Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 14, 1962 in Tampere, Finland
Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 5th round (96th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | ||
| 1987-88 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4.6 | ||
| 1988-89 | 26 | QUE | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | ||
| 1989-90 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11.5 | ||
| 1989-90 | 27 | QUE | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 1989-90 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13.0 | ||
| 1990-91 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 185 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 135 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 5.6 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1986-87 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 47 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 4 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | NYR | NHL | 62 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 11 | 73 | 30 | 8 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | QUE | NHL | 25 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.56 | 0.72 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 3 | -9 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 48 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 7 | -1 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | QUE | NHL | 7 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 41 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 3 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 185 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 151 | 18 | 191 | 58 | 0 | -0.7 | 9.3 | 8.6 | ||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 17 | Tappara Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 18 | Tappara Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 32 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 19 | Tappara Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | Tappara Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 21 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 22 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 23 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 36 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 23 | Finland | Nat-Tm | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 23 | Finland | WEC-A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 25 | Finland | Can-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 25 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 25 | Finland | Nat-Tm | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 26 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 27 | 2 Teams | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 27 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 27 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 28 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 63 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 29 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 38 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 30 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 31 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 32 | ESG Fuchse Sachsen Weisswasser/Chemnitz | Germany | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 33 | HC Chamonix | France | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 34 | HC Reims | France | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 35 | HC Les Flammes Bleues Reims | France | 40 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 36 | HC Les Flammes Bleues Reims | France | 35 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 94 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 74 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Can-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 68 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Finland | 271 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 247 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | France | 129 | 22 | 54 | 76 | 204 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Germany | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Nat-Tm | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 20 | Tappara Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 21 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 23 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 29 | Tappara Tampere | Finland-Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 31 | Tappara Tampere | Finland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 32 | ESG Fuchse Sachsen Weisswasser/Chemnitz | Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 33 | HC Chamonix | France | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 34 | HC Reims | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 36 | HC Les Flammes Bleues Reims | France | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Finland | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland-Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | France | 23 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Thru 5 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Jari Gronstrand | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| Ken Daneyko | 92.3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Lukas Krajicek | 90.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Larry Melnyk | 88.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 88.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Pascal Trepanier | 88.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| John Hanna | 87.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Jeff Chychrun | 87.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Don Awrey | 87.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Wilf Field | 86.8 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Denis Gauthier | 86.0 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Jari Gronstrand | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ||||
| Jeff Chychrun | 89.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pascal Trepanier | 88.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ||
| John Hanna | 87.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |||
| Ric Jackman | 86.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | |
| Tom Tilley | 85.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||||
| Bob Murray | 84.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Steve Poapst | 83.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | |
| Dave Logan | 82.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Marc Methot | 82.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Stephen Kraftcheck | 81.6 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||||
October 8, 1987: Traded to NY Rangers by Minnesota with Paul Boutilier for Jay Caufield and Dave Gagner, October 8, 1987.
August 1, 1988: Traded to Quebec by NY Rangers with Bruce Bell, Walt Poddubny and NY Rangers 4th round choice (Eric Dubois) in 1989 Entry Draft for Jason Lafreniere and Normand Rochefort, August 1, 1988.
November 21, 1989: Claimed on waivers by NY Islanders, November 21, 1989.
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