Jari Levonen

Jari Levonen
Jari Levonen in 2013
Born (1966-08-23) August 23, 1966 (age 58)
Pori, Finland
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Winger
Shot Left
Played for Jokipojat
Porin Ässät
Playing career 1985–1999

Jari "Japa" Levonen[1] (Born: 23 August 1966) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger and referee. Levonen represented the Porin Ässät and the Jokipojat during his player career. He has won the golden Whistle award 15 times in the SM-liiga, being the best referee voted by players 15 times in a row between 2002 and 2017.[2] He has also won the Unto Wiitala trophy seven times as the best referee in Finland decided by SM-liiga's referee coaching group.[3] Levonen has the second most whistled games in the SM-liiga with 979, only behind Timo Favorin.[4] Levonen retired in 2020, but has officiated in preseason games.[5]

Playing career

Levonen played 459 matches in his SM-liiga career, which ended with an injury, all in the Porin Ässät. In his playing career, Levonen scored 101 goals and 89 assists. He sat in the penalty box for 691 minutes. In the playoffs, the corresponding statistics were 38 matches, 9 goals and 7 assists and 46 penalty minutes.[6]

Referee career

In the spring of 2017, he was awarded the Golden Whistle for the fifteenth time in a row as the best referee voted by the players.[2] In January 2019, Levonen refereed the 900th SM-liiga match of his career. He reached that mark as the second referee ever.[7] The SM-liiga has awarded him with the Unto Wiitala award seven times.[3]

Levonen has officiated in the 2006 and the 2010 IIHF World Championships.[8][9]

Personal life

Levonen is related to former ice hockey players, Rauli Levonen, Jarno Levonen, Toni Levonen, Ari-Pekka Levonen, Jarkko Levonen, Jyrki Levonen and Harri Levonen.[10]

Levonen is married to politician Mari Kaunistola.[11]

Jari Levonen got an invite to the Independence Day Reception at the Presidential palace on the Finnish independence day on the 6th of December 2023.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Suomalainen tuomarilegenda puolustaa MM-finaalissa rajua kritiikkiä saaneita ruotsalaiskollegoita – ottaa kantaa Björnisen väitettyyn filmaamiseen". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ^ a b Holopainen, Pekka (2018-09-25). "Mihin Jari Levonen katosi SM-liigakaukaloista? Suosikkituomarin poissaolo kummastuttaa kiekkopiireissä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ a b Liuhala, Juhani (2020-03-09). "Jari Levonen haluaisi päättää uransa torstaina Porissa: "Se olisi monella tavalla luonnollinen päätös"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "IS: Jari Levosen ura Liiga-tuomarina päättyy tähän kevääseen". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ "Jäähyväisottelu meni pilalle – SM-liigan tuomarilegenda viheltää vielä yhden pelin". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  6. ^ "Herrasmies Latvala Jari Levosesta: "Hänhän oli oikea rottien rotta pelaajana"". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  7. ^ "Jari Levoselle 900 ottelua täyteen jääkiekon SM-liigan päätuomarina". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  8. ^ "Levonen piti supertähdet herran nuhteessa". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  9. ^ "Levonen seisoo MM-finaalin tuomioiden takana". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  10. ^ "Jari Levonen at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  11. ^ Pesu, Vili; Pori (2020-03-08). "Tuomarilegenda Jari Levosen 19 vuoden ura päättyy – huomannut muutoksen katsojissa: "10-vuotiaat näyttävät kansainvälisiä käsimerkkejä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  12. ^ "Tiesitkö? Legendaarinen Jari Levonen menossa Linnan juhliin – Tästä syystä kutsu tuli". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  13. ^ "Pelaaja- ja tuomarilegenda Jari Levonen kiertää yhä halleja". www.sv24.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-06.

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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