Arto Javanainen

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Arto Javanainen

| image = Arto Javanainen 1994.jpg

| played_for = SM-liiga
Ässät
TPS
NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins

| league = SM-liiga

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 189

| ntl_team = Finland

| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|04|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pori, Finland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|01|25|1959|04|08|df=yes}}

| death_place = Turku, Finland

| draft = 118th overall, 1983
Montreal Canadiens
85th overall

| draft_year = 1984

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

| career_start = 1975

| career_end = 1994

}}Arto Kalevi "Java" Javanainen (April 8, 1959 – January 25, 2011) was a Finnish professional ice hockey right wing. During his career, Javanainen represented Porin Ässät, his hometown team, as well as HC TPS in the SM-liiga. He was the first European draft pick in Pittsburgh Penguins history, but he only played 14 games with the team.

Javanainen has won two Finnish Championship and his jersey number, four, has been retired by the Porin Ässät.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-24 |title=Jäädytetyt 2 - Javanaisen ennätystä tuskin rikotaan |url=https://ls24.fi/urheilu/jaadytetyt-2 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=LS24 |language=fi}} The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame honored Javanainen as the Finnish Ice Hockey Lion number 121.{{Cite web |date=2011-01-25 |title=Jääkiekkolegenda Arto Javanainen kuollut |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5312399 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}} Javanainen holds the goal record for the SM-liiga with 462 and the one season goals record with 47.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-11 |title=Hautakiven paljas teksti muistuttaa legendasta – näin 51-vuotiaana kuollut Arto Javanainen nousi vaatimattomista oloista ainutlaatuiseksi maalitykiksi |url=https://www.is.fi/urheilulehti/parhaat/art-2000006471346.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}{{Cite web |date=2003-04-07 |title=Legendaarinen nelonen |url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Kolumni/legendaarinen-nelonen/80528 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta |language=fi}}

Career

Javanainen started his career in 1975 in the ranks of the Porin Ässät. In his first season in the SM-liiga, he played 27 games without any points. He played 29 U20 matches with Ässät scoring 13 points. The following season, Javanainen would play 34 games with nine goals and five assists. Javanainen also represented Finland in the World Junior Championships playing seven games and scoring six points. In the 1977–78 season, Javanainen played 35 regular season games scoring eight goals and eight assist as well as nine playoff games with nine points, also winning the Finnish Championship with Ässät.

In 1983, Javanainen was drafted 118 overall by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). The following draft in 1984, he became the first European player to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.

In the 1984–85 season, Javanainen played 14 games for the Penguins scoring five points. He spent most of his time in the AHL with the Baltimore Skipjacks where he played 59 games with 55 points.

During the 1987–88 season with HC TPS, Javanainen would break the one season scoring record with 47 goals.

In the 1992–93 season, Javanainen broke the all-time point record for the SM-liiga, but the record has then been broken by Janne Ojanen.{{Cite web |title=Javanainen muistelee: "Ennätykselleni buuattiin" |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/jaakiekko/a/2009112810580955 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}} Javanainen retired in 1994 after a season in Denmark.

Overall Javanainen played 668 SM-liiga games with 462 goals and 330 assists totalling 792 points. Javanainen was the top goal scorer of the league five times and was chosen to the all-star lineup four times.

Personal life

File:Javanainen.jpg

On January 26, 2011, Javanainen died in a Turku, Finland hospital after battling a long illness. He was 51 years old. He is survived by a wife and two children.{{cite web |author=Seth Rorabaugh |date=January 26, 2011 |title=Arto Javanainen, first European draft pick in Penguins history, dies at 51 - 01-26-11 |url=http://blogs.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/sports/empty-netters/24720-arto-javanainen-first-european-draft-pick-in-penguins-history-dies-at-52-01-26-11 |accessdate=May 29, 2011 |publisher=post-gazette.com |language=}}{{Cite web |title=Liigahistorian kovin maalitykki Arto Javanainen menehtyi traagisesti vain 51-vuotiaana – Vellu Ketola muistelee: "Ei sitä vieläkään pysty tajuamaan" |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/8edff827-99f6-4648-a337-eeacc16d4cac |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}{{Cite web |last=STT |last2=HS |last3=Markku |first3=Lahti |date=2011-01-26 |title=Arto Javanainen kuoli tiistaina |url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000004783882.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}} Javanainen's son, Tomas, played ice hockey for FPS, HC Indians and Chiefs, but retired in 2020. He also used to play for Ässät's junior teams.{{Cite web |title=Tunteellinen hetki Porin illassa: Maalintekijä numero 4, Javanainen! |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/jaakiekko/a/2012111016313259 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}{{Cite web |title=Tomas Javanainen at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/50117/tomas-javanainen |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.eliteprospects.com |language=en}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1975–76

| Ässät

| FIN U20

| 29

| 10

| 3

| 13

| 41

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1975–76

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 27

| 0

| 3

| 0

1976–77

| Ässät

| FIN U20

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1976–77

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 34

| 9

| 5

| 14

| 8

| —

1977–78

| Ässät

| FIN U20

| 13

| 7

| 20

| 12

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1977–78

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 35

| 8

| 16

| 0

| 9

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 5

1978–79

| Ässät

| FIN U20

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 7

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1978–79

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 31

| 18

| 49

| 36

| 8

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 7

1979–80

| Ässät

| FIN U20

| 1

| 2

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1979–80

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 28

| 29

| 57

| 48

| 7

| 2

| 9

| 10

1980–81

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 37

| 27

| 64

| 40

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1981–82

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 29

| 27

| 56

| 50

| 9

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 8

1982–83

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 28

| 23

| 51

| 56

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1983–84

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 37

| 25

| 62

| 66

| 9

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 10

1984–85

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 14

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1984–85

| Baltimore Skipjacks

| AHL

| 59

| 26

| 29

| 55

| 15

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 2

1985–86

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 36

| 44

| 27

| 71

| 26

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1986–87

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 44

| 37

| 24

| 61

| 80

| —

1987–88

| TPS

| SM-l

| 44

| 47

| 20

| 67

| 42

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1988–89

| TPS

| SM-l

| 44

| 32

| 23

| 55

| 38

| 6

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 2

1989–90

| Ässät

| FIN.2

| 36

| 59

| 39

| 98

| 30

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 44

| 35

| 18

| 53

| 38

| —

1991–92

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 44

| 20

| 14

| 34

| 22

| 8

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 8

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| 1992–93

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 45

| 17

| 34

| 26

| 8

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 8

1993–94

| Ässät

| SM-l

| 48

| 22

| 19

| 41

| 46

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

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| 1994–95

| Rungsted IK

| DNK

| 23

| 33

| 18

| 51

| 6

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 0

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! colspan="3" | SM-l totals

! 668

! 464

! 329

! 793

! 626

! 74

! 38

! 24

! 62

! 64

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1977

| Finland

| WJC

| 7

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 4

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| 1978

| Finland

| WJC

| 6

| 1

| 7

| 8

| 6

1979

| Finland

| WJC

| 6

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1981

| Finland

| CC

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

1982

| Finland

| WC

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1983

| Finland

| WC

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 8

1984

| Finland

| OLY

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 4

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! colspan=3 | Junior totals

! 19

! 7

! 12

! 19

! 10

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 25

! 6

! 12

! 18

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070320072305/http://www.tampere.fi/jaakiekkomuseo/players.htm Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio]

{{succession box | before = Matti Hagman | title = Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy | years = 1980–81 | after = Reijo Leppänen}}

{{succession box | before = Raimo Summanen | title = Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy | years = 1983–84 | after = Mikko Mäkelä}}

{{succession box | before = Mikko Mäkelä | title = Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy | years = 1985–86 | after = Risto Kurkinen}}

{{succession box | before = Risto Kurkinen | title = Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy | years = 1987–88 | after = Jukka Vilander}}

{{succession box | before = Raimo Summanen | title = Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy | years = 1990–91 | after = Teemu Selänne}}

{{succession box | before = Matti Hagman | title = Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | years = 1985–86 | after = Kari Jalonen}}

{{succession box | before = Harry Nikander | title = Captain of Ässät | years = 1982–83 | after = Tapio Levo}}

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