Arto Javanainen
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Arto Kalevi Javanainen was a professional ice hockey
player who played in the SM-liiga
. He was the first European draft pick in Pittsburgh Penguins history, going in the fifth round (118th overall).
and TPS
. During his 14 year career in the SM-liiga
of Finland, he won the goal scoring title five times and led the league in points once, in 1985–86 scoring a career best 71 points in 36 games. He is all-time leading goalscorer in SM-liiga and second in all-time points after Janne Ojanen
.
Javanainen played one year of professional hockey in North America. He scored four goals and added an assist in 14 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins
during the 1984-85 National Hockey League
season. He also played for the American Hockey League
Baltimore Skipjacks
that same season, scoring 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points in the regular season and adding five goals and four assists in the playoffs.
He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
in 2000.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played in the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
. He was the first European draft pick in Pittsburgh Penguins history, going in the fifth round (118th overall).
Career
Javanainen played for ÄssätÄssät
Ässät is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.-Team history:...
and TPS
TPS (ice hockey)
TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:...
. During his 14 year career in the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
of Finland, he won the goal scoring title five times and led the league in points once, in 1985–86 scoring a career best 71 points in 36 games. He is all-time leading goalscorer in SM-liiga and second in all-time points after Janne Ojanen
Janne Ojanen
Janne Juhani Ojanen is a professional ice hockey player who is best known from his long time in SM-liiga team Tappara from Tampere.-Early Career in Finland:...
.
Javanainen played one year of professional hockey in North America. He scored four goals and added an assist in 14 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
during the 1984-85 National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
season. He also played for the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
Baltimore Skipjacks
Baltimore Skipjacks
The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.-History:...
that same season, scoring 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points in the regular season and adding five goals and four assists in the playoffs.
He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is part of the Vapriikki Museum Centre in Tampere, Finland and was created in 1979 to honor those individuals who have contributed to Finnish ice hockey...
in 2000.
Death
On January 26, 2011, Javanainen passed away in a Turku, Finland hospital after battling a long illness. He was 51 years old. He is survived by a wife and two children.Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 34 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977–78 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1978–79 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 36 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 1979–80 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 36 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1980–81 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 36 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 36 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1982–83 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 36 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1983–84 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 37 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1984–85 1984–85 AHL season The 1984–85 AHL season was the 49th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Whalers finished first overall in the regular season... |
Baltimore Skipjacks Baltimore Skipjacks The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
59 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985–86 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 36 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986–87 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 44 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987–88 | TPS Turku TPS (ice hockey) TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:... |
SM-liiga | 44 | 47 | 20 | 67 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988–89 | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | 44 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Statistics unknown | n/a | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990–91 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 44 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991–92 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 44 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 45 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Ässät Pori | SM-liiga | 48 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 668 | 462 | 330 | 792 | 626 | 74 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 64 | ||||