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Arto LaatikainenHPK
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Finland flagArto Laatikainen

#42 HPK / Liiga - 21/22

Date of Birth
May 24, 1980
Age
46
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Nation
Finland
Youth Team
EJK
Position
D
Height
181 cm / 5'11"
Weight
83 kg / 183 lbs
Shoots
L
Status
Retired
  • U18 EJC Silver Medal1
  • Liiga All-Star Team1
  • Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award)1
  • Liiga Champion3
  • SHL Champion1
Arto Laatikainen Facts
Player Type
Puck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted
1999 round 7 #197 overall by New York Rangers
Agency
Premium
Son: Max Laatikainen

Team Staff profile also available: Arto Laatikainen

Arto Laatikainen Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1995-1996Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja321171850-
1995-1996Finland U16 (all) "A"International-Jr61012-
1996-1997Kiekko-Espoo U18U18 SM-sarja112572-
1996-1997Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga34291134-
1996-1997Finland U17WHC-1731014-
1996-1997Finland U17 (all)International-Jr102246-
1997-1998Kiekko-Espoo U18U18 SM-sarja72136-
1997-1998Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga35791624-Playoffs52022-
1997-1998Finland U18EJC-1863256-
1997-1998Finland U18 (all)International-Jr2445920-
1998-1999Blues U20U20 SM-liiga30114-Playoffs11120-
1998-1999BluesSM-liiga48066143Playoffs402221
1998-1999Finland U20WJC-2060226-
1998-1999Finland U20 (all) "A"International-Jr1617824-
1999-2000Blues U20U20 SM-liiga10002-
1999-2000BluesSM-liiga516511122Playoffs410142
1999-2000Finland U20WJC-2070222-2
1999-2000Finland U20 (all)International-Jr161238-
2000-2001KJT LoanMestis111203
2000-2001BluesSM-liiga545914384
2001-2002BluesSM-liiga565611324Playoffs30000-1
2002-2003BluesSM-liiga51189243Playoffs703341
2003-2004BluesSM-liiga5542024301
2004-2005BluesSM-liiga567815321
2005-2006BluesSM-liiga5461925698Playoffs93588-8
2006-2007BluesSM-liiga52621275010Playoffs9224102
2007-2008Blues "A"SM-liiga521325385314Playoffs172911183
2008-2009Färjestad BKElitserien39214161810Playoffs902264
2009-2010Färjestad BKElitserien3811112180Playoffs611242
2010-2011Södertälje SKElitserien5461622280Kvalserien SHL200002
2011-2012JYPSM-liiga475172246-1Playoffs140444-4
2012-2013Blues "C"SM-liiga36281018-21
2012-2013HCK LoanMestis200001
2013-2014BluesLiiga494101451-12Playoffs70334-3
2014-2015TPSLiiga50004-2
2014-2015KärpätLiiga42617231820Playoffs19017172010
2015-2016KärpätLiiga5031316107Playoffs1314564
2016-2017Ilves "A"Liiga471111236-8Playoffs1002224
2017-2018Ilves "A"Liiga4006628-4
2018-2019HPKLiiga5521315143Playoffs15347276
2019-2020HPK "A"Liiga50112134113
2020-2021Kiekko-Espoo "C"Mestis18167183
2020-2021HPKLiiga34313161411
2021-2022HPK "A"Liiga403912163
Arto Laatikainen Tournament Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
2006-2007FinlandEHT701161
2007-2008FinlandEHT300000
2014-2015KärpätChampions HL602244
2015-2016KärpätChampions HL1314564
2019-2020HPKChampions HL602241
Arto Laatikainen Career Totals
LeagueSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Champions HL3251890.361490
EHT2100110.10610
EJC-18163250.836-0
Elitserien (SHL)3131941500.3864103171340.24108
International-Jr572916250.3560-0
Liiga (SM-liiga)211024832563390.3365059131311255670.5110917
Mestis3212790.431870
U16 SM-sarja132117180.5650-0
U18 SM-sarja21846100.568-0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)473919280.3864-263140.672-
WHC-17131010.334-0
WJC-202130440.318-2*0
Arto Laatikainen Career Highlights
SeasonAwards
1997-1998
1999-2000
2007-2008
2008-2009
2011-2012
2014-2015
2015-2016
2018-2019
Transactions
DateStatusFromTo
ConfirmedHPKRetired
ExtensionHPKHPK
ConfirmedKiekko-EspooHPK
ConfirmedHPKKiekko-Espoo
ExtensionHPKHPK
ConfirmedIlvesHPK
ConfirmedKärpätIlves
ExtensionKärpätKärpät
ExtensionKärpätKärpät
ConfirmedTPSKärpät
ConfirmedBluesTPS
LoanBluesHCK
ConfirmedJYPBlues
ConfirmedSödertälje SKJYP
ExtensionSödertälje SKSödertälje SK
ConfirmedFärjestad BKSödertälje SK
Arto Laatikainen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo