Marko Jantunen
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Marko Jantunen is a Finnish ice hockey
forward. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames
in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
as their 11th round pick, 239th overall.
, and in 1993–94 he played for TPS
, where he won his first SM-liiga
medal, a silver one. He won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
for most regular season goals in the league that season; Jantunen played on TPS's first line with future NHL trophy winners Jere Lehtinen
and Saku Koivu
.
His career in the Swedish
Elitserien
started in 1994, when he began his first season with Frölunda HC
. Jantunen stayed with Frölunda for five seasons, broken by a short visit to the NHL
(see below). In 1999 he transferred to Färjestads BK
, where he played for four seasons, until 2003.
He won a silver medal in 1995–96 with Frölunda, and two silver medals and the Elitserien
championship in 2001–2002 with Färjestad. During his 374-game tenure in Sweden Jantunen recorded a total of 123 goals and 137 assists.
In April 2003 Jantunen signed a three-year contract with Jokerit
, where he was named assistant captain and led the club in scoring with 19 goals during the regular season. He was a team second in overall points, after Glen Metropolit
, with 40 points. This total ranked him sixteenth in overall scoring in the league.
In the 2004–05 season Jantunen won the silver medal with Jokerit. He scored 16 goals during the regular season, sharing the Jokerit top goal scorer title with Glen Metropolit
and Toni Dahlman
. He was second in overall points in the team with 24 assists, again after Glen Metropolit
. He scored two short-handed goals in the playoffs.
A foot injury in August 2005 sidelined Jantunen until November. When he returned to action he was named the captain. The spell was however short, as in December he was stripped of his captaincy, and finally in January 2006 Jantunen was released from his contract for disciplinary reasons. He subsequently signed with Timrå IK
in the Swedish Elitserien for the remainder of the season.
After the spell with Timrå, Jantunen finally made the long-awaited return home by signing a two-year contract with Lahti Pelicans
in April 2006. During the regular season 2006–07 he recorded 41 points in 56 games, which made him the leading scorer of Pelicans (tied with Matias Loppi
).
in the AHL
, scoring 8 goals and 16 assists.
world championships. During his time in TPS
, he played in the European Championships and won the gold medal in 1994; he also won a bronze medal in the EHL for Frölunda
in 1997.
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...
forward. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
1991 NHL Entry Draft
The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...
as their 11th round pick, 239th overall.
Playing career
Jantunen began his career in Kiekko-Reipas (later Hockey-Reipas) in 1988, and played there for four seasons. For the 1992–93 season he transferred to KalPaKalPa
The Kalevan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.-Team history:Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sami Kapanen and...
, and in 1993–94 he played for 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:...
, where he won his first 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...
medal, a silver one. He won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
Aarne Honkavaara trophy
The Aarne Honkavaara trophy is an ice hockey trophy given by the Finnish SM-liiga to the player who scores the most goals during regular season play.Trophy Winners:1977-78: Markku Kiimalainen 1978-79: Kari Makkonen...
for most regular season goals in the league that season; Jantunen played on TPS's first line with future NHL trophy winners Jere Lehtinen
Jere Lehtinen
Jere Kalervo Lehtinen is a former Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He played as a right wing. He was drafted 88th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen handles defensive aspects of the game as well as offensive, hence he is a two-way forward for which...
and Saku Koivu
Saku Koivu
Saku Antero Koivu is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga...
.
His career in the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
started in 1994, when he began his first season with Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
. Jantunen stayed with Frölunda for five seasons, broken by a short visit to the 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...
(see below). In 1999 he transferred to Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...
, where he played for four seasons, until 2003.
He won a silver medal in 1995–96 with Frölunda, and two silver medals and the Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
championship in 2001–2002 with Färjestad. During his 374-game tenure in Sweden Jantunen recorded a total of 123 goals and 137 assists.
In April 2003 Jantunen signed a three-year contract with Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
, where he was named assistant captain and led the club in scoring with 19 goals during the regular season. He was a team second in overall points, after Glen Metropolit
Glen Metropolit
Glen Metropolit is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for EV Zug in the Swiss National League A.-Early years:...
, with 40 points. This total ranked him sixteenth in overall scoring in the league.
In the 2004–05 season Jantunen won the silver medal with Jokerit. He scored 16 goals during the regular season, sharing the Jokerit top goal scorer title with Glen Metropolit
Glen Metropolit
Glen Metropolit is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for EV Zug in the Swiss National League A.-Early years:...
and Toni Dahlman
Toni Dahlman
Toni Dahlman is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League...
. He was second in overall points in the team with 24 assists, again after Glen Metropolit
Glen Metropolit
Glen Metropolit is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for EV Zug in the Swiss National League A.-Early years:...
. He scored two short-handed goals in the playoffs.
A foot injury in August 2005 sidelined Jantunen until November. When he returned to action he was named the captain. The spell was however short, as in December he was stripped of his captaincy, and finally in January 2006 Jantunen was released from his contract for disciplinary reasons. He subsequently signed with Timrå IK
Timrå IK
Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...
in the Swedish Elitserien for the remainder of the season.
After the spell with Timrå, Jantunen finally made the long-awaited return home by signing a two-year contract with Lahti Pelicans
Pelicans (ice hockey)
Pelicans is an ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga, and formed in 1996. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.-Notable players:* Sean Avery* Jason Bonsignore...
in April 2006. During the regular season 2006–07 he recorded 41 points in 56 games, which made him the leading scorer of Pelicans (tied with Matias Loppi
Matias Loppi
Matias Loppi is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Pelicans of the SM-liiga.-External links:...
).
NHL career
Jantunen played three games for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, scoring no points. He also played 23 games for the Saint John FlamesSaint John Flames
The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....
in the 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...
, scoring 8 goals and 16 assists.
International play
Jantunen has represented Finland at the under-20's World Championships in 1991, as well as in the 1997 IIHFInternational Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
world championships. During his time in 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:...
, he played in the European Championships and won the gold medal in 1994; he also won a bronze medal in the EHL for Frölunda
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
in 1997.
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 | ||
| 1988–89 | Kiekkoreipas | 1. divisioona | 35 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hockey Reipas | 1. divisioona | 31 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Hockey Reipas | 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... |
39 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Hockey Reipas | SM-liiga | 42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalpa | SM-liiga | 48 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | 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:... |
SM-liiga | 48 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
22 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Saint John Flames Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.... |
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... |
23 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
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... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 43 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 47 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Färjestads BK Färjestads BK Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965... |
Elitserien | 50 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 48 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 40 | ||
| 2001–02 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 50 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 50 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships... |
SM-liiga | 51 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 Elitserien season The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.-Final standings:... |
Timrå IK Timrå IK Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:... |
Elitserien | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Pelicans Pelicans (ice hockey) Pelicans is an ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga, and formed in 1996. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.-Notable players:* Sean Avery* Jason Bonsignore... |
SM-liiga | 56 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 56 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 53 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||