Marko Jantunen

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Marko Jantunen
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Born (1971-02-14) February 14, 1971 (age 53)
Lahti, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Hockey-Reipas
KalPa
TPS
Västra Frölunda HC
Calgary Flames
Färjestad BK
Jokerit
Timra IK
Lahti Pelicans
NHL draft 239th overall, 1991
Calgary Flames
Playing career 19902010

Marko Jantunen (born February 14, 1971) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 11th round, 239th overall, of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Jantunen began his career in Kiekko-Reipas (later Hockey-Reipas) in 1988, and played there for four seasons. For the 1992–93 season he transferred to KalPa, and in 1993–94 he played for TPS, where he won his first SM-liiga medal, a silver one. He won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most regular season goals in the league that season; Jantunen played on TPS's first line with future NHL trophy winners Jere Lehtinen and Saku Koivu.

His career in the Swedish Elitserien started in 1994 when he began his first season with Frölunda HC. Jantunen stayed with Frölunda for five seasons, broken by a short visit to the NHL (see below). In 1999 he transferred to Färjestad BK, where he played for four seasons, until 2003.

He won a silver medal in 1995–96 with Frölunda, [1] and two silver medals and the Elitserien championship in 2001–2002 with Färjestad. During his 374-game tenure in Sweden Jantunen recorded a total of 123 goals and 137 assists.

In April 2003 Jantunen signed a three-year contract with Jokerit, where he was named assistant captain and led the club in scoring with 19 goals during the regular season. He was a team second in overall points, after Glen Metropolit, with 40 points. This total ranked him sixteenth in overall scoring in the league.

In the 2004–05 season, Jantunen won the silver medal with Jokerit. He scored 16 goals during the regular season, sharing the Jokerit top goal scorer title with Glen Metropolit and Toni Dahlman. He was second in overall points in the team with 24 assists, again after Glen Metropolit. He scored two short-handed goals in the playoffs.

A foot injury in August 2005 sidelined Jantunen until November. When he returned to action he was named the captain. The spell was however short, as in December he was stripped of his captaincy, and finally in January 2006 Jantunen was released from his contract for disciplinary reasons. He subsequently signed with Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien for the remainder of the season.

After the spell with Timrå, Jantunen finally made the long-awaited return home by signing a two-year contract with Lahti Pelicans in April 2006. During the regular season 2006–07, he recorded 41 points in 56 games, which made him the leading scorer of the Pelicans (tied with Matias Loppi).

NHL career

Jantunen played three games for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, scoring no points. He also played 23 games for the Saint John Flames in the AHL, scoring 8 goals and 16 assists.

International play

Jantunen has represented Finland at the under-20's World Championships in 1991, as well as in the 1997 IIHF world championships. During his time in TPS, he played in the European Championships and won the gold medal in 1994; he also won a bronze medal in the EHL for Frölunda in 1997.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Kiekkoreipas FIN II Jr2111162734
1988–89KiekkoreipasFIN II Jr154101430
1988–89 Kiekkoreipas FIN II 352171924
1989–90PvUKFIN Jr849136
1989–90KiekkoreipasFIN Jr10671344
1989–90 Hockey ReipasFIN II311119302041236
1990–91Hockey ReipasFIN Jr10440
1990–91 Hockey Reipas SM-l 399202920
1991–92 Hockey ReipasSM-l4210142446
1992–93 KalPa SM-l4821274863
1993–94 TPS SM-l48292958221126812
1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC SEL 221582322
1995–96 Västra Frölunda HCSEL401714316413881610
1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 30000
1996–97 Saint John Flames AHL 238162418
1996–97 Västra Frölunda HCSEL13471116320216
1997–98 Västra Frölunda HCSEL431420346171232
1998–99 Västra Frölunda HCSEL471221335744044
1999–2000 Färjestad BK SEL501818363670228
2000–01 Färjestad BKSEL48201636601445940
2001–02 Färjestad BKSEL501251732103692
2002–03 Färjestad BKSEL5010243442143146
2003–04 Jokerit SM-l511921401850002
2004–05 JokeritSM-l56162440201267132
2005–06 JokeritSM-l1635814
2005–06 Timrå IK SEL112464
2006–07 PelicansSM-l561229413061232
2007–08 PelicansSM-l561824423066390
2008–09 PelicansSM-l5616294540102242
2009–10 PelicansSM-l5415223740
2015–16HC Giants FIN IV 51122
SM-l totals5191682444123435017203720
SEL totals3741241372613947225244988

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1989 Finland EJC 63476
1991 Finland WJC 73101312
1997 Finland WC 81016
Junior totals136142018
Senior totals81016

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  1. Stefan Nilsson (19 February 2016). "Här är 10 klassiska kedjor vi minns" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
Preceded by Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
1993–94
Succeeded by
Preceded by Jokerit captain
November 2005–December 2005
Succeeded by