Janne Pesonen

#20 Kärpät / Liiga - 19/20

Date of Birth: May 11, 1982
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Suomussalmi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KuKi HT
Position: LW
Height: 181 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 81 kg / 179 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Janne Pesonen Facts

Player Type: Offensive Forward
Drafted: 2004 round 9 #269 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Agency: Premium

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He is a good skater and has good shot, which helps him being a capable scorer
— Lasse Johansson (GM Skellefteå) 2014

Janne Pesonen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1997-1998	Hokki U16	U16 SM-sarja	16	3	4	7	8	-
1998-1999	Hokki Loan	II-divisioona	2	0	0	0	0	-
1999-2000	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	33	6	12	18	30	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-
2000-2001	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	9	22	31	18	-	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	-
2001-2002	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	19	31	18	-	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	2	-
2001-2002	Kärpät	SM-liiga	9	2	0	2	0	1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-2003	Hokki Loan	Mestis	40	14	21	35	62	5	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	4	1
2002-2003	Finland II (all)	International	4	1	0	1	2	0
2003-2004	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	17	13	30	28	15	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	4	2
2003-2004	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-
2004-2005	Kärpät	SM-liiga	55	11	18	29	42	11	Playoffs	12	2	0	2	0	-1
2005-2006	Kärpät	SM-liiga	53	8	14	22	34	10	Playoffs	11	4	0	4	8	0
2006-2007	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	22	33	55	38	22	Playoffs	9	4	3	7	10	7
2006-2007	Finland (all)	International	6	3	0	3	0	-
2007-2008	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	56	34	44	78	58	37	Playoffs	14	7	9	16	10	9
2007-2008	Finland (all)	International	8	3	3	6	6	0
2008-2009	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	-3
2008-2009	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	70	32	50	82	33	13	Playoffs	5	1	5	6	0	0
2009-2010	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	42	14	11	25	12	15	Playoffs	8	1	0	1	4	2
2009-2010	Finland (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	1
2010-2011	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	46	14	13	27	28	5	Playoffs	8	3	1	4	4	0
2010-2011	Finland	WC	9	2	5	7	4	2
2010-2011	Finland (all)	International	14	3	5	8	6	-2
2011-2012	HIFK	SM-liiga	38	13	15	28	18	11	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-2
2011-2012	Finland	WC	9	1	2	3	2	-3
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	22	8	9	17	43	6
2012-2013	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	45	17	10	27	42	10	Playoffs	18	4	8	12	28	7
2012-2013	Finland	WC	9	2	6	8	27	4
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	13	3	8	11	27	5
2013-2014	Ak Bars Kazan "A"	KHL	48	16	6	22	18	13	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	6	-3
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	0	-1
2014-2015	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	22	7	3	10	8	2
2014-2015	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	20	16	10	26	14	4	Playoffs	15	4	6	10	2	6
2014-2015	Finland	WC	8	1	4	5	2	3
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	10	2	4	6	2	2
2015-2016	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	21	11	11	22	2	9	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	0	4
2016-2017	HC Ambrì-Piotta "A"	NLA	49	13	21	34	18	-7	Relegation	8	2	1	3	2	-1
2017-2018	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	30	8	14	22	4	10	Playoffs	12	3	5	8	2	6
2017-2018	Finland	WC	8	2	2	4	0	3
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	10	2	3	5	0	4
2018-2019	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	42	17	13	30	18	8	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	1
2018-2019	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
2019-2020	Kärpät	Liiga	27	6	9	15	14	10

Janne Pesonen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2002-2003	Finland II	Nagano Cup	3	1	0	1	0	0
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-
2004-2005	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2005-2006	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	6	3	0	3	0	-
2007-2008	Kärpät "A"	ECC	2	3	0	3	0	0
2007-2008	Finland	EHT	8	3	3	6	6	0
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	1	0	0	0	0	1
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	5	1	0	1	2	-4
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	9	5	4	9	41	8
2012-2013	Finland	EHT	2	1	1	2	0	1
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	-1
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	-1
2015-2016	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	8	4	5	9	0	4
2017-2018	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	7	1	5	6	2	2
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	2	0	1	1	0	1
2018-2019	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	5	2	1	3	2	2
2018-2019	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0
2019-2020	Kärpät	Champions HL	4	2	0	2	0	0

Janne Pesonen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	70	32	50	82	1.17	33	13	1	5	1	5	6	1.20	0	0
Champions HL	4	24	9	11	20	0.83	4	8	0
ECC	3	8	3	0	3	0.38	4	-2	0
EHT	11	44	14	10	24	0.55	51	5*	0
II-divisioona	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
International	12	97	25	33	58	0.60	88	15*	0
KHL	5	203	68	43	111	0.55	108	45	4	40	9	11	20	0.50	42	6
Liiga (SM-liiga)	8	350	113	146	259	0.74	232	117	7	66	18	14	32	0.48	32	15
Mestis	1	40	14	21	35	0.88	62	5	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	4	1
Nagano Cup	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	0	0
NHL	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
NLA (NL)	1	49	13	21	34	0.69	18	-7	1	8	2	1	3	0.38	2	-1
SHL	4	113	52	48	100	0.88	38	31	4	49	10	17	27	0.55	4	17
U16 SM-sarja	1	16	3	4	7	0.44	8	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	1	33	6	12	18	0.55	30	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	83	21	41	62	0.75	36	-	2	9	3	1	4	0.44	2	-
WC	5	43	8	19	27	0.63	35	9	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Pesonen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ak Bars Kazan	5	203	68	43	111	0.55	108	45	4	40	9	11	20	0.50	42	6
Finland	5	43	8	19	27	0.63	35	9	0
Finland (EHT)	11	44	14	10	24	0.55	51	5*	0
Finland (all)	11	93	24	33	57	0.61	86	15*	0
Finland II (Cup)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	0	0
Finland II (all)	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	2	0	0
HC Ambrì-Piotta	1	49	13	21	34	0.69	18	-7	1	8	2	1	3	0.38	2	-1
HIFK	1	38	13	15	28	0.74	18	11	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-2
Hokki	2	42	14	21	35	0.83	62	5*	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	4	1
Hokki U16	1	16	3	4	7	0.44	8	-	0
Kärpät	7	324	105	131	236	0.73	218	104	6	62	18	13	31	0.50	32	17
Kärpät U18	1	33	6	12	18	0.55	30	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-
Kärpät U20	2	83	21	41	62	0.75	36	-	2	9	3	1	4	0.44	2	-
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
Skellefteå AIK	2	49	31	26	57	1.16	16	17	2	31	7	11	18	0.58	2	10
Växjö Lakers HC	2	84	28	33	61	0.73	26	22	2	18	3	6	9	0.50	2	7
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1	70	32	50	82	1.17	33	13	1	5	1	5	6	1.20	0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Pesonen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1999-2000	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2003-2004	SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Most Assists by Rookie (13) SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (17) SM-liiga Most Points by Rookie (30) SM-liiga Rookie of the Year
2004-2005	SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Champion
2007-2008	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+37) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (9) SM-liiga Most Goals (Aarne Honkavaara Trophy) (34) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (78) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (15) Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (3) SM-liiga Player of the Month (February)
2008-2009	AHL Second All-Star Team
2009-2010	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2014-2015	SHL SM Silver Medal
2015-2016	SHL SM Silver Medal
2017-2018	SHL Champion
2022-2023	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#271)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/22/2020	Confirmed	Kärpät	Retired
05/16/2019	Confirmed	Växjö Lakers HC	Kärpät
07/11/2017	Confirmed	HC Ambrì-Piotta	Växjö Lakers HC
10/09/2016	Extension	HC Ambrì-Piotta	HC Ambrì-Piotta
08/25/2016	Confirmed	Skellefteå AIK	HC Ambrì-Piotta
12/30/2014	Confirmed	Ak Bars Kazan	Skellefteå AIK
12/16/2014	Confirmed	Ak Bars Kazan	Unknown
06/01/2014	Extension	Ak Bars Kazan	Ak Bars Kazan
06/18/2013	Extension	Ak Bars Kazan	Ak Bars Kazan
06/01/2012	Confirmed	HIFK	Ak Bars Kazan
10/07/2011	Confirmed	Ak Bars Kazan	HIFK
08/04/2010	Extension	Ak Bars Kazan	Ak Bars Kazan
08/04/2009	Confirmed	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Ak Bars Kazan

Janne Pesonen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Hokki
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Skellefteå AIK

Career transactions
- 2010-08-04 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2009-08-04 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2008-07-07 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2003-05-07 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Hokki