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.
| Janne Laukkanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 19, 1970 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 | ||
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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database