Janne Grönvall

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Position	Defence
Shoots	left
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg/14 st 2 lb)
SM-Liiga Team	Tappara
Nationality	Finland
Born	July 17, 1973 (1973-07-17) (age 34), FIN
NHL Draft	101 overall, 1992 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro career	1989 – present

Janne Grönvall (born July 17, 1973, Finland), is a professional Finnish ice hockey player.

He is currently playing for Tappara in the Finnish SM-Liiga. This is his third stint with the club. He first joined them in 1992, when he left Lukko Rauma. In 1994 he left them for AHL club St. John's Maple Leafs, who was the farm team of Toronto Maple Leafs who has drafted Grönvall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. After two season in North America and zero games in the NHL Grönvall moved back home to Finland and Tappara. This time he stayed with Tappara until 2003 when he signed with Swedish Elite League team Färjestads BK. After two seasons and two runners-up medals in Sweden with Färjestad Grönvall decided once again moved back home and once again signed with Tappara.

Grönvall represented Finland at the 2001 World Hockey Championship.