Juha Jyrkkiö (born January 17, 1959) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Forssa, he played for FoPS, Jokerit, Ässät and HPK during his 18-year career. At the age of 16, he became the youngest scorer in league history, a record he held for 37 years until Aleksander Barkov Jr. broke it in 2011.^[1]

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Juha Jyrkkiö
Born	(1959-01-17) January 17, 1959 (age 65) Forssa, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	FoPS Jokerit Ässät HPK
National team	Finland
Playing career	1974–1992

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Internationally, he represented his nation at two European Junior Championships (1976, 1977) as well as three World Junior Championships (1977, 1978, 1979). He finished as the fourth-leading scorer at the 1977 World Juniors.

After his playing career, he became a coach. He spent one season in charge of the Ässät under-16 team, leading them to a Junior C championship.^[2] He then moved up to the under-20 squad in 2006, where he got to coach his son, Jesse Jyrkkiö.^[3] He later coached the Finland national under-16 team.