Jani Rita

#28 Jokerit / KHL - 15/16

Date of Birth: Jul 25, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: EKS
Position: LW/RW
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 96 kg / 212 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Jani Rita Facts

Player Type: SpeedsterTwo-Way Forward
Drafted: 1999 round 1 #13 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Jani Rita Statistics

									Post
1994-1995	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	7	3	0	3	0	-	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0	-
1995-1996	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	12	10	3	13	2	-
1995-1996	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	0	0	0	0	-
1996-1997	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	10	4	4	8	4	-	Playoffs	7	3	0	3	0	-
1996-1997	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	27	22	7	29	4	-
1996-1997	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	0	-
1996-1997	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	5	5	1	6	0	-
1997-1998	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	7	4	11	2	-
1997-1998	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	15	9	24	2	-	Playoffs	8	4	1	5	0	-
1997-1998	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	2	3	5	6	-
1997-1998	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	21	10	6	16	21	-
1998-1999	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	20	9	13	22	8	-	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	8	-
1998-1999	Jokerit	SM-liiga	41	3	2	5	39	-4
1998-1999	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	1	2	2	-
1998-1999	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	4	2	6	10	-
1999-2000	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	1	0	1	0	-
1999-2000	Jokerit	SM-liiga	49	6	3	9	10	-1	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	0	1
1999-2000	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	0	3	3	0	-1
1999-2000	Finland U20 (all) "A"	International-Jr	16	3	3	6	12	-
2000-2001	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	3	2	5	0	-
2000-2001	Jokerit	SM-liiga	50	5	10	15	18	1	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	0
2000-2001	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	8	1	9	0	5
2000-2001	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	16	11	6	17	4	-
2001-2002	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-2002	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	76	25	17	42	32	-10	Playoffs	15	8	4	12	0	1
2002-2003	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	12	3	1	4	0	2
2002-2003	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	64	21	27	48	18	12	Playoffs	23	3	4	7	2	3
2003-2004	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
2003-2004	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL	64	17	24	41	18	7	Playoffs	1	1	0	1	0	1
2004-2005	HPK	SM-liiga	56	21	18	39	12	27	Playoffs	10	7	4	11	4	4
2004-2005	Finland	WC	7	0	2	2	6	2
2005-2006	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	21	3	0	3	6	0
2005-2006	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	30	3	4	7	4	-6
2005-2006	Finland	WC	6	1	0	1	0	2
2006-2007	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	32	20	52	28	24	Playoffs	10	6	1	7	2	-5
2007-2008	Jokerit	SM-liiga	37	10	10	20	16	3	Playoffs	14	6	4	10	0	-1
2008-2009	Jokerit	SM-liiga	58	15	16	31	12	-4	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0	1
2009-2010	Jokerit	SM-liiga	58	13	15	28	26	-6	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	27	-1
2010-2011	Jokerit	SM-liiga	8	2	0	2	2	0	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	2	-2
2011-2012	Jokerit	SM-liiga	60	17	14	31	20	7	Playoffs	10	0	2	2	4	2
2012-2013	Jokerit	SM-liiga	50	11	5	16	6	4	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	-1
2013-2014	Jokerit	Liiga	60	11	10	21	6	13	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	1
2014-2015	Jokerit	KHL	34	3	2	5	8	-4	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	2
2015-2016	Jokerit	KHL	56	3	5	8	28	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-2

Jani Rita Tournament Statistics

									Post
1998-1999	Jokerit	Euro HL	3	0	0	0	0	-4
2004-2005	Finland	EHT	10	0	1	1	2	-
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	4	1	2	3	0	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	11	0	2	2	2	0
2007-2008	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-1
2010-2011	Jokerit	ET	1	0	0	0	0	-
2011-2012	Jokerit	ET	8	2	0	2	4	-	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	0
2012-2013	Jokerit	ET	6	0	0	0	27	-
2013-2014	Jokerit	ET	8	0	1	1	4	-
2014-2015	Jokerit	Spengler Cup	2	0	0	0	0	-2

Jani Rita Career Totals by League


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.

Jani Rita Career Totals by Team


Edmonton Oilers	4	36	6	1	7	0.19	6	2	0
Finland	2	13	1	2	3	0.23	6	4	0
Finland (EHT)	5	31	1	5	6	0.19	4	-1*	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	5	5	1	6	1.20	0	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	6	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	21	10	6	16	0.76	21	-	0
Finland U20	3	20	9	5	14	0.70	2	4*	0
Finland U20 (all)	3	49	18	11	29	0.59	26	-	0
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	2	140	46	44	90	0.64	50	2	2	38	11	8	19	0.50	2	4
HPK	1	56	21	18	39	0.70	12	27	1	10	7	4	11	1.10	4	4
Jokerit	13	645	133	113	246	0.38	254	26*	12	82	16	13	29	0.35	47	-5
Jokerit U16	3	29	17	7	24	0.83	6	-	2	13	4	0	4	0.31	0	-
Jokerit U18	3	39	29	11	40	1.03	6	-	0
Jokerit U20	5	63	28	24	52	0.83	10	-	2	14	5	2	7	0.50	8	-
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	30	3	4	7	0.23	4	-6	0
Toronto Roadrunners	1	64	17	24	41	0.64	18	7	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	0	1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jani Rita Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1997-1998	U18 EJC Silver Medal U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
1998-1999	SM-liiga Most Points by U18 Junior (5) U20 SM-liiga Champion
1999-2000	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2000-2001	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Most Goals (8) U20 WJC Silver Medal
2004-2005	SM-liiga Bronze Medal SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year SM-liiga Playoffs Most Goals (7)
2005-2006	World Championship Bronze Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Most Goals (Aarne Honkavaara Trophy) (32) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2011-2012	SM-liiga Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/27/2016	Confirmed	Jokerit	Retired
04/27/2015	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
04/08/2014	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
01/12/2012	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
01/04/2011	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
05/05/2009	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit

Jani Rita Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #54 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