Juha Leimu

Juha Leimu (born January 30, 1983 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.
==Playing career==
Leimu made his SM-liiga debut in 2009–10 when he was offered an eight-game trial period with Tappara having spent the start of the season in Lempäälän Kisa. After the tryout his contract was extended for the rest of the season.
 Leimu recorded 24 points in 36 games and was awarded a three-year extension in May 2010. In 2010–11 Leimu had his career season with 12 goals and 31 points in 50 games.
After his contract with Tappara expired, Pelicans signed Leimu to a two-year contract on April 26, 2013. During his opening season in Lahti Leimu led all Pelicans defencemen in goals scored with 10. In the 2013–14 playoffs Leimu scored the overtime goal in Game 2 that eliminated HIFK in the opening round.
Prior the 2014–15 season Leimu was named the team captain. Leimu was sidelined on multiple occasions during the season due to injuries and recorded 16 points in 40 games. On November 20, 2014 he signed a two-year contract extension with Pelicans.
Leimu holds the Liiga record for the fastest hat-trick after scoring three power-play goals in just 44 seconds in a 5–6 overtime loss against JYP Jyväskylä on December 15, 2015. Leimu's 16 goals in 2015–16 season were a league high for defensemen.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1998–99 	Ilves U16 	U16 SM-sarja		29 	28 	22 	50 	18 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
1999–00 	Ilves U18 	U18 SM-sarja		24 	5 	4 	9 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Ilves U18 	U18 SM-sarja		36 	17 	21 	38 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Ilves U20 	U20 SM-liiga		15 	7 	3 	10 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Ilves U20 	U20 SM-liiga		4 	3 	0 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Ilves U20 	U20 SM-liiga		37 	15 	12 	27 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Koovee 	Suomi-sarja 		19 	7 	4 	11 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Koovee 	Suomi-sarja 		27 	9 	7 	16 	12 		9 	1 	1 	2 	12
2006–07 	LeKi 	Suomi-sarja 		34 	18 	31 	49 	44 		6 	8 	2 	10 	6
2007–08 	LeKi 	Mestis 		43 	9 	9 	18 	40 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
2008–09 	LeKi 	Mestis 		42 	13 	16 	29 	44 		3 	0 	2 	2 	6
2009–10 	LeKi 	Mestis 		13 	4 	7 	11 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		36 	7 	17 	24 	16 		7 	3 	2 	5 	2
2010–11 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		50 	12 	19 	31 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		24 	2 	2 	4 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	LeKi 	Mestis 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Tappara 	SM-liiga 		57 	7 	15 	22 	55 		15 	1 	1 	2 	6
2013–14 	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga 		48 	10 	10 	20 	32 		8 	2 	1 	3 	8
2014–15 	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga 		40 	6 	10 	16 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga 		51 	16 	18 	34 	12 		9 	3 	2 	5 	0
2016–17 	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga 		31 	11 	6 	17 	4 		5 	0 	2 	2 	2
2017–18 	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga 		43 	2 	8 	10 	28 		3 	1 	2 	3 	2
2018–19 	Ilves 	Liiga 		38 	2 	7 	9 	22 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals		418 	75 	112 	187 	263 		51 	10 	10 	20 	20
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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