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Finland Jani Lajunen
HC Sparta Praha / Czechia - 24/25
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 16, 1990
Position
C
Age
33
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
GrIFK
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2008 round 7 #201 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Ville Lajunen

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Jani Lajunen 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 48* 5* 16* 21* 28* 2* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 6 1
2023-24 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 39* 3* 14* 17* 22* 15* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 4 3
2024-25 HC Sparta Praha Czechia -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Jani Lajunen 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* |
2022-23 Örebro HK “A” Spengler Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Jani Lajunen 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 * * * * * *
Czechia 2 39* 3* 14* 17* 0.44* 22* 15* | 1 11 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.36 * 4 * 3 *
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 4 190* 27* 59* 86* 0.45* 105* 30* | 4 51 8 * 9 * 17 * 0.33 * 20 * 5 *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *

Jani Lajunen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/26/2024
02/26/2024 Extension HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha
06/07/2023
06/07/2023 Confirmed Örebro HK HC Sparta Praha
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo U20

Cult/Star player for Lugano

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