Julius Honka

Julius Honka

Born (1995-12-03) December 3, 1995
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2014
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2014–present

Julius Honka (born December 3, 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Honka was selected by the Dallas Stars in the first round (14th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Honka is a top rated prospect[2] who was ranked #11 on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau final list of 2014 NHL Draft eligible North American skaters.[3]

During the 2012-13 season Honka played with the Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team at both the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[4] Moving to North America for the 2013–14 WHL season, he competed with Team Finland to win gold at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also selected to compete in the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[5]

On July 12, 2014, Honka was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 JYP Jr. A 424111547 400025
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 62 16 40 56 52 6 2 0 2 6
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 68 8 23 31 55 3 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 73 11 33 44 38 4 0 1 1 4
AHL totals 141 19 56 75 93 7 1 2 3 8
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Junior Championships
2014 Malmo
World U18 Championships
2013 Sochi

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Finland IH18 5th 5 0 2 2 4
2013 Finland WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 71342
2014 Finland WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 70116
2015 Finland WJC 7th 51126
Junior totals 24 2 7 9 18

Awards and honours

Awards Year
IIHF World U18 Championship (Team Finland) 2013 [6]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (Team Finland) 2013 [7]
IIHF World U20 Championship Gold Medal (Team Finland) 2014 [8]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2013–14 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "The NHL Prospect Hot List: Julius Honka golden for Broncos". The Hockey News. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Move to North America suited Julius Honka's style of play". National Hockey League. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  3. ↑ "NHL Central Scouting Service 2014 Draft North American skaters final rankings". National Hockey League. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Julius Honka: 2014 Top Prospect". WinnipegHockeyTalk.com. 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  5. ↑ "2014 Draft Eligibles: Julius Honka's move to North America has been worthwhile". Flyerdelphia.com. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Julius Honka player profile". HockeysFuture.com. 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  7. ↑ "2013 Ivan Hlinka Tournament: Canada wins Gold". HockeyProspect.com. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Honka Broncos' true golden boy after World Juniors". Prairie Post. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Martin and Honka skating in Top Prospects Game tonight". The Guardian. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jason Dickinson		 Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2014 		Succeeded by
Denis Guryanov
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