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{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
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| image = 2023-08-27 Eisbären Berlin gegen HC Sparta Prag (Preseason-Game 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–042.jpg
| image = Jani Lajunen of the Espoo Blues - 20100116.jpg
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| caption = Lajunen in 2023
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|16}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|16}}
| birth_place = [[Espoo]], Finland
| birth_place = [[Espoo]], Finland
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 168
| weight_lb = 165
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Left
| shoots = Left
| league = [[National League A|NLA]]
| league = [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]
| team = [[HC Lugano]]
| team = [[Örebro HK]]
| former_teams = [[Espoo Blues]]<br>[[Milwaukee Admirals]]<br>[[Peoria Rivermen (AHL)|Peoria Rivermen]]<br>[[Växjö Lakers]]<br>[[Tappara]]
| former_teams = [[Espoo Blues]]<br />[[Milwaukee Admirals]]<br />[[Peoria Rivermen (AHL)|Peoria Rivermen]]<br />[[Växjö Lakers]]<br />[[Tappara]]<br />[[HC Lugano]]
| ntl_team = FIN
| ntl_team = FIN
| draft = 201st overall
| draft = 201st overall
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'''Jani Lajunen''' (born 16 June 1990) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] professional [[ice hockey]] forward who is currently playing with [[HC Lugano]] of the [[National League A]] (NLA). He was selected by the [[Nashville Predators]] in the 7th round (201st overall) of the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]].
'''Jani Lajunen''' (born 16 June 1990) is a Finnish professional [[ice hockey]] forward who is currently playing with [[HC Sparta Praha]] of the [[Czech Hockey League]] (EHL). He was selected by the [[Nashville Predators]] in the 7th round (201st overall) of the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
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He was selected to the Finnish national team for the [[2011 IIHF World Championship]]. At the age of 20 he scored his first national team goal against [[Norway men's national ice hockey team|Norway]] in the quarterfinals at his second game of the tournament. Lajunen also scored a goal in the semifinals against [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]. [[Finnish national men's ice hockey team|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.
He was selected to the Finnish national team for the [[2011 IIHF World Championship]]. At the age of 20 he scored his first national team goal against [[Norway men's national ice hockey team|Norway]] in the quarterfinals at his second game of the tournament. Lajunen also scored a goal in the semifinals against [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]. [[Finnish national men's ice hockey team|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 [[St. Louis Blues]] for fellow minor leaguer [[Scott Ford (ice hockey)|Scott Ford]].<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-acquire-defenseman-scott-ford-from-st-louis/c-656382 | title = Predators acquire Scott Ford from St.Louis | publisher = ''[[Nashville Predators]]'' | date = 2013-02-19 | accessdate = 2013-02-19}}</ref> He then played for [[Växjö Lakers]] of the [[Swedish Hockey League]] for two seasons before returning to Finland in joining [[Tappara]] on a two-year deal, commencing from the [[2015-16 Liiga season|2015–16]] season.<ref>{{Citeweb| url = http://www.tappara.fi/liiga/uutiset/292-toukokuu-2015/8690-tuore-ruotsin-mestari-jani-lajunen-tapparaan | title = Fresh Swedish Champion Lajunen joins Tappara | publisher = ''[[Tappara]]'' | date = 2015-05-06 | accessdate = 2015-05-06 | language = Finnish}}</ref>
19 February 2013, Lajunen was traded by the Predators to the [[St. Louis Blues]] for fellow minor leaguer [[Scott Ford (ice hockey)|Scott Ford]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-acquire-defenseman-scott-ford-from-st-louis/c-656382 | title = Predators acquire Scott Ford from St.Louis | website = [[Nashville Predators]] | date = 2013-02-19 | accessdate = 2013-02-19}}</ref> He then played for [[Växjö Lakers]] of the [[Swedish Hockey League]] for two seasons before returning to Finland in joining [[Tappara]] on a two-year deal, commencing from the [[2015-16 Liiga season|2015–16]] season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tappara.fi/liiga/uutiset/292-toukokuu-2015/8690-tuore-ruotsin-mestari-jani-lajunen-tapparaan | title = Fresh Swedish Champion Lajunen joins Tappara | website = [[Tappara]] | date = 2015-05-06 | accessdate = 2015-05-06 | language = Finnish}}</ref>


On 5 May 2017 Lajunen agreed to a two-year contract with [[HC Lugano]] of the [[National League A]] (NLA).<ref>{{Citeweb| url =https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/9363-is-jani-lajunen-one-of-hc-lugano-s-new-import-players| title = Is Jani Lajunen one of HC Lugano's new import players? | publisher = ''www.swisshockeynews.ch'' | date = 2017-05-05 | accessdate = 2017-05-05}}</ref>
On 5 May 2017 Lajunen agreed to a two-year contract with [[HC Lugano]] of the [[National League (ice hockey)|National League]] (NL).<ref>{{Cite web| url =https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/9363-is-jani-lajunen-one-of-hc-lugano-s-new-import-players| title = Is Jani Lajunen one of HC Lugano's new import players? | publisher = www.swisshockeynews.ch | date = 2017-05-05 | accessdate = 2017-05-05}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.orebrohockey.se/article/z34jakowt-3afc1/valkommen-jani-lajunen | publisher = [[Örebro HK]] | title = Welcome Jani Lajunen to Örebro | date = 20 May 2021 | accessdate = 20 May 2021 | language = Swedish}}</ref>
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{{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association|Finland]]}}
== Career statistics ==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 2006–07
| [[Espoo Blues|Blues]]
| FIN U18
| 28
| 5
| 12
| 17
| 20
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08
| Blues
| FIN U18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2007–08
| Blues
| [[Nuorten SM-liiga|Jr. A]]
| 25
| 4
| 10
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 SM-liiga season|2007–08]]
| Blues
| [[Liiga|SM-l]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2008–09
| Blues
| Jr. A
| 25
| 16
| 10
| 26
| 24
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 SM-liiga season|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
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 SM-liiga season|2009–10]]
| Blues
| SM-l
| 46
| 6
| 9
| 15
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
| [[2010–11 SM-liiga season|2010–11]]
| Blues
| SM-l
| 60
| 10
| 12
| 22
| 46
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]]
| [[Milwaukee Admirals]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 75
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
| [[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13]]
| Milwaukee Admirals
| AHL
| 40
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13
| [[Peoria Rivermen (AHL)|Peoria Rivermen]]
| AHL
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2013–14 SHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Växjö Lakers]]
| [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]
| 44
| 8
| 12
| 20
| 16
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 SHL season|2014–15]]
| Växjö Lakers
| SHL
| 48
| 5
| 15
| 20
| 35
| 18
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 8
|-
| [[2015–16 Liiga season|2015–16]]
| [[Tappara]]
| Liiga
| 58
| 16
| 17
| 33
| 18
| 18
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016–17 Liiga season|2016–17]]
| Tappara
| Liiga
| 59
| 14
| 21
| 35
| 22
| 18
| 2
| 7
| 9
| 8
|-
| [[2017–18 NL season|2017–18]]
| [[HC Lugano]]
| [[National League A|NL]]
| 42
| 6
| 19
| 25
| 20
| 16
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018–19 NL season|2018–19]]
| HC Lugano
| NL
| 41
| 8
| 15
| 23
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[2019–20 NL season|2019–20]]
| HC Lugano
| NL
| 49
| 7
| 19
| 26
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2020–21 NL season|2020–21]]
| HC Lugano
| NL
| 38
| 9
| 12
| 21
| 24
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
| [[2021–22 SHL season|2021–22]]
| [[Örebro HK]]
| SHL
| 50
| 9
| 16
| 25
| 26
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Liiga totals
! 249
! 47
! 60
! 107
! 124
! 59
! 9
! 17
! 26
! 28
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NL totals
! 170
! 30
! 65
! 95
! 76
! 25
! 4
! 12
! 16
! 12
|}

===International===
{{MedalTableTop|name=}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ih|FIN}}}}
{{MedalSport| [[Ice hockey]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011 Slovakia]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011 Slovakia]]|}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016 Russia]]|}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016 Russia]]|}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{{MedalBottom}}
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|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008]]
| [[Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Finland]]
| [[IIHF World U18 Championships|U18]]
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]
| [[Finland men's national junior ice hockey team|Finland]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
| [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2010]]
| Finland
| WJC
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]]
| [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]]
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 2
|-
| [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016]]
| Finland
| WC
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017]]
| Finland
| WC
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018]]
| Finland
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Junior totals
! 18
! 3
! 4
! 7
! 8
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals
! 24
! 3
! 3
! 6
! 14
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Eliteprospects}}
*{{icehockeystats}}
*{{hockeydb|112574}}


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Latest revision as of 16:48, 2 September 2023

Jani Lajunen
Lajunen in 2023
Born (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 34)
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		 Örebro HK
Espoo Blues
Milwaukee Admirals
Peoria Rivermen
Växjö Lakers
Tappara
HC Lugano
National team  Finnland
NHL draft 201st overall, 2008
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2008–present

Jani Lajunen (born 16 June 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Hockey League (EHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 7th round (201st overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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Having made his debut in SM-liiga in 2008, he made quick progress and became one of the key players with Espoo Blues. He was selected to the Finnish national team for the 2011 IIHF World Championship. At the age of 20 he scored his first national team goal against Norway in the quarterfinals at his second game of the tournament. Lajunen also scored a goal in the semifinals against Russia. 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 St. Louis Blues for fellow minor leaguer Scott Ford.[1] He then played for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League for two seasons before returning to Finland in joining Tappara on a two-year deal, commencing from 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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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Medal record
Representing  Finnland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Slovakia
Silver medal – second place 2016 Russia
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finnland U18 6 1 0 1 2
2009 Finnland WJC 6 1 0 1 0
2010 Finnland WJC 6 1 4 5 6
2011 Finnland WC 4 2 1 3 2
2016 Finnland WC 6 0 0 0 2
2017 Finnland WC 10 1 1 2 4
2018 Finnland OG 4 0 1 1 6
Junior totals 18 3 4 7 8
Senior totals 24 3 3 6 14

References

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  1. ^ "Predators acquire Scott Ford from St.Louis". Nashville Predators. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Fresh Swedish Champion Lajunen joins Tappara". Tappara (in Finnish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Is Jani Lajunen one of HC Lugano's new import players?". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Welcome Jani Lajunen to Örebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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