former_teams height_ft weight_lb shoots birth_place team image_size position league height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team career_start
'' ` sm-liiga '' ' jyp 6 203 left jyväskylä , finland metallurg novokuznetsk 225px defence khl 2 30 may 1976 jyrki välivaara 2012-02-06 . jpeg jyrki välivaara
 undrafted finland 1997
jyrki välivaara

jyrki välivaara -lrb- born may 30 , 1976 -rrb- is a finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for metallurg novokuznetsk in the kontinental hockey league .
in the past he played for jyp of the sm-liiga .
he was on finland 's iihf gold medal-winning team on 2011 .
