Jyrki Lumme

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jyrki Lumme
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 16, 1966(1966-07-16)
Age	58
Birthplace	Tampere
Country	Finland
Birth City	Pirkanmaa
Horoscope	Cancer

Jyrki Lumme Biography

Jyrki Lumme is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on July 16, 1966 in Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland. Jyrki Olavi Lumme (born on the 16th of July June, 1996) was a Finnish ex- professional defenseman in ice hockey, that played for the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as the SM-liiga. After starting his professional career in Finland where he played with Ilves Tampere over three seasons for three consecutive years, he relocating into North America to join the Montreal Canadiens in 1988. The Canadiens were the first team to select Lumme two years prior to 1987’s NHL Entry Draft 57th overall. In the second NHL season Lumme was traded for the Vancouver Canucks, with whom Lumme spent the bulk of his career and experienced the greatest successes. In his nine years playing for the Canucks, Lumme was named the club’s best defenceman four times as well as the team’s top defenseman with a goal and a point and was part of the team’s winning the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. At the conclusion the course of the span of his NHL professional career, the player also was a part of his team the Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs over the period over five years. The year 2005 saw Lumme came back to Ilves Tampere of the SM- liiga, following an absence of two years. He played two final games in Finland before resigning after which he became a shareholder in Ilves Tampere.

Lumme was a perfect match for Vancouver because He quickly became the Canucks most offensive defensive player. He was assigned to the defensive team along with Paul Reinhart immediately after the trade, and recorded 10 points in 11 games in with a ten-point lead in the season. In his first full season in Vancouver, Lumme improved to 32 points in 80 games. In the next season, he posted his first of consecutive 44-point seasons , and also earned one of his the four Babe Pratt Trophies as the team’s best defenceman. The 1993-1994 season, Lumme posted a career-high 55 points, second to late-season addition Jeff Brown among team defencemen. He scored 13 points in the 24 games of playoffs, guiding Vancouver to make it to the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were defeated by New York Rangers in seven games.

Near the end of the season, Lumme was suspended two games for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres forward J. P. Dumont in a game on March 2, 2002. He also missed an additional four games with a shoulder injury. Following the trade from Dallas, he posted 12 points in 51 games for Toronto. During the 2002 playoffs, Lumme suffered a concussion and re-aggravated his shoulder during the second round against the Ottawa Senators. He suffered the injury after being hit into the boards by opposing forward Chris Neil. Sidelined for the remainder of the playoffs, he watched as the Leafs were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the semifinals.

After discovering his shoulder injury did not require surgery, Lumme spent the 2003 off-season rehabilitating himself in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to the 2002–03 season, he was left unprotected for the NHL’s waiver draft. With Lumme set to earn $2.75 million that season, however, he went unselected and remained with Toronto, scoring 17 points in 73 games. He played his last NHL game on April 23, 2003, registering an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers. At the end of the season, the Maple Leafs bought out the final remaining year on Lumme’s contract for two-thirds of his expected $1.5 million salary.

Following his 20-point performance in 54 games in Montreal during the season, Lumme was traded to Vancouver Canucks on March 6 the 6th of March, 1990. As a trade for Lumme, Montreal acquired the St. Louis Blues’ second-round pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired by Vancouver; Montreal selected Craig Darby). When looking back at the deal, Lumme recalls not fitting with the Canadiens their style of play and was expecting to be traded to another team.

Jyrki Lumme Net Worth

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

Lumme started his career the Finnish team Ilves Tampere from the SM-liiga between 1985 and 1986. After his debut campaign at the SM-liiga in Finland, Lumme was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He was in the team of Ilves Tampere in the two subsequent seasons after his selection. In his final year prior to moving onto the NHL, Lumme scored 8 goals and scored 30 points in 43 games to lead Ilves to their most impressive overall record of the regular season in league.

The following month, in August of 1988 Lumme agreed to sign a 2-year deal for the Canadiens. The first time he played in North America, Lumme split the 1988-89 season in between Montreal as well as their Minor League affiliate known as that of the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was one of the first Finnish player to play in the Canadiens in the history of the team. In an NHL match with the Detroit Red Wings on December 5 1988, he sustained an injury to his knee, which sidelined his for a period of time. Lumme finished the season with 15 points in 26 AHL games, and 4 points in 21 NHL games in the Canadiens team. In the following campaign, Lumme earned a full-time NHL roster position in the Canadiens.

Playing with his third NHL club, Lumme remained a prominent member on his team’s blueline. With 28-, 40- and 25-point seasons in Phoenix, Lumme finishing second among team defencemen in scoring behind Teppo Numminen in all three campaigns. On June 23, 2001, he was traded from Phoenix to the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Tyler Bouck. Lumme played 15 games with the club in 2001–02. He left the Stars on October 29, 2001, to briefly visit his family in Finland after receiving permission from general manager Bob Gainey. His wife Minna and two kids had planned to join Lumme in Dallas during the season, but were reluctant to take a plane after the recent 9/11 terrorist attacks. Lumme and coach Ken Hitchcock clashed openly during his brief time in Dallas, however, and he was put on waivers. After clearing, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for another veteran blueliner, Dave Manson, on November 21, 2001. The deal was initiated by Maple Leafs general manager Pat Quinn, Lumme’s former coach and general manager in Vancouver, who commended Lumme as a “cornerstone” for the Canucks’ success during his time with the club.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

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