Arto Markus Laatikainen (born May 24, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HPK of the Finnish Liiga. Laatikainen was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round (197th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Arto Laatikainen | |||
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Born |
Espoo, Finland | May 24, 1980||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Oulun Kärpät Espoo Blues Färjestad BK Södertälje SK JYP Jyväskylä | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL draft |
197th overall, 1999 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1998–present |
Laatikainen played the 2013-14 season for hometown club, Espoo Blues in the Liiga.[1] He played 614 league games for Espoo Blues, which is more than any other player ever played for the team.
Notable awards and honours
edit- 2007-08: Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman of the season in the SM-liiga
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Blues | FIN U20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Blues | SM-l | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1999–2000 | Blues | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Blues | SM-l | 51 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Blues | SM-l | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Haukat | FIN.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Blues | SM-l | 56 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Blues | SM-l | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | Blues | SM-l | 55 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Blues | SM-l | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Blues | SM-l | 54 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
2006–07 | Blues | SM-l | 52 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
2007–08 | Blues | SM-l | 52 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | ||
2008–09 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 39 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 38 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2010–11 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 54 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Blues | Liiga | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Keski-Uusimaa | FIN.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Blues | Liiga | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | TPS | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Kärpät | Liiga | 42 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 20 | ||
2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Ilves | Liiga | 47 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Ilves | Liiga | 40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 55 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | ||
SM-l/Liiga totals | 900 | 76 | 222 | 298 | 579 | 131 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 109 | ||||
SEL totals | 131 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
International
editYear | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1997 | Finland | U17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
1998 | Finland | EJC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
1999 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2000 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database