Janne Laukkanen

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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 teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL draft 156th overall, 1991
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19882003

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.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Kiekkoreipas FIN.2 U2020551048
1988–89KiekkoreipasFIN.2 U201913102385
1988–89 Kiekkoreipas FIN.2 3317824
1989–90 Hockey ReipasFIN.244822306041126
1990–91 Hockey Reipas SM-l 448132154
1991–92 HPK SM-l435141962
1992–93 HPKSM-l4782129761214510
1993–94 HPKSM-l485242946
1993–94 HC České Budějovice ELH 30110
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 558263441
1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 11033461012
1995–96 Cornwall AcesAHL357202760
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL31010
1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL2002214
1996–97 Ottawa SenatorsNHL76318217670116
1997–98 Ottawa SenatorsNHL604172164112248
1998–99 Ottawa SenatorsNHL50111124040004
1999–2000 Ottawa SenatorsNHL601111255
1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL11178121124610
2000–01 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5031720341822414
2001–02 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL47671328
2002–03 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL171678
2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL50332
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL2101020002
SM-l totals1822672982381214510
NHL totals407229912133559791646

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Prague
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Milan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Switzerland
YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1990 Finland WJC 4th70114
1991 Finland CC SF61232
1992 Finland OG 7th80116
1992 Finland WC Silver medal icon.svg822412
1993 FinlandWC7th610110
1994 FinlandOGBronze medal icon.svg802212
1994 FinlandWCSilver medal icon.svg81236
1996 Finland WCH QF40004
1998 FinlandOGBronze medal icon.svg60004
1998 FinlandWCSilver medal icon.svg10000
Junior totals70114
Senior totals46691543

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.