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Finland Jari Grönstrand

Reims / France - 98/99

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Jari Grönstrand Facts

Date of Birth
Nov 14, 1962
Position
D
Age
61
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired
Drafted
1986 round 5 #96 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Highlights
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2

Son: Niko Grönstrand

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Jari Grönstrand Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1980-81 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 32* 5* 12* 17* 20* -* |
1981-82 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 24* 5* 9* 14* 22* -* |
1982-83 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 11* 1* 2* 3* 18* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
Tappara SM-liiga 35* 2* 2* 4* 18* 7* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 4 -
1983-84 Tappara SM-liiga 32* 2* 4* 6* 14* 14* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 4 -
1984-85 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 1* 9* 10* 29* -10* |
1985-86 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 9* 5* 14* 26* 21* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 4 7
Finland WC 9* 0* 2* 2* 8* -5* |
1986-87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 47* 1* 6* 7* 27* 4* |
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 62* 3* 11* 14* 63* 8* |
Finland CC 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -6* |
1988-89 Québec Nordiques NHL 25* 1* 3* 4* 14* -9* |
Halifax Citadels AHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
1989-90 Québec Nordiques NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Halifax Citadels AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
New York Islanders NHL 41* 3* 4* 7* 27* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 0
Springfield Indians AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1990-91 New York Islanders NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Capital District Islanders AHL 63* 13* 22* 35* 40* -* |
1991-92 Tappara SM-liiga 38* 3* 7* 10* 52* -11* | Relegation 3 1 2 3 27 3
1992-93 Tappara SM-liiga 46* 5* 5* 10* 76* 2* |
1993-94 Tappara SM-liiga 48* 5* 6* 11* 34* 3* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 12 -4
1994-95 ESG Füchse Sachsen DEL 39* 3* 7* 10* 65* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 14 -
1995-96 Chamonix France 27* 5* 13* 18* 38* -* | Playoffs 9 6 5 11 10 -
1996-97 Reims France 27* 4* 8* 12* 30* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1997-98 Reims France 40* 7* 22* 29* 42* -* |
1998-99 Reims France 46* 7* 12* 19* 94* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2000-01 EHC Freiburg Germany2 Head Coach Replaced in March by Leos Zajic
2001-02 Hermes Mestis Head Coach Replaced midseason by Marko Rahikainen
2002-03 Australia WC D2 Head Coach
2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2008-09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2010-11 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2012-13 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2014-15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL European Scout
2015-16 Winnipeg Jets NHL European Scout
2016-17 Winnipeg Jets NHL European Scout
2017-18 Winnipeg Jets NHL European Scout
2018-19 Winnipeg Jets NHL European Scout
2019-20 Winnipeg Jets NHL European Scout
2020-21 Winnipeg Jets NHL European Scout
2021-22 Winnipeg Jets NHL Scout
2022-23 Winnipeg Jets NHL Pro Scout
2023-24 Winnipeg Jets NHL Pro Scout
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Jari Grönstrand Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 74* 13* 24* 37* 0.50* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CC 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 39* 3* 7* 10* 0.26* 65* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 14 * - *
Jr. A SM-sarja 4 68* 11* 23* 34* 0.50* 62* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
France (Ligue Magnus) 4 140* 23* 55* 78* 0.56* 204* -* | 2 12 6 * 5 * 11 * 0.92 * 10 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 271* 27* 38* 65* 0.24* 249* 26* | 5 38 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.21 * 51 * 6 *
NHL 5 185* 8* 26* 34* 0.18* 135* 0* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * 0 *
WC 1 9* 0* 2* 2* 0.22* 8* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Jari Grönstrand Connections

Player Period Teams
Kari Heikkinen (F) 1979-1994 9 Tappara, Tappara U20
Pekka Laksola (D) 1982-1994 7 Finland, Tappara
Tommi Pohja (F) 1982-1994 6 Finland, Tappara, Tappara U20
Timo Jutila (D) 1982-1994 6 Finland (CC), Tappara

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