Janne Grönvall

Date of Birth: Jul 17, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Rauma, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Lukko
Position: D
Height: 190 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Janne Grönvall Facts

Player Type: Defensive DefensemanPhysical Defenseman
Drafted: 1992 round 5 #101 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

A strong defensive defenseman that can join the rush as well. Grönvall has great size a great reach and doesn't mind playing physical. He brings a lot of experience to the team, both from the Finnish SM-Liiga as well as from the American Hockey League.

Son: Kasper Grönvall

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Janne Grönvall Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	Lukko U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	12	3	3	6	6	-
1989-1990	Lukko U20	Jr. A I-divisioona	12	4	5	9	12	-	Qualification	12	1	4	5	18	-
1989-1990	Lukko	SM-liiga	5	0	0	0	0	0
1990-1991	Lukko U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	13	4	14	18	30	-
1990-1991	Lukko	SM-liiga	40	2	8	10	30	4	Relegation	4	0	0	0	2	-
1990-1991	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	1	3	4	4	-
1990-1991	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	4	-
1991-1992	Lukko U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	2	-
1991-1992	Lukko	SM-liiga	42	2	6	8	40	14	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-2
1991-1992	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	1	3	12	-
1992-1993	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	2	0	1	1	4	-
1992-1993	Tappara	SM-liiga	46	1	7	8	54	2
1992-1993	Finland U20 "C"	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	6	12
1992-1993	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	3	5	8	16	-
1992-1993	Finland II (all)	International	6	1	1	2	0	-
1993-1994	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	0	0	0	0	0	-	Qualification	2	0	0	0	0	7
1993-1994	Tappara	SM-liiga	47	2	9	11	54	16	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	31	5
1993-1994	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	2	3
1993-1994	Finland II (all)	International	6	1	2	3	10	-
1994-1995	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	76	8	29	37	75	11	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-2
1995-1996	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	76	4	31	35	82	2	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	0
1996-1997	Tappara	SM-liiga	46	6	10	16	44	10	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	0
1997-1998	Tappara	SM-liiga	47	6	14	20	42	9	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-5
1997-1998	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-
1998-1999	Tappara	SM-liiga	53	6	10	16	91	-16
1999-2000	Tappara	SM-liiga	53	4	11	15	46	6	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	12	-1
2000-2001	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	53	4	11	15	97	8	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	4	10
2000-2001	Finland	WC	7	0	0	0	8	4
2001-2002	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	56	8	7	15	82	18	Playoffs	10	1	3	4	6	1
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	7	2	0	2	6	-2
2002-2003	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	55	5	13	18	89	14	Playoffs	15	0	3	3	10	1
2003-2004	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	50	1	10	11	98	2	Playoffs	17	0	1	1	16	-1
2004-2005	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	48	0	3	3	42	10	Playoffs	15	2	4	6	10	2
2005-2006	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	51	11	9	20	83	7	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	0
2006-2007	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	35	1	3	4	20	-1	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-1
2007-2008	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	55	2	15	17	46	11	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	8	6
2008-2009	Tappara "A"	SM-liiga	57	1	5	6	50	-15	Relegation	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-2010	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	45	0	7	7	22	-13

Janne Grönvall Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	152	12	60	72	0.47	157	13	3	16	1	0	1	0.06	4	1
DEL	1	45	0	7	7	0.16	22	-13	0
EJC-18	1	6	1	3	4	0.67	4	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	2	98	1	13	14	0.14	140	12	2	32	2	5	7	0.22	26	1
International	4	22	4	3	7	0.32	16	-2*	0
International-Jr	1	17	3	5	8	0.47	16	-	0
Jr. A I-divisioona	2	24	7	8	15	0.63	18	-	1	12	1	4	5	0.42	18	-
Jr. A SM-sarja	2	15	4	15	19	1.27	32	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	16	741	61	138	199	0.27	868	87	13	84	6	16	22	0.26	83	14*
U20 I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	7
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	4	-
WC	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	8	4	0
WJC-20	3	20	3	3	6	0.30	22	12*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Grönvall Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Färjestad BK	2	98	1	13	14	0.14	140	12	2	32	2	5	7	0.22	26	1
Finland	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	8	4	0
Finland (all)	2	10	2	0	2	0.20	6	-2*	0
Finland II (all)	2	12	2	3	5	0.42	10	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	1	3	4	0.67	4	-	0
Finland U20	3	20	3	3	6	0.30	22	12*	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	17	3	5	8	0.47	16	-	0
Krefeld Pinguine	1	45	0	7	7	0.16	22	-13	0
Lukko	3	87	4	14	18	0.21	70	18	2	6	0	0	0	0.00	4	-2*
Lukko U20	4	39	11	23	34	0.87	50	-	1	12	1	4	5	0.42	18	-
St. John's Maple Leafs	3	152	12	60	72	0.47	157	13	3	16	1	0	1	0.06	4	1
Tappara	13	654	57	124	181	0.28	798	69	11	78	6	16	22	0.28	79	16
Tappara U20	2	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	7*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Grönvall Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	SM-liiga Most Points by U18 Junior (10) SM-liiga Rookie of the Year U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1991-1992	U20 WJC All-Star Team
1992-1993	U20 WJC Best Defenseman
1994-1995	AHL All-Star Game
1995-1996	AHL All-Star Game
2000-2001	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Playoffs Best Plus/Minus (+10) SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship Silver Medal
2001-2002	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga Champion
2003-2004	Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2004-2005	Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/15/2009	Confirmed	Tappara	Krefeld Pinguine

Janne Grönvall Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for St. John's Maple Leafs
Cult/Star player for Tappara