Markkanen did not return to his previous form the following season . Moreover, after in the 2007-06 NHL campaign, Markkanen was out of contract.

He is married to his wife, Sanna. Their family suffered a tragedy on September 23, 2008 in Moscow, as one of their two sons, Olli-Matias, died after falling out of a fifth-story window while playing in the living room with his older brother, Juho. He was 4 years of age.

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Facts & Trivia

Jussi Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Jussi Markkanen celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.