Jari Grönstrand | |||
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Born | Tampere, Finland | November 14, 1962||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Tappara Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques New York Islanders ESG Füchse Sachsen Chamonix HC HC Reims | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | 96th overall, 1986 Minnesota North Stars | ||
Playing career | 1982–1999 |
Jari Grönstrand (born November 14, 1962) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League 1986 and 1991, and in the SM-liiga between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1991 to 1994. He played for Tappara, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and Quebec Nordiques. Internationally he played for the Finnish national team at the 1986 World Championships and the 1987 Canada Cup. He was traded along with Walt Poddubny, Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall– Éric Dubois) from the Rangers to the Nordiques for Normand Rochefort and Jason Lafreniere on August 1, 1988. [1] [2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1979–80 | Tappara U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Tappara U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 32 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Tappara U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Tappara U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1982–83 | Tappara | SM-l | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1983–84 | Tappara | SM-l | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1984–85 | Tappara | SM-l | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Tappara | SM-l | 36 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1989–90 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 63 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Tappara | SM-l | 38 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Tappara | SM-l | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Tappara | SM-l | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
1994–95 | ESG Füchse Sachsen | DEL | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
1995–96 | Chamonix HC | FRA | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | ||
1996–97 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRa | 40 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 185 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
SM-l totals | 271 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 249 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 51 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1986 | Finland | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1987 | Finland | CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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