Janne Lahti

Janne Lahti ( born July 20, 1982 in Riihimäki ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is since August 2013 in Helsinki Jokerit in the SM- liiga under contract.

  • 2.1 International

Career

Janne Lahti began his career as a hockey player in the junior department of HPK Hämeenlinna, for the first team, he made his debut in the SM- liiga in the 2001/ 02 season. In the following years he became a regular player in his team, with whom he won the Finnish championship title in the 2005/06 season. At the European level, he finished with his team in 2007 ranked second in the IIHF European Champions Cup. In the final HPK succumbed to the Russian rival Ak Bars Kazan clearly with 0:6.

The season 2007/ 08 spent Lahti at the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. When the Canadians he could with 18 points scorer, nine gates, not prevail in 65 games, after which he returned to Finland, where he received a contract with Jokerit Helsinki, for which he has since standing on the ice. In the 2010/11 season he was the top scorer in the main round, the Aarne - Honkavaara trophy and was voted into the All-Star team of the SM- liiga. In addition, he was named player of the month of January.

In August 2012, Lahti was committed by Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League, but changed in November within the league to Amur Khabarovsk. In August 2013 he returned to Jokerit.

Internationally

For Finland, Lahti took in 2007 and 2011 at the Euro Hockey Tour in part. At the World Championship 2011 in Slovakia, he made his World Cup debut for Northern Europeans and was with his team at first world champion. During the tournament, he was employed in five games.

Awards and achievements

  • 2006 Finnish Champion with HPK Hämeenlinna
  • 2007 2nd place at the IIHF European Champions Cup with HPK Hämeenlinna
  • 2011 SM liiga Player of the Month January
  • 2011 SM liiga All-Star Team
  • 2011 Aarne - Honkavaara Trophy

Internationally

  • 2011 Gold Medal at the World Championships

Statistics

(End of season 2010/11)

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