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Finland Arto Laatikainen

#42 HPK / Liiga - 21/22

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1. Noora Tulus 36 22 39 61
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3. Lina Ljungblom 36 23 23 46
4. Petra Nieminen 33 24 21 45
5. Emma Nordin 35 19 24 43
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Arto Laatikainen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
43
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Agency
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
3-time Liiga Champion 3
1-time SHL Champion 1

Laatikainen is a smart defenseman with a well-rounded game. Has nice hands and powerplay skills. Not overly effective in physical battles.
- Ulf Andersson, EP
Son: Max Laatikainen

Team Staff profile of Arto Laatikainen also available

Arto Laatikainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Kiekko-Espoo U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 11* 7* 18* 50* -* |
Finland U16 (all) “A” International-Jr 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
1996-97 Kiekko-Espoo U18 U18 SM-sarja 11* 2* 5* 7* 2* -* |
Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-liiga 34* 2* 9* 11* 34* -* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
1997-98 Kiekko-Espoo U18 U18 SM-sarja 7* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |
Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 7* 9* 16* 24* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 2 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 24* 4* 5* 9* 20* -* |
1998-99 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 1 1 2 0 -
Blues SM-liiga 48* 0* 6* 6* 14* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 16* 1* 7* 8* 24* -* |
1999-00 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Blues SM-liiga 51* 6* 5* 11* 12* 2* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
2000-01 Blues SM-liiga 54* 5* 9* 14* 38* 4* |
KJT Mestis 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
2001-02 Blues SM-liiga 56* 5* 6* 11* 32* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2002-03 Blues SM-liiga 51* 1* 8* 9* 24* 3* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 4 1
2003-04 Blues SM-liiga 55* 4* 20* 24* 30* 1* |
2004-05 Blues SM-liiga 56* 7* 8* 15* 32* 1* |
2005-06 Blues SM-liiga 54* 6* 19* 25* 69* 8* | Playoffs 9 3 5 8 8 -8
2006-07 Blues SM-liiga 52* 6* 21* 27* 50* 10* | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 10 2
2007-08 Blues “A” SM-liiga 52* 13* 25* 38* 53* 14* | Playoffs 17 2 9 11 18 3
2008-09 Färjestad BK Elitserien 39* 2* 14* 16* 18* 10* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 6 4
2009-10 Färjestad BK Elitserien 38* 1* 11* 12* 18* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 2
2010-11 Södertälje SK Elitserien 54* 6* 16* 22* 28* 0* | Kvalserien SHL 2 0 0 0 0 2
2011-12 JYP SM-liiga 47* 5* 17* 22* 46* -1* | Playoffs 14 0 4 4 4 -4
2012-13 Blues “C” SM-liiga 36* 2* 8* 10* 18* -21* |
HCK Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2013-14 Blues Liiga 49* 4* 10* 14* 51* -12* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 4 -3
2014-15 TPS Liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Kärpät Liiga 42* 6* 17* 23* 18* 20* | Playoffs 19 0 17 17 20 10
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 50* 3* 13* 16* 10* 7* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 6 4
2016-17 Ilves “A” Liiga 47* 1* 11* 12* 36* -8* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 2 4
2017-18 Ilves “A” Liiga 40* 0* 6* 6* 28* -4* |
2018-19 HPK Liiga 55* 2* 13* 15* 14* 3* | Playoffs 15 3 4 7 27 6
2019-20 HPK “A” Liiga 50* 1* 12* 13* 41* 13* |
2020-21 Kiekko-Espoo “C” Mestis 18* 1* 6* 7* 18* 3* |
HPK Liiga 34* 3* 13* 16* 14* 11* |
2021-22 HPK “A” Liiga 40* 3* 9* 12* 16* 3* |

Arto Laatikainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Finland EHT 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* 1* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Kärpät Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 13* 1* 4* 5* 6* 4* |
2019-20 HPK Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* 1* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2022-23 Finland U16 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2023-24 Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
Finland U17 WHC-17 Asst. Coach
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2024-25 Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
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Arto Laatikainen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2022-03-19T16:00:00+0100 HPK vs SaiPa
2022-03-18T17:30:00+0100 HPK vs KooKoo
2022-03-15T17:30:00+0100 HPK @ Lukko
2022-03-09T17:30:00+0100 HPK @ KooKoo
2022-03-08T17:30:00+0100 HPK @ HIFK
2022-03-05T17:30:00+0100 HPK @ Sport
2022-03-04T17:30:00+0100 HPK vs TPS
2022-01-19T17:30:00+0100 HPK @ JYP
2022-01-14T16:00:00+0100 HPK vs Lukko
2022-01-11T16:00:00+0100 HPK vs Jukurit
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Arto Laatikainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 3 25* 1* 8* 9* 0.36* 14* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 72* 9* 16* 25* 0.35* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 21 1 024* 83* 256* 339* 0.33* 650* 59* | 13 131 12 * 55 * 67 * 0.51 * 109 * 17 *
Mestis 3 21* 2* 7* 9* 0.43* 18* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 131* 9* 41* 50* 0.38* 64* 10* | 3 17 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.24 * 10 * 8 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 32* 11* 7* 18* 0.56* 50* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 18* 4* 6* 10* 0.56* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 73* 9* 19* 28* 0.38* 64* -* | 2 6 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.67 * 2 * - *
WHC-17 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 0* 4* 4* 0.31* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Arto Laatikainen Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/09/2022
04/09/2022 Confirmed HPK Retired
05/14/2021
05/14/2021 Extension HPK HPK
01/12/2021
01/12/2021 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo HPK
08/11/2020
08/11/2020 Confirmed HPK Kiekko-Espoo
05/10/2019
05/10/2019 Extension HPK HPK
07/25/2018
07/25/2018 Confirmed Ilves HPK
04/19/2016
04/19/2016 Confirmed Kärpät Ilves
03/17/2015
03/17/2015 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
11/14/2014
11/14/2014 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
10/19/2014
10/19/2014 Confirmed TPS Kärpät
09/18/2014
09/18/2014 Confirmed Blues TPS
10/17/2012
10/17/2012 Loan Blues HCK
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Confirmed JYP Blues
05/18/2011
05/18/2011 Confirmed Södertälje SK JYP
02/23/2011
02/23/2011 Extension Södertälje SK Södertälje SK
08/10/2010
08/10/2010 Confirmed Färjestad BK Södertälje SK

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