Arto Javanainen

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FinlandFinland  Arto Javanainen Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 8, 1959
place of birth Pori , Finland
date of death January 25, 2011
Place of death Turku , Finland
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1983 , 6th lap, 118th position
Montréal Canadiens
NHL Entry Draft 1984 , 5th lap, 85th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1975-1984 Ässät Pori
1984-1985 Pittsburgh Penguins
1985-1987 Ässät Pori
1987-1989 TPS Turku
1989-1994 Ässät Pori

Arto Javanainen (born April 8, 1959 in Pori , † January 25, 2011 in Turku ) was a Finnish ice hockey player who played for Ässät Pori and TPS Turku in the SM-liiga and for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League from 1975 to 1994 has played.

Career

Arto Javanainen's grave

Arto Javanainen began his career as a hockey player with Ässät Pori , for which he was initially active in the SM-liiga from 1975 to 1984 . During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1983 in the sixth round as a total of 118th player by the Montréal Canadiens . A year later, the Finn has drafted a second time, this time the elected him Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft in the fifth round as a total of 85 players. In the 1984/85 season , the attacker finally made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Penguins, where he could not prevail, so he mainly played for their farm team , the Baltimore Skipjacks from the American Hockey League . At the end of his year-long stay in North America, Javanainen had five scorer points, including one goal, in 14 NHL games.

Before the 1984/85 season Javanainen returned to his ex-club Ässät Pori, for which he was active the following two seasons. Two years at TPS Turku followed , with which he won his only Finnish championship title in 1989 . Javanainen then returned to Ässät Pori, where he ended his career in 1994.

Following his career, Javanainen was honored with induction into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 . In addition, Ässät Pori, where he had spent most of his career, blocked his jersey number 4.

Javanainen died on January 25, 2011 in Turku after a long and serious illness at the age of 51.

International

For Finland Javanainen took part in the Junior World Championships in 1977 , 1978 and 1979 and the A-World Championships in 1982 and 1983 . He was also in Finland's squad at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo .

SM liiga statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 17th 662 461 331 792 622
Playoffs 10 74 38 42 62 64

Achievements and Awards

  • 1987: SM-liiga All-Star-Team
  • 1988: SM-liiga All-Star-Team
  • 1988: Top scorer in the SM-liiga
  • 1989: Finnish champion with TPS Turku
  • 1991: Top scorer in the SM-liiga

Records

  • Most goals ( SM-liiga ): 461
  • Most points (SM-liiga): 792
  • Most goals in one season (SM-liiga): 47 (1987/88)
  • Most hat tricks (SM-liiga): 39
  • Most playoff goals (SM-Liiga): 38

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Javanainen, Arto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Pori , Finland
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 2011
Place of death Turku , Finland