Risto Dufva

Risto Dufva (born May 1, 1963) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga).^[1]

Risto Dufva
Born	(1963-05-01) May 1, 1963 (age 62) Jyväskylä, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	JYP Jyväskylä (SM-liiga)
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1987–1991

Dufva played with JYP Jyväskylä during the 1990–91 SM-liiga season.^[2]

Dufva took over the position of head coach for Lukko with the start of the 2012–13 SM-liiga season. Dufva later went on to coach Mikkelin Jukurit until resigning from the team.^[3] After a disappointing first half to the 18/19 season, JYP decided to hire Dufva as their new coach. He was hired as the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga) during the 2019-20 season.