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Finland Jani Forsström

#77 HC Giants / Suomi-sarja - 20/21

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Jani Forsström Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 19, 1986
Position
D
Age
38
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekkoreipas
Status
Retired

Forsström is an all-around defenseman. Works hard and is a character guy. Knows his limitations and makes smart choices. A player that is often hardly noticeable on ice. Useful in front of the net on power play. Needs to improve his skating, which is his most obvious weakness. (EP 2017)

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Jani Forsström Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 SM-sarja 14* 18* 5* 23* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 6 -
2002-03 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 27* 6* 11* 17* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 4 -
2003-04 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 14* 7* 6* 13* 20* -* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 6 -
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 2* 1* 3* 16* 0* |
2004-05 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 6* 11* 17* 40* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -7
Pelicans SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2005-06 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 5* 17* 22* 34* -8* | Relegation 9 1 2 3 22 -
Pelicans SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
2006-07 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 3* 4* 7* 14* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 1
Pelicans SM-liiga 43* 1* 2* 3* 20* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 0
2007-08 Pelicans SM-liiga 56* 9* 13* 22* 34* 11* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 0 3
2008-09 Pelicans SM-liiga 57* 9* 11* 20* 46* 1* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 8 -1
2009-10 Pelicans SM-liiga 48* 4* 19* 23* 48* 6* |
HeKi Mestis 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2010-11 Pelicans SM-liiga 55* 4* 11* 15* 65* -1* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -
2011-12 Alleghe Italy 46* 11* 21* 32* 36* -* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 16 -
2012-13 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 5* 9* 14* 40* -8* | Kvalserien AS 10 1 1 2 6 -1
2013-14 Jukurit Mestis 47* 7* 14* 21* 22* -3* | Playoffs 19 1 2 3 36 -9
2014-15 Jukurit Mestis 50* 1* 14* 15* 20* 12* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 6 11
HPK Liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2015-16 TPS Liiga 44* 2* 6* 8* 26* -4* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -2
2016-17 TPS Liiga 50* 3* 15* 18* 20* 19* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 TPS Liiga 52* 0* 6* 6* 26* 4* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 8 -2
2018-19 TPS Liiga 54* 0* 4* 4* 20* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -2
2019-20 TPS Liiga 21* 1* 0* 1* 6* 0* |
2020-21 HC Giants Suomi-sarja 15* 1* 5* 6* 36* -* |

Jani Forsström Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Alleghe Italian Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 TPS Champions HL 8* 0* 0* 0* 8* 3* |
2016-17 TPS Champions HL 6* 0* 3* 3* 8* 3* |
2017-18 TPS Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 4* |
2018-19 TPS Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
2019-20 TPS Spengler Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
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Jani Forsström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 4 26* 0* 5* 5* 0.19* 22* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 52* 5* 9* 14* 0.27* 40* -8* | 1 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 6 * -1 *
Italian Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 46* 11* 21* 32* 0.70* 36* -* | 1 11 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.45 * 16 * - *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 488* 33* 87* 120* 0.25* 313* 27* | 8 48 5 * 6 * 11 * 0.23 * 30 * -4 *
Mestis 4 103* 9* 32* 41* 0.40* 46* 11* | 2 32 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.25 * 42 * 2 *
Spengler Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomi-sarja 1 15* 1* 5* 6* 0.40* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 14* 18* 5* 23* 1.64* 12* -* | 1 4 3 * 1 * 4 * 1.00 * 6 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 41* 13* 17* 30* 0.73* 50* -* | 2 10 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.50 * 10 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 98* 16* 33* 49* 0.50* 104* 7* | 3 18 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.17 * 38 * -6 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Jani Forsström Connections

Player Period Teams
Henri Heino (F) 2001-2011 10 Pelicans, Pelicans U16, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20, Suomi U20
Jesse Saarinen (F) 2002-2015 9 HPK, Pelicans, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20
Marko Pöyhönen (D) 2001-2011 9 HeKi, Pelicans, Pelicans U16, Pelicans U18, Pelicans U20
Kari Sihvonen (F) 2003-2011 8 HeKi, Pelicans, Pelicans U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/19/2020
09/19/2020 Confirmed TPS HC Giants
11/23/2017
11/23/2017 Extension TPS TPS
05/18/2016
05/18/2016 Extension TPS TPS
04/21/2015
04/21/2015 Confirmed Jukurit TPS
11/27/2014
11/27/2014 Loan Jukurit HPK
05/21/2014
05/21/2014 Extension Jukurit Jukurit
05/02/2013
05/02/2013 Confirmed Tingsryds AIF Jukurit
05/08/2012
05/08/2012 Confirmed Alleghe Tingsryds AIF
07/22/2011
07/22/2011 Confirmed Pelicans Alleghe
04/08/2010
04/08/2010 Extension Pelicans Pelicans

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