# Juuso Hietanen

Juuso Hietanen (born 14 June 1985) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for HPK of the Liiga.

## Playing career

Hietanen made his SM-liiga debut with HPK during the 2003–04 season, and two years later he became a regular player on the team. He also visited Pelicans early in his career and was part of the Finnish national junior team in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. At the time of his SM-liiga debut, he was the first third generation player in the top level of Finnish ice hockey. In 2006 he celebrated the championship with HPK. He scored two goals and an assist in the second final, but HPK suffered its only loss in the series.
In 2007, he moved to Sweden to play in the Elitserien with Brynäs IF and for the 2010–11 season he signed with HV71.
Hietanen played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) from 2011 to 2021, first with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and later with Dynamo Moscow.
After 15 seasons abroad, Hietanen opted to return to Finland as a free agent and re-joined their original club, HPK of the Liiga, on an optional three-year contract on 22 April 2022.

## International play

Hietanen was selected for the Finnish national team in the 2010 IIHF World Championship.

## Personal life

Hietanen's father Juha Hietanen and grandfather Aarno Hietanen also played professional ice hockey.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2001–02 | HPK | FIN U18 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | HPK | FIN U18 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | HPK | FIN U20 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HPK | FIN U20 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HPK | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HPK | FIN U20 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HPK | SM-l | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Haukat | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Pelicans | SM-l | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | HPK | FIN U20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | HPK | SM-l | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | HPK | SM-l | 49 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 54 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 54 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010–11 | HV71 | SEL | 55 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 47 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 52 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 54 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 57 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 57 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 57 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 47 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 55 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 60 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 55 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NL | 50 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SM-l totals | SM-l totals | SM-l totals | 130 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 64 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 218 | 31 | 75 | 106 | 141 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 541 | 80 | 181 | 261 | 235 | 71 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | Finland | WC | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | Finland | OG | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | Finland | WC | 6th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Finland | WC | | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | Finland | OG | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | Finland | WC | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 87 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 30 |