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Finland Jani Lajunen

#24 Örebro HK / SHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 16, 1990
Position
C
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
GrIFK
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2008 round 7 #201 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
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Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
1-time SHL Champion 1

Brother: Ville Lajunen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10 5 2 7 14 - |
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 I-divisioona 12 16 18 34 6 - |
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2006-07 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 28 5 12 17 20 - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 2 - |
2007-08 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 1 1 0 1 2 - |
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 25 4 10 14 14 11 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
Blues SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6 1 0 1 2 1 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 13 2 2 4 6 - |
2008-09 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 25 16 10 26 24 18 | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 12 6
Blues SM-liiga 25 1 1 2 4 -4 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Suomi U20 Mestis 2 2 2 4 0 2 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 1 0 1 0 -2 |
2009-10 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 4 1 1 2 0 -2 |
Blues SM-liiga 46 6 9 15 34 4 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
Suomi U20 Mestis 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 1 4 5 6 -1 |
Finland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 17 2 8 10 20 - |
2010-11 Blues SM-liiga 60 10 12 22 46 7 | Playoffs 18 3 4 7 12 -2
Finland WC 4 2 1 3 2 2 |
2011-12 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 75 5 11 16 18 5 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 1
2012-13 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 40 1 4 5 14 -9 |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 19 1 1 2 4 -1 |
2013-14 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 44 8 12 20 16 14 | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 4 -1
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 48 5 15 20 35 11 | Playoffs 18 6 5 11 8 6
2015-16 Tappara Liiga 58 16 17 33 18 26 | Playoffs 18 4 6 10 6 2
Finland WC 6 0 0 0 2 0 |
Finland (all) International 12 0 1 1 2 -2 |
2016-17 Tappara “A” Liiga 59 14 21 35 22 5 | Playoffs 18 2 7 9 8 7
Finland WC 10 1 1 2 4 0 |
Finland (all) International 13 1 1 2 4 -2 |
2017-18 HC Lugano NL 42 6 19 25 20 9 | Playoffs 16 3 11 14 8 7
Finland OG 4 0 1 1 6 0 |
Finland (all) International 10 1 4 5 10 3 |
2018-19 HC Lugano NL 41 8 15 23 14 -2 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
Finland (all) International 3 1 0 1 4 0 |
2019-20 HC Lugano NL 49 7 19 26 18 6 |
Finland (all) International 3 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2020-21 HC Lugano NL 38 9 12 21 24 2 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -3
2021-22 Örebro HK “A” SHL 50 9 16 25 26 3 | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 2 -1
2022-23 Örebro HK “A” SHL - - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Blues Champions HL 3 1 0 1 0 2 |
2010-11 Finland EHT 3 0 1 1 2 0 |
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 4 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2015-16 Tappara Champions HL 8 3 1 4 2 3 |
Finland EHT 6 0 1 1 0 -2 |
2016-17 Tappara Champions HL 6 1 0 1 2 0 |
Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2017-18 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 0 - |
Finland EHT 5 1 3 4 4 3 |
2018-19 HC Lugano Champions HL 7 3 3 6 8 5 |
HC Lugano Swiss Cup 1 0 1 1 0 - |
Finland “A” EHT 3 1 0 1 4 0 |
2019-20 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 0 -3 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SHL
2022-04-08T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK @ Luleå HF
2022-04-06T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK vs Luleå HF
2022-04-04T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK @ Luleå HF
2022-04-02T15:15:00+0200 Örebro HK vs Luleå HF
2022-03-31T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK @ Luleå HF
2022-03-29T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK vs Brynäs IF
2022-03-28T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK vs Brynäs IF
2022-03-26T14:15:00+0000 Örebro HK @ Brynäs IF
2022-03-24T18:00:00+0000 Örebro HK vs Skellefteå AIK
2022-03-22T18:00:00+0000 Örebro HK @ Linköping HC
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 134 7 16 23 0.17 36 -5 | 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 0 1
Champions HL 5 28 8 4 12 0.43 12 9 | 0
EHT 6 23 2 5 7 0.30 10 -4 | 0
International 5 41 3 6 9 0.22 20 -4 | 0
International-Jr 3 33 4 10 14 0.42 28 - | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 249 47 60 107 0.43 124 38 | 5 59 9 17 26 0.44 28 6
Mestis 2 4 2 2 4 1.00 0 2 | 0
NL 4 170 30 65 95 0.56 76 15 | 3 25 4 12 16 0.64 10 3
OG 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 6 0 | 0
SHL 4 142 22 43 65 0.46 77 28 | 3 38 8 6 14 0.37 14 4
Swiss Cup 3 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 - | 0
U16 I-divisioona 1 12 16 18 34 2.83 6 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 10 5 2 7 0.70 14 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 31 6 12 18 0.58 22 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 54 21 21 42 0.78 38 27 | 2 11 2 1 3 0.27 12 4
WC 3 20 3 2 5 0.25 8 2 | 0
WJC-18 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 2 1 | 0
WJC-20 2 12 2 4 6 0.50 6 -3 | 0
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Teamwork
14
Shooting Accuracy
14
Passing
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Kristian Näkyvä (D) 2006-2023 10 Blues, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U20, Suomi U20, Örebro HK
Jere Sallinen (F) 2006-2020 9 Blues, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U20, Suomi U20
Teemu Hartikainen (F) 2006-2020 9 Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Suomi U20
Juuso Puustinen (F) 2008-2022 8 Blues, Finland, Finland (all), Milwaukee Admirals, Örebro HK

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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/20/2021
05/20/2021 Confirmed HC Lugano Örebro HK
12/24/2018
12/24/2018 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
02/27/2018
02/27/2018 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
05/11/2017
05/11/2017 Confirmed Tappara HC Lugano
05/06/2015
05/06/2015 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Tappara
05/07/2013
05/07/2013 Confirmed Peoria Rivermen Växjö Lakers HC
02/19/2013
02/19/2013 Confirmed Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues
05/12/2010
05/12/2010 Confirmed Blues Nashville Predators
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Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo U20

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2010-05-12 Signed to a 3-year entry level deal by Nashville Predators

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