Janne Ojanen
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April 9, 1968 Tampere, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
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SM-liiga team Former teams |
Tappara NHL New Jersey Devils Elitserien Malmö IF Nationalliga A HC Lugano |
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| National team |
 Finland
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| NHL Draft | 45th overall, 1986 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 1985–2010 | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Calgary | Team |
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1994 Lillehammer | Team |
| World Championships | ||
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1992 Czechoslovakia | Team |
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1994 Italy | Team |
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1995 Sweden | Team |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1987 Czechoslovakia | Team |
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1988 Soviet Union | Team |
Janne Juhani Ojanen (born April 9, 1968 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player who is the all-time leading scorer in Finland's SM-liiga with 799 points. He spent the majority of his career playing for SM-liiga team Tappara.
Janne Ojanen started his playing career playing for his hometown team Tappara. Ojanen played 3 SM-liiga games on his first season. Two years earlier Ojanen was selected as the best player in Pohjola Leiri, an annual youth training camp where the best under-18 players play and are selected to Youth National Team. Ojanen was drafted to NHL the following year by New Jersey Devils. Ojanen played his first adult international tournaments in 1987 as he was selected to Finland's Canada Cup and World Championship teams. Ojanen was part of the 1988 Olympic Team which won Finland's first International tournament medal. Ojanen won the SM-liiga Championship twice in 1987 and 1988 during his early years in Tappara.
In 1988, Janne Ojanen was acquired by New Jersey Devils, the team which had drafted Ojanen in 1986. Ojanen's debut season consisted of 3 games in NHL and 72 in Devils affiliate team Utica Devils.
On the following season, Ojanen did have more games in the Devils and he did stay on the roster for the whole season. Ojanen scored 30 points in 64 games. After his first full season in Devils, Ojanen decided to return to Finland
After his two years in North America, Ojanen returned to Tappara and played two seasons for the Tampere team. Ojanen also played in the 1991 Canada Cup. During 1991–92 Season Ojanen returned to New Jersey.
Ojanen made his NHL return in 1991–92 NHL Play Offs and played 3 games for New Jersey Devils. Ojanen's fourth NHL season however was not that good. Ojanen played 31 times for Devils during the 1992–93 NHL season and played 7 games for Cincinnati Cyclones, making 9 points for Cyclones. After the end of the season Ojanen went back to Finland.
Ojanen returned to Tappara for the 1993–94 SM-liiga season and proved to be in good shape as he was one of the leading players for Tappara. Ojanen also had some International glory during his first season back in Europe. Ojanen played in the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1994 World Championships, winning Olympic Bronze and World Championships Silver.
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