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Finland Janne Kekäläinen

KalPa / SM-liiga - 98/99

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Last added: Oskar Vedsmand
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ziga Jeglic 16 7 14 21
2. Matthias Plachta 14 12 8 20
3. Cameron Brace 16 9 11 20
4. Marcel Noebels 16 8 12 20
5. Zach Boychuk 16 9 10 19
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Janne Kekäläinen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
53
Height
181 cm / 5'11"
Place of Birth
Weight
79 kg / 174 lbs
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

Father: Kari Kekäläinen
Brothers: Jari Kekäläinen, Jarmo Kekäläinen

Team Staff profile of Janne Kekäläinen also available

Janne Kekäläinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 KalPa U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 22 12 4 16 14 - |
1987-88 KalPa U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 26 29 22 51 20 - |
KalPa SM-liiga 9 0 1 1 0 -2 |
1988-89 KalPa U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 37 30 40 70 50 - |
KalPa SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
1989-90 Clarkson Univ. NCAA 8 9 9 18 4 - |
KalPa SM-liiga 22 7 8 15 16 2 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 5 0 2 2 0 - |
1990-91 KalPa U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 16 7 13 20 8 - |
KalPa SM-liiga 38 3 4 7 8 9 | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 0
1991-92 KalPa SM-liiga 42 2 7 9 10 -4 |
1992-93 Fassa Alpenliga 25 15 - - - - |
SaPKo I-divisioona 8 9 8 17 4 - | Relegation 10 3 6 9 4 -
1993-94 KalPa SM-liiga 48 15 16 31 16 11 |
1994-95 KalPa SM-liiga 44 8 16 24 12 -19 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
1995-96 KalPa SM-liiga 46 11 23 34 16 -5 |
1996-97 Tappara SM-liiga 41 9 7 16 8 -5 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
1997-98 Tappara SM-liiga 38 2 6 8 8 3 | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 0
1998-99 KalPa SM-liiga 26 2 2 4 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1999-00 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2000-01 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2001-02 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2002-03 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2003-04 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2004-05 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2006-07 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2007-08 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2008-09 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2009-10 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2010-11 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2011-12 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2012-13 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
KalPa SM-liiga Player Coordinator
2013-14 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
KalPa Liiga Player Coordinator
2014-15 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2015-16 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2016-17 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2017-18 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2018-19 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2019-20 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2020-21 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2021-22 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout
2022-23 Nashville Predators NHL European Scout

Janne Kekäläinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Alpenliga 1 25 15 - - - - - | 0
I-divisioona 1 8 9 8 17 2.13 4 - | 1 10 3 6 9 0.90 4 -
Jr. A I-divisioona 2 48 41 26 67 1.40 34 - | 0
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 53 37 53 90 1.70 58 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 11 356 59 90 149 0.42 94 -11 | 5 24 2 0 2 0.08 2 -2
NCAA 1 8 9 9 18 2.25 4 - | 0
WJC-20 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 - | 0
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Janne Kekäläinen Connections

Player Period Teams
Veli-Pekka Pekkarinen (D) 1986-1996 9 KalPa, KalPa U20
Pasi Kuivalainen (G) 1988-1996 7 KalPa, KalPa U20
Jari Järvinen (D) 1987-1994 6 KalPa
Kenth Vesterlund (F) 1987-1992 5 KalPa

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