Finland Jani Honkanen
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
44
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Status
Retired

A stay-at-home defenseman. Honkanen is not overly mobile or agile, but he reads the game fairly well and solves tricky situations by playing a strong physical game. He likes to play the body and deliver a good hit. However, Honkanen does take quite a bit of silly penalties and should cool down a bit in his play.

Team Staff profile of Jani Honkanen also available

© Photo: Daniel André Stentz

Jani Honkanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 5* 16* 21* 60* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 8 -
1995-96 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 28* 2* 2* 4* 69* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
1996-97 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 34* 4* 8* 12* 74* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
1997-98 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 9* 1* 0* 1* 29* -* |
1998-99 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* | Relegation 12 0 0 0 37 -
1999-00 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 1* 7* 8* 64* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
HIFK SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2000-01 KJT Mestis 40* 4* 5* 9* 169* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 4
2001-02 KJT Mestis 16* 6* 5* 11* 87* 9* |
HIFK SM-liiga 24* 0* 0* 0* 20* -6* |
SaiPa SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hermes Mestis 8* 0* 2* 2* 10* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -4
2002-03 Bodens IK Allsvenskan 42* 3* 4* 7* 107* -* |
2003-04 Hermes Mestis 42* 5* 13* 18* 101* 17* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 27 0
2004-05 Pelicans SM-liiga 51* 1* 2* 3* 92* -18* |
2005-06 Växjö Lakers HC HockeyAllsvenskan 40* 3* 3* 6* 220* 11* |
2006-07 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 17* 0* 1* 1* 29* 0* |
KooKoo Mestis 6* 3* 0* 3* 26* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 22 -5
2007-08 KooKoo “A” Mestis 42* 8* 9* 17* 153* 14* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 39 0
2008-09 HIFK SM-liiga 54* 2* 4* 6* 57* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 11* 0* 6* 6* 43* 9* |
HPK SM-liiga 43* 3* 1* 4* 122* -3* | Playoffs 16 1 2 3 48 0
2010-11 Tappara SM-liiga 59* 1* 4* 5* 140* -2* |
2011-12 Ässät SM-liiga 49* 0* 5* 5* 98* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 35 -3
2012-13 Ässät “A” SM-liiga 35* 0* 1* 1* 30* 0* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 16 0
2013-14 Blues Liiga 6* 0* 1* 1* 35* 1* |
HCK “A” Mestis 18* 1* 2* 3* 78* -1* |
Arystan Temirtau Kazakhstan 13* 0* 3* 3* 16* -2* | Playoffs 15 1 3 4 10 4
2014-15 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 35* 2* 12* 14* 32* -4* |
Herning Blue Fox Denmark 5* 0* 0* 0* 27* 1* | Playoffs 15 0 4 4 41 -6

Jani Honkanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Tappara ET 8* 0* 0* 0* 31* -* |
2014-15 Herning Blue Fox Danish Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |

Jani Honkanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan 1 42* 3* 4* 7* 0.17* 107* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Danish Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 27* 1* | 1 15 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.27 * 41 * -6 *
ET 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 31* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 40* 3* 3* 6* 0.15* 220* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
Kazakhstan 1 13* 0* 3* 3* 0.23* 16* -2* | 1 15 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.27 * 10 * 4 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 9 325* 7* 18* 25* 0.08* 594* -26* | 4 31 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.10 * 99 * -3 *
Mestis 8 218* 29* 54* 83* 0.38* 699* 50* | 5 25 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.20 * 94 * -5 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 32* 5* 16* 21* 0.66* 60* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 8 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 62* 6* 10* 16* 0.26* 143* -* | 2 8 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 55* 2* 8* 10* 0.18* 97* -* | 2 15 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 41 * - *
UHL 1 17* 0* 1* 1* 0.06* 29* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Jani Honkanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/20/2015
05/20/2015 Confirmed Herning Blue Fox Retired
01/31/2015
01/31/2015 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Herning Blue Fox
09/30/2014
09/30/2014 Confirmed Arystan Temirtau Kiekko-Vantaa
01/16/2014
01/16/2014 Confirmed HCK Arystan Temirtau
11/12/2013
11/12/2013 Confirmed Blues HCK
09/09/2013
09/09/2013 Confirmed Ässät Blues
12/21/2011
12/21/2011 Extension Ässät Ässät
04/27/2011
04/27/2011 Confirmed Tappara Ässät
05/23/2010
05/23/2010 Confirmed HPK Tappara
10/24/2009
10/24/2009 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa HPK
08/20/2009
08/20/2009 Confirmed HIFK Kiekko-Vantaa