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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

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Finland Jani Forsström

#77 HC Giants / Suomi-sarja - 20/21
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1. Mason McTavish 4 7 6 13
2. Joakim Kemell 4 3 6 9
3. Aatu Räty 4 3 6 9
4. Emil Andrae 4 3 4 7
5. Connor Bedard 4 3 4 7
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 19, 1986
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekkoreipas
Status
Retired

Forsström is an all-around defenseman. Works hard and is a character guy. Knows his limitations and makes smart choices. A player that is often hardly noticeable on ice. Useful in front of the net on power play. Needs to improve his skating, which is his most obvious weakness. (EP 2017)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 18 5 23 12 - | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 6 -
2002-03 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 27 6 11 17 30 - | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 4 -
2003-04 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 7 6 13 20 - | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 6 -
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 10 2 1 3 16 0 |
2004-05 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 6 11 17 40 10 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -7
Pelicans SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 2 0 |
2005-06 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 5 17 22 34 -8 | Relegation 9 1 2 3 22 -
Pelicans SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Suomi U20 Mestis 5 1 2 3 4 1 |
2006-07 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 10 3 4 7 14 5 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 1
Pelicans SM-liiga 43 1 2 3 20 -3 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 0
2007-08 Pelicans SM-liiga 56 9 13 22 34 11 | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 0 3
2008-09 Pelicans SM-liiga 57 9 11 20 46 1 | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 8 -1
2009-10 Pelicans SM-liiga 48 4 19 23 48 6 |
HeKi Mestis 1 0 2 2 0 1 |
2010-11 Pelicans SM-liiga 55 4 11 15 65 -1 | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -
2011-12 Alleghe Italy 46 11 21 32 36 - | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 16 -
2012-13 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 52 5 9 14 40 -8 | Kvalserien AS 10 1 1 2 6 -1
2013-14 Jukurit Mestis 47 7 14 21 22 -3 | Playoffs 19 1 2 3 36 -9
2014-15 Jukurit Mestis 50 1 14 15 20 12 | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 6 11
HPK Liiga 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2015-16 TPS Liiga 44 2 6 8 26 -4 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -2
2016-17 TPS Liiga 50 3 15 18 20 19 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 TPS Liiga 52 0 6 6 26 4 | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 8 -2
2018-19 TPS Liiga 54 0 4 4 20 -4 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -2
2019-20 TPS Liiga 21 1 0 1 6 0 |
2020-21 HC Giants Suomi-sarja 15 1 5 6 36 - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Alleghe Italian Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2015-16 TPS Champions HL 8 0 0 0 8 3 |
2016-17 TPS Champions HL 6 0 3 3 8 3 |
2017-18 TPS Champions HL 6 0 2 2 0 4 |
2018-19 TPS Champions HL 6 0 0 0 6 -2 |
2019-20 TPS Spengler Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 4 26 0 5 5 0.19 22 8 | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 52 5 9 14 0.27 40 -8 | 1 10 1 1 2 0.20 6 -1
Italian Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
Italy 1 46 11 21 32 0.70 36 - | 1 11 1 4 5 0.45 16 -
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 488 33 87 120 0.25 313 27 | 8 48 5 6 11 0.23 30 -4
Mestis 4 103 9 32 41 0.40 46 11 | 2 32 2 6 8 0.25 42 2
Spengler Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
Suomi-sarja 1 15 1 5 6 0.40 36 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 14 18 5 23 1.64 12 - | 1 4 3 1 4 1.00 6 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 41 13 17 30 0.73 50 - | 2 10 0 5 5 0.50 10 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 98 16 33 49 0.50 104 7 | 3 18 1 2 3 0.17 38 -6
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Henri Heino (F) 2001-2011 10 Pelicans, Pelicans U16, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20, Suomi U20
Jesse Saarinen (F) 2002-2015 9 HPK, Pelicans, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20
Marko Pöyhönen (D) 2001-2011 9 HeKi, Pelicans, Pelicans U16, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20
Kari Sihvonen (F) 2003-2011 8 HeKi, Pelicans, Pelicans U20

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/19/2020
09/19/2020 Confirmed TPS HC Giants
11/23/2017
11/23/2017 Extension TPS TPS
05/18/2016
05/18/2016 Extension TPS TPS
04/21/2015
04/21/2015 Confirmed Jukurit TPS
11/27/2014
11/27/2014 Loan Jukurit HPK
05/21/2014
05/21/2014 Extension Jukurit Jukurit
05/02/2013
05/02/2013 Confirmed Tingsryds AIF Jukurit
05/08/2012
05/08/2012 Confirmed Alleghe Tingsryds AIF
07/22/2011
07/22/2011 Confirmed Pelicans Alleghe
04/08/2010
04/08/2010 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
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