| Janne Ojanen |
| Janne Juhani Ojanen Center Left-Handed Shot Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 pounds Born: 4.9.68 Tampere, Finland |
| How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Returned to Tappara Tampere (FNL) after the 89-90 season How he returned: Returned from Tappara Tampere for the 1992 playoffs How he left again: Returned to Tappara Tampere for good after the 92-93 season |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader. |
While Ojanen did not play in the NHL for that long, he does have a long and successful career for himself playing for Tappara
Tampere since he broke in. He's got some size, but was best known for using his offensive skill more.
He would join the Devils organization after a very busy 87-88 season between playing for Tappara and representing Finland in
the World Juniors, the Olympics, and the Canada Cup. He saw 3 games for New Jersey, but many more with Utica, scoring 60
points that year. He followed that season up with making the New Jersey team, however, scoring only 30 points.
He would return to Tappara for 2 seasons, but made his return to the Devils for the playoffs after the SM-Liga's season had
concluded. He played one more season in North America before returning to Tappara for the rest of his career, which is still
active, actually. He had represented Finland internationally frequently until 2002, and was constantly among the top scorers in
the SM-Liga, culminated when he became the league's all-time leading scorer in November, 2009.
Tampere since he broke in. He's got some size, but was best known for using his offensive skill more.
He would join the Devils organization after a very busy 87-88 season between playing for Tappara and representing Finland in
the World Juniors, the Olympics, and the Canada Cup. He saw 3 games for New Jersey, but many more with Utica, scoring 60
points that year. He followed that season up with making the New Jersey team, however, scoring only 30 points.
He would return to Tappara for 2 seasons, but made his return to the Devils for the playoffs after the SM-Liga's season had
concluded. He played one more season in North America before returning to Tappara for the rest of his career, which is still
active, actually. He had represented Finland internationally frequently until 2002, and was constantly among the top scorers in
the SM-Liga, culminated when he became the league's all-time leading scorer in November, 2009.
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| Entry Draft: 1986 Third Round Pick (45th overall) by the New Jersey Devils |
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| Playoff Statistics with the Franchise |
