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Finland Jani Rita

#28 Jokerit / KHL - 15/16

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Marcus Sörensen 52 31 32 63
2. Calvin Thürkauf 52 28 32 60
3. Michael Spacek 48 17 33 50
4. Dominik Kahun 47 15 35 50
5. Michael Joly 48 20 28 48
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Jani Rita Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW/RW
Age
42
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1

Jani Rita Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 7* 3* 0* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 -
1995-96 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 12* 10* 3* 13* 2* -* |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1996-97 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 10* 4* 4* 8* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 0 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 27* 22* 7* 29* 4* -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5* 5* 1* 6* 0* -* |
1997-98 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 7* 7* 4* 11* 2* -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 15* 9* 24* 2* -* | Playoffs 8 4 1 5 0 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 21* 10* 6* 16* 21* -* |
1998-99 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 20* 9* 13* 22* 8* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -
Jokerit SM-liiga 41* 3* 2* 5* 39* -4* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 4* 2* 6* 10* -* |
1999-00 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 49* 6* 3* 9* 10* -1* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 0 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 16* 3* 3* 6* 12* -* |
2000-01 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 50* 5* 10* 15* 18* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 8* 1* 9* 0* 5* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 11* 6* 17* 4* -* |
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76* 25* 17* 42* 32* -10* | Playoffs 15 8 4 12 0 1
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 12* 3* 1* 4* 0* 2* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64* 21* 27* 48* 18* 12* | Playoffs 23 3 4 7 2 3
2003-04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Toronto Roadrunners AHL 64* 17* 24* 41* 18* 7* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 1
2004-05 HPK SM-liiga 56* 21* 18* 39* 12* 27* | Playoffs 10 7 4 11 4 4
Finland WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* |
2005-06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21* 3* 0* 3* 6* 0* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30* 3* 4* 7* 4* -6* |
Finland WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2006-07 Jokerit SM-liiga 56* 32* 20* 52* 28* 24* | Playoffs 10 6 1 7 2 -5
2007-08 Jokerit SM-liiga 37* 10* 10* 20* 16* 3* | Playoffs 14 6 4 10 0 -1
2008-09 Jokerit SM-liiga 58* 15* 16* 31* 12* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 1
2009-10 Jokerit SM-liiga 58* 13* 15* 28* 26* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 27 -1
2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga 8* 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 -2
2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga 60* 17* 14* 31* 20* 7* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 4 2
2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga 50* 11* 5* 16* 6* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -1
2013-14 Jokerit Liiga 60* 11* 10* 21* 6* 13* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 1
2014-15 Jokerit KHL 34* 3* 2* 5* 8* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 2
2015-16 Jokerit KHL 56* 3* 5* 8* 28* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2

Jani Rita Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Jokerit Euro HL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
2004-05 Finland EHT 10* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 11* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2010-11 Jokerit ET 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Jokerit ET 8* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 0
2012-13 Jokerit ET 6* 0* 0* 0* 27* -* |
2013-14 Jokerit ET 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2014-15 Jokerit Spengler Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
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Jani Rita Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 204* 63* 68* 131* 0.64* 68* 9* | 3 39 12 * 8 * 20 * 0.51 * 2 * 5 *
EHT 5 31* 1* 5* 6* 0.19* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 4 23* 2* 1* 3* 0.13* 35* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * 0 *
Euro HL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 75* 33* 18* 51* 0.68* 47* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 90* 6* 7* 13* 0.14* 36* -5* | 2 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * 0 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 12 583* 146* 123* 269* 0.46* 195* 64* | 11 83 22 * 17 * 39 * 0.47 * 45 * -1 *
NHL 4 66* 9* 5* 14* 0.21* 10* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 3 29* 17* 7* 24* 0.83* 6* -* | 2 13 4 * 0 * 4 * 0.31 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 3 39* 29* 11* 40* 1.03* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 63* 28* 24* 52* 0.83* 10* -* | 2 14 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.50 * 8 * - *
WC 2 13* 1* 2* 3* 0.23* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 20* 9* 5* 14* 0.70* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Jani Rita Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/27/2016
06/27/2016 Confirmed Jokerit Retired
04/27/2015
04/27/2015 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
04/08/2014
04/08/2014 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
01/12/2012
01/12/2012 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
01/04/2011
01/04/2011 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
05/05/2009
05/05/2009 Extension Jokerit Jokerit

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Jani Rita Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #54 overall by Kelowna Rockets in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Jokerit U18

- 2009-05-05 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by Jokerit

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