Janne Laukkanen
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| Position | Defence |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| Pro clubs | NHL Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning SM-liiga Reipas HPK Czech Extraliga HC České Budějovice |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | March 19, 1970 , Lathi, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 156th overall, 1991 Quebec Nordiques |
| Pro career | 1990 – 2003 |
Janne Laukkanen (born March 19, 1970 in Lahti) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise, the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played a total 407 regular season games scoring 22 goals and 121 points with 335 penalty minutes. He also played 59 playoff games, scoring 7 goals and 16 points.
He was a member of the Bronze winning Finnish ice hockey team at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
He now works with Karhu-Kissat, a minor hockey league team in his native Finland, which includes his son Matias.[1]
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey | |
[edit] References
- ^ Sens are Finn-ished product, ex-player says. The Ottawa Citizen (December 31, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
[edit] External links
- Janne Laukkanen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Janne Laukkanen's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Janne Laukkanen on nhlfinns.com
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