Career
He has played most of his adult career in JYP Jyväskylä. Juha-Pekka Hytönen started his career in JYP Jyväskylä junior teams. In 1999 he was chosen to Finnish national U18 team and next year to the Finnish national U20 team
In 2000 Hytönen played his first game in Master of Science-liiga, the Finnish elite league.
Before his move to KHL he played always with JYP Jyväskylä apart from one season in Jukurit and few games in Diskos both teams in Mestis. In 2006 he became captain of JYP and he played in championship-winning team in 2009.
He was also chosen to World Championships that year. In 2013 he played the IIHF World Championships with Finland.
In 2013 he signed a 2-year contract with Lausanne Hockey Club (LHC) in the Swiss National League A (National Lawyers Association ).
As the team"s top scorer, he helped Lausanne qualify for the playoffs for the first time in the club"s history by tallying 39 points (16 goals/23 assists) in 49 games. In 2014, he was named LHC"s alternate captain along with Etienne Froidevaux.
