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Juha Jaaska

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'0" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 210 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 27 (Feb 9, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Jun 26, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 30, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Mar 23, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Mar 21, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Feb 8, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 23, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Jan 22, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 19, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Jan 18, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 14, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Jan 13, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 12, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Jan 11, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 7, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Jan 6, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 5, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Jan 3, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Assigned to AHL
Jan 1, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes Recalled from AHL
Apr 9, 2024 Carolina Hurricanes Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2012-13 U16 SM-sarja HIFK U16 31 3 12 15 10 7 2 2 2
2013-14 U18 SM-sarja HIFK U18 9 2 5 7 2
2013-14 U18 Mestis HJK U18 2 2 5 7
2013-14 U16 SM-sarja HIFK U16 9 4 13 17 12 1
2014-15 U18 SM-sarja HIFK U18 43 9 33 42 20 12 2 8 10 4
2014-15 EYOF Finland U17 3 0 2 2 +2
2014-15 WHC-17 Finland U17 6 0 2 2 2
2015-16 Liiga HIFK 1 0 0 0
2015-16 WJC-18 Finland U18 7 0 1 1 -1 8
2015-16 U18 SM-sarja HIFK U18 7 8 3 11 4 1
2015-16 U20 SM-sarja HIFK U20 39 8 16 24 +16 24 4 1 1 +2 2
2015-16 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Finland U18 5 2 0 2 +3 4
2016-17 Champions HL HIFK 2 0 0 0 2
2016-17 Liiga HIFK 13 0 2 2 +1 2 8 1 1 +2
2016-17 Mestis RoKi 3 0 0 0 -7 16
2016-17 U20 SM-sarja HIFK U20 25 15 9 24 +17 32 7 4 5 9 +7 8
2017-18 Champions HL HIFK 4 1 1 2 33
2017-18 Liiga HIFK 26 1 4 5 +2 10 13 2 2 -5 2
2017-18 WJC-20 Finland U20 5 0 1 1 +1 2
2017-18 U20 SM-sarja HIFK U20 10 6 12 18 +4 10 7 2 6 8 +6 6
2018-19 Champions HL HIFK 2 0 0 0
2018-19 Liiga HIFK 47 4 17 21 +3 16 13 1 2 3 -7 6
2019-20 Liiga HIFK 28 2 8 10 +3 10
2020-21 Liiga HIFK 40 10 4 14 +7 26 8 2 3 5
2021-22 Champions HL HIFK 6 0 2 2 +2 4
2021-22 Liiga HIFK 42 12 11 23 +10 30
2022-23 Liiga HIFK 56 12 25 37 +14 26 6 4 4 +2 4
2022-23 Spengler Cup HIFK 3 0 1 1 2
2022-23 EHT Finland 3 1 1 2 +1
2023-24 Liiga HIFK 57 10 20 30 +4 40 7 5 2 7 +1 4
2023-24 EHT Finland 8 2 3 5 +1
2024-25 NHL Carolina Hurricanes 18 0 4 4 9 11 0.0 8:56
2024-25 AHL Chicago Wolves 53 12 21 33 -1 38 2 1 1 -2 2
NHL Career 18 0 4 4 0 9 11 0.0 8:56

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2024-25 CAR 18 156:35 0.00 1.15 1.15 0.56 -0.56 0.00 13.32 -13.32 0.00 22.73

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 CAR 18 156:35 49.05 1.92 2.07 29.89 2.30 1.59 45.45 56.56 -0.90 -0.85 1.58

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 18 21.9 0.9 9.9 10.0 75.3 49.8 28.6 28.6 42.9 36.0 19.4 44.7

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Drury, J Blake, J CAR 42:10 1.42 1.42 50.00 2.29 1.38 62.48 -0.28 -0.96 10.09

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $250,000 UFA
2026-27 28 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $1,025,000
Signed: June 26, 2025
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $425,000 in 2025-26.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $850,000 $850,000 - - $850,000 $850,000 $82,500 ELC
Total - - $850,000 $850,000 $82,500
Signed: Apr 9, 2024
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA

*Age is as of September 15