Jani Lajunen | |
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Born | June 16, 1990, Espoo, Finland |
Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) |
Position | Center |
Shoots | Left |
NLA team F. teams |
HC Lugano Liiga Blues Tappara Mestis Suomi U20 AHL Milwaukee Admirals Peoria Rivermen SHL Växjö Lakers HC |
Ntl. team | ![]() |
NHL Draft | 201st overall, 2008 Nashville Predators |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Jani Lajunen (born June 16, 1990 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish forward playing with the HC Lugano of the NLA.
He played for the Blues Espoo in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Nashville Predators picked him 201st overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. They signed him to a three-year entry-level contract in May, 2010.
Lajunen has played for Finland in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship, the 2009 and 2010 World Junior Championships, the 2011, 2016 and 2017 World Championships and at the 2018 Olympics.