Janne Ojanen

#8 Tappara / SM-liiga - 09/10

Date of Birth: Apr 09, 1968
Age: 58
Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Tappara
Position: C
Height: 189 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Janne Ojanen Facts

Player Type: Offensive Center
Drafted: 1986 round 3 #45 overall by New Jersey Devils

Sons: Oskari Ojanen & Mikael Ojanen

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Janne Ojanen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1984-1985	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	14	5	12	17	30	-	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	8	-
1985-1986	Tappara	SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	2	0
1985-1986	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	4	6	10	6	-
1986-1987	Tappara	SM-liiga	40	18	13	31	16	20	Playoffs	9	4	6	10	2	-
1986-1987	Finland U20 "C"	WJC-20	7	3	9	12	6	-
1986-1987	Finland	WC	8	3	3	6	9	5
1987-1988	Tappara	SM-liiga	44	21	31	52	30	19	Playoffs	10	4	4	8	12	-4
1987-1988	Finland U20 "C"	WJC-20	7	6	5	11	16	-
1987-1988	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	0	0
1987-1988	Finland Olympics	OG	8	2	1	3	4	7
1988-1989	New Jersey Devils	NHL	3	0	1	1	2	-1
1988-1989	Utica Devils	AHL	72	23	37	60	10	-
1989-1990	New Jersey Devils	NHL	64	17	13	30	12	-5
1990-1991	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	44	14	33	47	38	-1	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	6	-1
1991-1992	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	44	21	27	48	24	9	Relegation	4	4	3	7	4	3
1991-1992	Finland	CC	6	2	2	4	2	-1
1992-1993	New Jersey Devils	NHL	31	4	9	13	14	-2
1992-1993	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL	7	1	8	9	0	-4
1993-1994	Tappara	SM-liiga	39	22	24	46	24	6	Playoffs	10	2	9	11	2	3
1993-1994	Finland Olympics	OG	8	4	2	6	8	7
1993-1994	Finland	WC	8	2	2	4	6	6
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	32	9	7	16	36	-
1994-1995	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	50	22	33	55	74	-22
1994-1995	HC Lugano	NLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0	-
1994-1995	Finland "A"	WC	8	0	4	4	4	4
1995-1996	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	45	20	44	64	34	-4	Playoffs	4	2	2	4	2	-3
1995-1996	Finland	WC	6	2	0	2	6	-1
1996-1997	MIF Redhawks	Elitserien	41	9	29	38	28	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
1996-1997	Finland	WCup	4	1	1	2	0	1
1996-1997	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Finland	WC	7	2	4	6	6	5
1997-1998	MIF Redhawks	Elitserien	45	11	22	33	42	8
1997-1998	Finland (all)	International	6	2	2	4	4	-
1998-1999	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	54	14	32	46	30	-4
1999-2000	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	53	18	47	65	54	18	Playoffs	4	3	4	7	2	2
2000-2001	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	54	15	26	41	71	5	Playoffs	10	2	4	6	33	1
2001-2002	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	54	20	41	61	30	19	Playoffs	10	2	7	9	6	5
2001-2002	Finland	WC	9	2	2	4	8	-1
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	16	3	5	8	14	-3
2002-2003	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	56	12	27	39	16	1	Playoffs	15	2	5	7	4	-4
2003-2004	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	43	11	20	31	49	2	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	2
2004-2005	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	52	16	13	29	44	-14	Playoffs	8	2	2	4	16	-1
2005-2006	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	47	7	21	28	36	-1	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	8	0
2006-2007	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	56	12	32	44	38	-7	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-2
2007-2008	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	56	17	35	52	26	13	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	6	-2
2008-2009	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	24	2	11	13	18	-2
2009-2010	Tappara "C"	SM-liiga	18	1	6	7	24	-1	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	4	0

Janne Ojanen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Finland	Deutschland Cup	3	1	0	1	4	0
1993-1994	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	4	0	1	1	8	-3
1995-1996	HC Davos Loan	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

Janne Ojanen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Elitserien (SHL)	2	86	20	51	71	0.83	70	8*	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	-
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	-
NHL	3	98	21	23	44	0.45	28	-8	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
SM-liiga (Liiga)	20	876	283	516	799	0.91	678	56	16	117	32	53	85	0.73	109	-1*
Spengler Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Ojanen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Cincinnati Cyclones	1	7	1	8	9	1.29	0	-4	0
Finland	6	46	11	15	26	0.57	39	18	0
Finland (CC)	2	11	2	3	5	0.45	2	-1	0
Finland (WCup)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	1	0
Finland (Cup)	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	12	-3	0
Finland (all)	4	54*	14*	14*	28*	0.52*	54*	-3*	0
Finland Olympics	2	16	6	3	9	0.56	12	14	0
Finland U18	1	5	4	6	10	2.00	6	-	0
Finland U20	2	14	9	14	23	1.64	22	-	0
HC Davos	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
HC Lugano	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	-
MIF Redhawks	2	86	20	51	71	0.83	70	8*	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	-
New Jersey Devils	3	98	21	23	44	0.45	28	-8	0
Tappara	20	876	283	516	799	0.91	678	56	16	117	32	53	85	0.73	109	-1*
Tappara U18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Tappara U20	1	14	5	12	17	1.21	30	-	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	8	-
Utica Devils	1	72	23	37	60	0.83	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Ojanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
	Liiga Most Assists (All-Time) (516) Liiga Most Points (All-Time) (799)
1982-1983	U16 Pohjola Camp MVP U16 Pohjola Camp Roster
1984-1985	U18 SM-sarja Champion
1985-1986	Jr. A SM-sarja Champion SM-liiga Champion U18 EJC All-Star Team U18 EJC Gold Medal
1986-1987	SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (18) SM-liiga Most Points by Junior (31) SM-liiga Most Points by Rookie (31) Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (1) SM-liiga Rookie of the Year U20 WJC Gold Medal U20 WJC Most Assists (9)
1987-1988	SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Most Points by Junior (52) Olympic Silver Medal
1993-1994	SM-liiga Player of the Month (December) Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	SM-liiga Player of the Month (February) World Championship Gold Medal
1995-1996	SM-liiga Most Assists (44)
1998-1999	Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (2)
1999-2000	SM-liiga Most Assists (47)
2000-2001	SM-liiga Playoffs Most Penalized Player (33min) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2001-2002	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) SM-liiga Golden Helmet SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (61) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga Champion
2007-2008	SM-liiga Bronze Medal SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year
2011-2012	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#206)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/07/2010	Confirmed	Tappara	Retired
08/31/2009	Extension	Tappara	Tappara

Janne Ojanen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1985, 11 #160 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
Cult/Star player for Tappara