Jan Latvala (born June 10, 1972) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Pelicans of the SM-liiga.[1] Latvala is current record holder of most played regular season games in SM-liiga with a total of 1,230 games. He surpassed Erik Hämäläinen's record on February 18, 2012, playing his 1,002nd game.
| Jan Latvala | |||
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| Born |
June 10, 1972 Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Pelicans JYP Jokerit | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2016 | ||
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | JYP | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | JYP | SM-l | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Hermes | Fin.1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | JYP | SM-l | 50 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | JYP | SM-l | 50 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | JYP | SM-l | 49 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP | SM-l | 48 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP | SM-l | 54 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Pelicans | SM-l | 54 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Pelicans | SM-l | 56 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Pelicans | SM-l | 56 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Pelicans | SM-l | 52 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-l | 55 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 55 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pelicans | SM-l | 56 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pelicans | SM-l | 57 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Pelicans | SM-l | 56 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Pelicans | SM-l | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Pelicans | SM-l | 60 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-l | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2013-14 | Pelicans | SM-l | 60 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pelicans | SM-l | 45 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2015–16 | Pelicans | SM-l | 60 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 1012 | 101 | 267 | 368 | 450 | 89 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 36 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "A Thousand gamer Latvala to continue next season". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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