Who is Janne Pesonen?

Janne Pesonen is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Janne Pesonen played for?

The last team Janne played for was Kärpät in the Liiga.

How tall is Janne Pesonen?

Janne Pesonen is 181 cm (5'11") tall.

How much does Janne Pesonen weigh?

Janne Pesonen weighs 81 kg (179 lbs).

When was Janne Pesonen born?

Janne Pesonen was born on 1982-05-11 in Suomussalmi, FIN.

Janne Pesonen

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Date of Birth: May 11, 1982
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Suomussalmi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KuKi HT
Position: LW
Height: 181 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 81 kg / 179 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Offensive Forward
Drafted: 2004 round 9 #269 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Agency: Premium
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He is a good skater and has good shot, which helps him being a capable scorer
—Lasse Johansson (GM Skellefteå) 2014

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
97-98	Hokki U16	U16 SM-sarja	16	3	4	7	8	-
98-99	HokkiLoan	II-divisioona	2	0	0	0	0	-
99-00	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	33	6	12	18	30	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-
00-01	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	9	22	31	18	-	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	-
01-02	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	19	31	18	-	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	2	-
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	9	2	0	2	0	1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
02-03	HokkiLoan	Mestis	40	14	21	35	62	5	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	4	1
	Finland II (all)	International	4	1	0	1	2	0
03-04	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	17	13	30	28	15	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	4	2
	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-
04-05	Kärpät	SM-liiga	55	11	18	29	42	11	Playoffs	12	2	0	2	0	-1
05-06	Kärpät	SM-liiga	53	8	14	22	34	10	Playoffs	11	4	0	4	8	0
06-07	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	22	33	55	38	22	Playoffs	9	4	3	7	10	7
	Finland (all)	International	6	3	0	3	0	-
07-08	Kärpät"A"	SM-liiga	56	34	44	78	58	37	Playoffs	14	7	9	16	10	9
	Finland (all)	International	8	3	3	6	6	0
08-09	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	-3
	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	70	32	50	82	33	13	Playoffs	5	1	5	6	0	0
09-10	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	42	14	11	25	12	15	Playoffs	8	1	0	1	4	2
	Finland (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	1
10-11	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	46	14	13	27	28	5	Playoffs	8	3	1	4	4	0
	Finland	WC	9	2	5	7	4	2
	Finland (all)	International	14	3	5	8	6	-2
11-12	HIFK	SM-liiga	38	13	15	28	18	11	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-2
	Finland	WC	9	1	2	3	2	-3
	Finland (all)	International	22	8	9	17	43	6
12-13	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	45	17	10	27	42	10	Playoffs	18	4	8	12	28	7
	Finland	WC	9	2	6	8	27	4
	Finland (all)	International	13	3	8	11	27	5
13-14	Ak Bars Kazan"A"	KHL	48	16	6	22	18	13	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	6	-3
	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	0	-1
14-15	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	22	7	3	10	8	2
	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	20	16	10	26	14	4	Playoffs	15	4	6	10	2	6
	Finland	WC	8	1	4	5	2	3
	Finland (all)	International	10	2	4	6	2	2
15-16	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	21	11	11	22	2	9	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	0	4
16-17	HC Ambrì-Piotta"A"	NLA	49	13	21	34	18	-7	Relegation	8	2	1	3	2	-1
17-18	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	30	8	14	22	4	10	Playoffs	12	3	5	8	2	6
	Finland	WC	8	2	2	4	0	3
	Finland (all)	International	10	2	3	5	0	4
18-19	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	42	17	13	30	18	8	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	1
	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
19-20	Kärpät	Liiga	27	6	9	15	14	10

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
02-03	Finland II	Nagano Cup	3	1	0	1	0	0
03-04	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-
04-05	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	0	0	2	-1
05-06	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	0	0	2	-1
06-07	Finland	EHT	6	3	0	3	0	-
07-08	Kärpät"A"	ECC	2	3	0	3	0	0
	Finland	EHT	8	3	3	6	6	0
09-10	Finland	EHT	1	0	0	0	0	1
10-11	Finland	EHT	5	1	0	1	2	-4
11-12	Finland	EHT	9	5	4	9	41	8
12-13	Finland	EHT	2	1	1	2	0	1
13-14	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	-1
14-15	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	-1
15-16	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	8	4	5	9	0	4
17-18	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	7	1	5	6	2	2
	Finland	EHT	2	0	1	1	0	1
18-19	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	5	2	1	3	2	2
	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0
19-20	Kärpät	Champions HL	4	2	0	2	0	0

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	70	32	50	82	1.17	33	13	1	5	1	5	6	1.20	0	0
Champions HL	4	24	9	11	20	0.83	4	8	0
ECC	3	8	3	0	3	0.38	4	-2	0
EHT	11	44	14	10	24	0.55	51	5*	0
II-divisioona	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
International	12	97	25	33	58	0.60	88	15*	0
KHL	5	203	68	43	111	0.55	108	45	4	40	9	11	20	0.50	42	6
Liiga (SM-liiga)	8	350	113	146	259	0.74	232	117	7	66	18	14	32	0.48	32	15
Mestis	1	40	14	21	35	0.88	62	5	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	4	1
NHL	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
NLA (NL)	1	49	13	21	34	0.69	18	-7	1	8	2	1	3	0.38	2	-1
Nagano Cup	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	0	0
SHL	4	113	52	48	100	0.88	38	31	4	49	10	17	27	0.55	4	17
U16 SM-sarja	1	16	3	4	7	0.44	8	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	1	33	6	12	18	0.55	30	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	83	21	41	62	0.75	36	-	2	9	3	1	4	0.44	2	-
WC	5	43	8	19	27	0.63	35	9	0

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Janne Pesonen Career Totals

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AHL

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KHL

203

Liiga

350

113

146

Mestis

NHL

NLA

Nagano Cup

SHL

113

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U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

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Janne Pesonen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1999-2000	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2003-2004	SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Most Assists by Rookie (13) SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (17) SM-liiga Most Points by Rookie (30) SM-liiga Rookie of the Year
2004-2005	SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Champion
2007-2008	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+37) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (9) SM-liiga Most Goals (Aarne Honkavaara Trophy) (34) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (78) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (15) Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (3) SM-liiga Player of the Month (February)
2008-2009	AHL Second All-Star Team
2009-2010	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2014-2015	SHL SM Silver Medal
2015-2016	SHL SM Silver Medal
2017-2018	SHL Champion
2022-2023	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#271)

Transactions

10/22/2020

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Kärpät

Retired

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05/16/2019

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Växjö Lakers HC

Kärpät

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07/11/2017

confirmed

HC Ambrì-Piotta

Växjö Lakers HC

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10/09/2016

extension

HC Ambrì-Piotta

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08/25/2016

confirmed

Skellefteå AIK

HC Ambrì-Piotta

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12/30/2014

confirmed

Ak Bars Kazan

Skellefteå AIK

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12/16/2014

confirmed

Ak Bars Kazan

Unknown

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06/01/2014

extension

Ak Bars Kazan

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06/18/2013

extension

Ak Bars Kazan

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06/01/2012

confirmed

HIFK

Ak Bars Kazan

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10/07/2011

confirmed

Ak Bars Kazan

HIFK

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08/04/2010

extension

Ak Bars Kazan

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08/04/2009

confirmed

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Ak Bars Kazan

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Janne Pesonen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Hokki
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Skellefteå AIK

Career transactions
- 2010-08-04 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2009-08-04 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2008-07-07 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2003-05-07 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Hokki