Arto Laatikainen

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Arto Laatikainen
Laatikainen Arto Blues.jpg
Born (1980-05-24) May 24, 1980 (age 43)
Espoo, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Oulun Kärpät
Espoo Blues
Färjestad BK
Södertälje SK
JYP Jyväskylä
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL Draft 197th overall, 1999
New York Rangers
Playing career 1998–present

Arto Markus Laatikainen (born May 24, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HPK of the Finnish Liiga. Laatikainen was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round (197th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

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Laatikainen played the 2013-14 season for hometown club, Espoo Blues in the Liiga. [1] He played 614 league games for Espoo Blues, which is more than any other player ever played for the team.

Notable awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Kiekko-Espoo FIN U18112572—————
1996–97Kiekko-EspooFIN U2034291134—————
1997–98Kiekko-EspooFIN U1872136—————
1997–98Kiekko-EspooFIN U203579162452022
1998–99BluesFIN U203011411120
1998–99 Blues SM-l 480661440222
1999–2000BluesFIN U2010002—————
1999–2000 BluesSM-l5165111241014
2000–01 BluesSM-l54591438—————
2000–01 Haukat FIN.2 11120—————
2001–02 BluesSM-l5656113230000
2002–03 BluesSM-l511892470334
2003–04 BluesSM-l554202430—————
2004–05 BluesSM-l56781532—————
2005–06 BluesSM-l54619256993588
2006–07 BluesSM-l526212750922410
2007–08 BluesSM-l521325385317291118
2008–09 Färjestad BK SEL 39214161890226
2009–10 Färjestad BKSEL38111121861124
2010–11 Södertälje SK SEL546162228—————
2011–12 JYP SM-l475172246140444
2012–13 BluesLiiga36281018—————
2012–13 HC Keski-Uusimaa FIN.220000—————
2013–14 BluesLiiga49410145170334
2014–15 TPS Liiga50004—————
2014–15 Kärpät Liiga426172318190171720
2015–16 KärpätLiiga503131610131456
2016–17 Ilves Liiga471111236100222
2017–18 IlvesLiiga4006628—————
2018–19 HPK Liiga5521315141534727
SM-l/Liiga totals90076222298579131125567109
SEL totals13194150641513410

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1997 Finland U17 31014
1998 Finland EJC 63256
1999 Finland WJC 60226
2000 FinlandWJC70222
Junior totals22461018

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References

  1. ↑ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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