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Finland Janne Ojanen

#8 Tappara / SM-liiga - 09/10
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 09, 1968
Position
C
Age
54
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tappara
Status
Retired
Drafted
1986 round 3 #45 overall by New Jersey Devils
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
4-time Liiga Champion 4
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1

Sons: Oskari Ojanen, Mikael Ojanen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja - - - - - - |
1985-86 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 14 5 12 17 30 - | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 8 -
Tappara SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 2 0 |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5 4 6 10 6 - |
1986-87 Tappara SM-liiga 40 18 13 31 16 20 | Playoffs 9 4 6 10 2 -
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7 3 9 12 6 - |
Finland WC 8 3 3 6 9 5 |
1987-88 Tappara SM-liiga 44 21 31 52 30 19 | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 12 -4
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7 6 5 11 16 - |
Finland CC 5 0 1 1 0 0 |
Finland OG 8 2 1 3 4 7 |
1988-89 New Jersey Devils NHL 3 0 1 1 2 -1 |
Utica Devils AHL 72 23 37 60 10 - |
1989-90 New Jersey Devils NHL 64 17 13 30 12 -5 |
1990-91 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 44 14 33 47 38 -1 | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 6 -1
1991-92 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 44 21 27 48 24 9 | Relegation 4 4 3 7 4 3
Finland CC 6 2 2 4 2 -1 |
1992-93 New Jersey Devils NHL 31 4 9 13 14 -2 |
Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 7 1 8 9 0 -4 |
1993-94 Tappara SM-liiga 39 22 24 46 24 6 | Playoffs 10 2 9 11 2 3
Finland OG 8 4 2 6 8 7 |
Finland WC 8 2 2 4 6 6 |
Finland (all) International 32 9 7 16 36 - |
1994-95 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 50 22 33 55 74 -22 |
HC Lugano NLA 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
Finland “A” WC 8 0 4 4 4 4 |
1995-96 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 45 20 44 64 34 -4 | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 2 -3
Finland WC 6 2 0 2 6 -1 |
1996-97 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 41 9 29 38 28 - | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
Finland WCup 4 1 1 2 0 1 |
Finland (all) International - - - - - - |
Finland WC 7 2 4 6 6 5 |
1997-98 MIF Redhawks Elitserien 45 11 22 33 42 8 |
Finland (all) International 6 2 2 4 4 - |
1998-99 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 54 14 32 46 30 -4 |
1999-00 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 53 18 47 65 54 18 | Playoffs 4 3 4 7 2 2
2000-01 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 54 15 26 41 71 5 | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 33 1
2001-02 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 54 20 41 61 30 19 | Playoffs 10 2 7 9 6 5
Finland WC 9 2 2 4 8 -1 |
Finland (all) International 16 3 5 8 14 -3 |
2002-03 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 56 12 27 39 16 1 | Playoffs 15 2 5 7 4 -4
2003-04 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 43 11 20 31 49 2 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 2
2004-05 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 52 16 13 29 44 -14 | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 16 -1
2005-06 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 47 7 21 28 36 -1 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 8 0
2006-07 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 56 12 32 44 38 -7 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -2
2007-08 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 56 17 35 52 26 13 | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 6 -2
2008-09 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 24 2 11 13 18 -2 |
2009-10 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 18 1 6 7 24 -1 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 0
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Finland Deutschland Cup 3 1 0 1 4 0 |
Finland Izvestia Trophy 4 0 1 1 8 -3 |
Finland Nissan Cup 3 1 1 2 4 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 Tappara SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2015-16 Pyry Suomi-sarja Asst. Coach
2016-17 Pyry Suomi-sarja Asst. Coach
2017-18 Pyry Suomi-sarja Asst. Coach
2018-19 Pyry Suomi-sarja Asst. Coach
2019-20 Pyry Suomi-sarja Asst. Coach
2020-21 Pyry Suomi-sarja Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 72 23 37 60 0.83 10 - | 0
CC 2 11 2 3 5 0.45 2 -1 | 0
Deutschland Cup 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 4 0 | 0
EJC-18 1 5 4 6 10 2.00 6 - | 0
IHL 1 7 1 8 9 1.29 0 -4 | 0
International 4 54 14 14 28 0.52 54 -3 | 0
Izvestia Trophy 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 8 -3 | 0
Jr. A SM-sarja 1 14 5 12 17 1.21 30 - | 1 5 2 3 5 1.00 8 -
SM-liiga (Liiga) 20 876 283 516 799 0.91 678 56 | 16 117 32 53 85 0.73 109 -1
NHL 3 98 21 23 44 0.45 28 -8 | 0
Nissan Cup 1 3 1 1 2 0.67 4 - | 0
NLA (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - | 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 -
OG 2 16 6 3 9 0.56 12 14 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 2 86 20 51 71 0.83 70 8 | 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 4 -
U18 SM-sarja 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 6 46 11 15 26 0.57 39 18 | 0
WCup 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 1 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 9 14 23 1.64 22 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Arto Kulmala (F) 1984-2000 11 Finland U18, Finland U20, Tappara, Tappara U18, Tappara U20
Janne Grönvall (D) 1993-2009 11 Finland (all), Tappara
Teppo Numminen (D) 1984-2002 9 Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U18, Finland U20, Tappara, Tappara U18, Tappara U20
Pekka Laksola (D) 1985-1999 9 Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Tappara
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/07/2010
04/07/2010 Confirmed Tappara Retired
08/31/2009
08/31/2009 Extension Tappara Tappara
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Drafted 1985, 11 #160 overall by Toronto Marlboros in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 8 retired by Tappara

Cult/Star player for Cincinnati Cyclones

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Malmö Redhawks

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