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Arto Javanainen
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Nickname(s) Java
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Teams SM-liiga
Ässät
TPS
NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins
Born (1959-04-08)April 8, 1959,
Pori, FIN
NHL Draft 118th overall, 1983
Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career 1975 – 1994


Arto Javanainen (born April 8, 1959 in Pori, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ässät 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 was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Assat Pori SM-liiga 36 28 29 57 48 7 7 2 9 10
1980–81 Assat Pori SM-liiga 36 37 27 64 40 2 1 0 1 2
1981–82 Assat Pori SM-liiga 36 29 27 56 50 -- -- -- -- --
1982–83 Assat Pori SM-liiga 36 28 23 51 56 -- -- -- -- --
1983–84 Assat Pori SM-liiga 37 37 25 62 66 -- -- -- -- --
1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 59 26 29 55 15 14 5 4 9 2
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 4 1 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
1985–86 Assat Pori SM-liiga 36 44 27 71 26 -- -- -- -- --
1986–87 Assat Pori SM-liiga 44 37 24 61 80 -- -- -- -- --
1987–88 TPS Turku 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 Assat Pori SM-liiga 44 35 18 53 38 -- -- -- -- --
1991–92 Assat Pori SM-liiga 44 20 14 34 22 8 1 2 3 8
1992–93 Assat Pori SM-liiga 45 17 17 34 26 -- -- -- -- --
1993–94 Assat Pori SM-liiga 48 22 19 41 46 5 1 0 1 4
SM-liiga totals 530 413 293 706 540 28 15 7 22 26

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Preceded by
Matti Hagman
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
1980–81
Succeeded by
Reijo Leppänen
Preceded by
Raimo Summanen
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
1983–84
Succeeded by
Mikko Mäkelä
Preceded by
Mikko Mäkelä
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
1985–86
Succeeded by
Risto Kurkinen
Preceded by
Risto Kurkinen
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
1987–88
Succeeded by
Jukka Vilander
Preceded by
Raimo Summanen
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy
1990–91
Succeeded by
Teemu Selänne
Preceded by
Matti Hagman
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy
1985–86
Succeeded by
Kari Jalonen
Preceded by
Harry Nikander
Captain of Ässät
1982–83
Succeeded by
Tapio Levo


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