Finland Janne Grönvall
#55 Krefeld Pinguine / DEL - 09/10
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
51
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

A strong defensive defenseman that can join the rush as well. Grönvall has great size a great reach and doesn't mind playing physical. He brings a lot of experience to the team, both from the Finnish SM-Liiga as well as from the American Hockey League.
Kasper Grönvall

Team Staff profile of Janne Grönvall also available

Janne Grönvall Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Lukko U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 12* 3* 3* 6* 6* -* |
1989-90 Lukko U20 Jr. A I-divisioona 12* 4* 5* 9* 12* -* | Qualification 12 1 4 5 18 -
Lukko SM-liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1990-91 Lukko U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 13* 4* 14* 18* 30* -* |
Lukko SM-liiga 40* 2* 8* 10* 30* 4* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1991-92 Lukko U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Lukko SM-liiga 42* 2* 6* 8* 40* 14* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 12* -* |
1992-93 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 2 0 1 1 4 -
Tappara SM-liiga 46* 1* 7* 8* 54* 2* |
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* 12* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 3* 5* 8* 16* -* |
Finland II (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1993-94 Tappara U20 U20 I-divisioona 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Qualification 2 0 0 0 0 7
Tappara SM-liiga 47* 2* 9* 11* 54* 16* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 31 5
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 3
Finland II (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 10* -* |
1994-95 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 76* 8* 29* 37* 75* 11* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -2
1995-96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 76* 4* 31* 35* 82* 2* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 0
1996-97 Tappara SM-liiga 46* 6* 10* 16* 44* 10* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 0
1997-98 Tappara SM-liiga 47* 6* 14* 20* 42* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -5
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1998-99 Tappara SM-liiga 53* 6* 10* 16* 91* -16* |
1999-00 Tappara SM-liiga 53* 4* 11* 15* 46* 6* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 12 -1
2000-01 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 53* 4* 11* 15* 97* 8* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 10
Finland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 8* 4* |
2001-02 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 56* 8* 7* 15* 82* 18* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 6 1
Finland (all) International 7* 2* 0* 2* 6* -2* |
2002-03 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 55* 5* 13* 18* 89* 14* | Playoffs 15 0 3 3 10 1
2003-04 Färjestad BK Elitserien 50* 1* 10* 11* 98* 2* | Playoffs 17 0 1 1 16 -1
2004-05 Färjestad BK Elitserien 48* 0* 3* 3* 42* 10* | Playoffs 15 2 4 6 10 2
2005-06 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 51* 11* 9* 20* 83* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2006-07 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 35* 1* 3* 4* 20* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2007-08 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 55* 2* 15* 17* 46* 11* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 8 6
2008-09 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 57* 1* 5* 6* 50* -15* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 45* 0* 7* 7* 22* -13* |

Janne Grönvall Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 152* 12* 60* 72* 0.47* 157* 13* | 3 16 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.06 * 4 * 1 *
DEL 1 45* 0* 7* 7* 0.16* 22* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 22* 4* 3* 7* 0.32* 16* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 17* 3* 5* 8* 0.47* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A I-divisioona 2 24* 7* 8* 15* 0.63* 18* -* | 1 12 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.42 * 18 * - *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 15* 4* 15* 19* 1.27* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 16 741* 61* 138* 199* 0.27* 868* 87* | 13 84 6 * 16 * 22 * 0.26 * 83 * 14 *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 98* 1* 13* 14* 0.14* 140* 12* | 2 32 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.22 * 26 * 1 *
U20 I-divisioona 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 7 *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 4 * - *
WC 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 20* 3* 3* 6* 0.30* 22* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Grönvall Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/15/2009
10/15/2009 Confirmed Tappara Krefeld Pinguine
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for St. John's Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Tappara