Rami Alanko

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Rami Alanko
Alanko Rami Blues 1.jpg
Born (1975-12-31) 31 December 1975 (age 48)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Haukat
HPK
Jokerit
EHC Kloten
Espoo Blues
Färjestad BK
Frankfurt Lions
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 19952010

Rami Alanko (born 31 December 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player.

He is former hockey player for the Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga. He joined the club in May 2007. He started his career in 1995 and has played with several Finnish clubs including HPK, Espoo Blues, Jokerit and Haukat. With Jokerit Alanko won Finnish championship and Continental Cup. He has also played a short stint in Switzerland for Kloten Flyers in 1997. He played with Swedish club Färjestad BK between 2005 and November 2006, during that time he won the Swedish Championship with them in April 2006. When he left Färjestad he signed with German club Frankfurt Lions and played with them until the end of the 2006/07 season. He then moved back home to Finland and signed for Espoo Blues. In August 2008, the Dutch continued to contract until spring 2011. He represented the Blues during the period 2008-2009 in the Champions League. Netherlands during the period was twice kuitekin bad concussion. He was awarded for the third year in a concussion for the period 2009-2010, however, in the second match against carp Oulu, when Mikko Alikoski tackled Alanko rules against the side. The match was the last of Alanko's career.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Jokerit U20U20 I-Divisioona82246
1993–94Jokerit U20U20 SM-liiga3425714
1994–95Jokerit U20U20 SM-liiga2233661
1995–96Jokerit U20U20 SM-liiga27551055702212
1995–96 Haukat I-Divisioona 600031
1996–97 HPK SM-liiga 47077651000012
1997–98 JokeritSM-liiga600029
1997–98 EHC Kloten NLA 31014
1997–98 HPKSM-liiga1831416
1998–99 JokeritSM-liiga521455430006
1999–00 JokeritSM-liiga45213341100010
2000–01 JokeritSM-liiga5646104050000
2001–02 JokeritSM-liiga3212318600029
2002–03 Espoo Blues SM-liiga5446106470226
2003–04 Espoo BluesSM-liiga5375123881122
2004–05 Espoo BluesSM-liiga5017826
2005–06 Färjestad BK Elitserien 41268671110110
2006–07 Färjestad BKElitserien1802220
2006–07 Frankfurt Lions DEL 2402273810122
2007–08 Espoo BluesSM-liiga453111446170006
2008–09 Espoo BluesSM-liiga46268261402210
2009–10 Espoo BluesSM-liiga20000
SM-liiga totals5062856844568115681


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