Jani Lajunen
| Jani Lajunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93042.jpg) Lajunen in 2023 | |||
| Born |
16 June 1990 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams | |||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
201st overall, 2008 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Jani Lajunen (born 16 June 1990) is a Finnish professional
2008 NHL Entry Draft
.
Playing career
Having made his debut in
Espoo Blues
.
He was selected to the Finnish national team for the Team Finland
went all the way to the final game and swept Sweden 6–1, winning Finland's second IIHF World Championship gold medal to date.
19 February 2013, Lajunen was traded by the Predators to the
2015–16 season.[2]
On 5 May 2017 Lajunen agreed to a two-year contract with HC Lugano of the National League (NL).[3] On December 24, 2018, Lajunen was signed to an early two-year contract extension by Lugano through to the end of the 2020–21 season.
On 20 May 2021, Lajunen left the Swiss National League as a free agent after four seasons and returned to the SHL, in agreeing to a two-year contract with Örebro HK.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Blues
|
FIN U18 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Blues | FIN U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Blues | Jr. A
|
25 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Blues | Jr. A | 25 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Blues | SM-l | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Blues | Jr. A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Blues | SM-l | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Blues | SM-l | 60 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 75 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 44 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tappara | Liiga | 58 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Liiga | 59 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
2017–18
|
HC Lugano | NL
|
42 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | ||
2018–19
|
HC Lugano | NL | 41 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2019–20
|
HC Lugano | NL | 49 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21
|
HC Lugano | NL | 38 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Örebro HK | SHL | 50 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 249 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 124 | 59 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 28 | ||||
| NL totals | 170 | 30 | 65 | 95 | 76 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
World Championships
| ||
 |
2011 Slovakia | |
 |
2016 Russia | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | U18
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WJC
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WC
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |||
References
- ^ "Predators acquire Scott Ford from St.Louis". Nashville Predators. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Fresh Swedish Champion Lajunen joins Tappara". Tappara (in Finnish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Is Jani Lajunen one of HC Lugano's new import players?". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Welcome Jani Lajunen to Örebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database