Janne Jokila

Janne Jokila (born April 22, 1982) is a Finnish ice hockey player who plays professionally for Milton Keynes Lightning in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. His former teams include HC TPS of the SM-liiga and Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.[1]

Janne Jokila
Born (1982-04-22) April 22, 1982
Turku, Finland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
EIHPL team
Former teams
Milton Keynes Lightning
Syracuse Crunch
NHL Draft 200th overall, 2000
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2000present

His career began with HC TPS before moving to North America in 2002 after taking part in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, being selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets, although he would never go on to play in the NHL. He returned to Finland in 2005 and moved to the UK in 2012.

Jokila has represented the Finland men's national ice hockey team at the Under 18's World Championship in 2000 and the Under 20's World Championship in 2002.

His brother, Jarmo Jokila, is also a professional ice hockey player with HC Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Extraliga.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 TPS FIN U18 3011102128 63142
1998–99 TPS FIN U18 3117153252
1998–99 TPS FIN U20 50002
1999–2000 TPS FIN U18 62576
1999–2000 TPS FIN U20 351071732 133364
2000–01 TPS FIN U20 2215153030 10002
2000–01 TPS SM-liiga 20000
2000–01 SaiPa SM-liiga 81120
2001–02 TPS SM-liiga 141124
2001–02 Jukurit Mestis 40110
2001–02 SaiPa FIN U20 301110
2001–02 SaiPa SM-liiga 120002
2001–02 Lukko SM-liiga 1401122
2002–03 River City Lancers USHL 5216223861 1123520
2003–04 Albany River Rats AHL 70000
2003–04 Dayton Bombers ECHL 6917234069
2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20000
2004–05 Dayton Bombers ECHL 7024224678
2005–06 FPS Mestis 4424184289
2006–07 SaiPa SM-liiga 301342
2006–07 SaPKo Mestis 1124643
2006–07 TUTO Hockey Mestis 523529 83142
2007–08 Kristianstads IK SWE.3 3517122944
2008–09 Hokki Mestis 3813102346 113254
2009–10 Hokki Mestis 43101828106
2010–11 TUTO Hockey Mestis 4313162954
2011–12 FPS FIN.3 1458134
2012–13 Milton Keynes Lightning GBR.2 197172416 30114
2013–14 Milton Keynes Lightning GBR.2 53304070106 21122
SM-liiga totals 80 3 6 9 30
Mestis totals 188 64 70 134 367 19 6 3 9 6

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Finland WJC 71012
Junior totals 7 1 0 1 2

References

  1. "Janne Jokila". Elite Prospects.
  2. "Jarmo Jokila". Elite Prospects.


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