Janne Laukkanen

Janne Laukkanen
Born	(1970-03-19) March 19, 1970 (age 55) Lahti, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Reipas Lahti HPK HC České Budějovice Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning
National team	Finland
NHL draft	156th overall, 1991 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1988–2003

Janne Laukkanen (born March 19, 1970) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise, the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played a total 407 regular season games scoring 22 goals and 121 points with 335 penalty minutes. He also played 59 playoff games, scoring 7 goals and 16 points.

He was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish ice hockey team at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.

He now works with Karhu-Kissat, a minor hockey league team in his native Finland, which includes his son Matias. ^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Kiekkoreipas	FIN.2 U20		20	5	5	10	48		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Kiekkoreipas	FIN.2 U20		19	13	10	23	85		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Kiekkoreipas	FIN.2		33	1	7	8	24		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Hockey Reipas	FIN.2		44	8	22	30	60		4	1	1	2	6
1990–91	Hockey Reipas	SM-l		44	8	13	21	54		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HPK	SM-l		43	5	14	19	62		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HPK	SM-l		47	8	21	29	76		12	1	4	5	10
1993–94	HPK	SM-l		48	5	24	29	46		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC České Budějovice	ELH		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	1	1	0
1994–95	Cornwall Aces	AHL		55	8	26	34	41		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		11	0	3	3	4		6	1	0	1	2
1995–96	Cornwall Aces	AHL		35	7	20	27	60		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		3	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		20	0	2	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Ottawa Senators	NHL		76	3	18	21	76		7	0	1	1	6
1997–98	Ottawa Senators	NHL		60	4	17	21	64		11	2	2	4	8
1998–99	Ottawa Senators	NHL		50	1	11	12	40		4	0	0	0	4
1999–2000	Ottawa Senators	NHL		60	1	11	12	55		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		11	1	7	8	12		11	2	4	6	10
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		50	3	17	20	34		18	2	2	4	14
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		47	6	7	13	28		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		17	1	6	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		5	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		2	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	2
SM-l totals				182	26	72	98	238		12	1	4	5	10
NHL totals				407	22	99	121	335		59	7	9	16	46

International

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
	1994 Lillehammer
	1998 Nagano
World Championships
	1992 Prague
	1994 Milan
	1998 Switzerland

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Finland	WJC	4th		7	0	1	1	4
1991	Finland	CC	SF		6	1	2	3	2
1992	Finland	OG	7th		8	0	1	1	6
1992	Finland	WC			8	2	2	4	12
1993	Finland	WC	7th		6	1	0	1	10
1994	Finland	OG			8	0	2	2	12
1994	Finland	WC			8	1	2	3	6
1996	Finland	WCH	QF		4	0	0	0	4
1998	Finland	OG			6	0	0	0	4
1998	Finland	WC			1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					7	0	1	1	4
Senior totals					46	6	9	15	43

References

1. "Sens are Finn-ished product, ex-player says". The Ottawa Citizen. December 31, 2007. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2008-01-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database