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Jani Rita

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1981 in Helsinki, Finland

Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

* Complete sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
46
Edmonton Oilers
2002		 14
Edmonton Oilers
2003		 22
Edmonton Oilers
2004-2006		 28
Pittsburgh Penguins
2006

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
2001-02 20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 6:09
2002-03 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 12 3 1 4 0.33 2 0.15 6 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 18 1.50 16.7 114 9:32
2003-04 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.50 0.0 9 4:34
2005-06 24 2 Teams NHL 51 6 4 10 0.20 4 0.08 17 3 20 0 -6 10 6 0 0 0 49 0.96 12.2 445 8:43
2005-06 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21 3 0 3 0.14 2 0.07 6 1 5 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 13 0.62 23.1 142 6:46
2005-06 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30 3 4 7 0.23 3 0.09 11 2 15 0 -6 4 3 0 0 0 36 1.20 8.3 303 10:06
Career NHL 66 9 5 14 0.21 6 0.09 23 3 24 0 -4 10 9 0 0 0 68 1.03 13.2 575 8:42

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 14 Jokerit Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 5 0 0 0 0.00 0
1996-97 15 Jokerit Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 27 22 7 29 1.07 4
1996-97 15 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 0 0 0 0.00 0
1997-98 16 Jokerit Helsinki U18 Fin-U18 7 7 4 11 1.57 2
1997-98 16 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 36 15 9 24 0.67 2
1997-98 16 Finland EJC-A 6 2 3 5 0.83 6
1998-99 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 20 9 13 22 1.10 8
1998-99 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 41 3 2 5 0.12 39
1998-99 17 Jokerit Helsinki EuroHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 0
1998-99 17 Finland WJC-A 6 1 1 2 0.33 2
1999-00 18 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 1 0 1 1.00 0
1999-00 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 49 6 3 9 0.18 10
1999-00 18 Finland WJC-A 7 0 3 3 0.43 0
2000-01 19 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 3 2 5 1.67 0
2000-01 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 50 5 10 15 0.30 18
2000-01 19 Finland WJC-A 7 8 1 9 1.29 0
2001-02 20 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 25 17 42 0.55 -10 32 20 4 1 3
2002-03 21 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64 21 27 48 0.75 12 18 17 4 0 2 154 2.41 13.6
2003-04 22 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 64 17 24 41 0.64 7 18 13 4 0 5
2004-05 23 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 56 21 18 39 0.70 12
2004-05 23 Finland WC-A 7 0 2 2 0.29 6
2005-06 24 Finland WC-A 6 1 0 1 0.17 0
2006-07 25 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 56 32 20 52 0.93 28
Career AHL 204 63 68 131 0.64 9 68 50 12 1 10 154 2.41 13.6
Career EJC-A 6 2 3 5 0.83 6
Career EuroHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career Fin-Jr. 63 28 24 52 0.83 10
Career Fin-U18 39 29 11 40 1.03 6
Career Finland 252 67 53 120 0.48 107
Career WC-A 13 1 2 3 0.23 6
Career WJC-A 20 9 5 14 0.70 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1997-98 16 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 8 4 1 5 0.63 0 0 0 0.00
1997-98 16 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
1998-99 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 1 1 2 0.33 0 8 0 0.00
1999-00 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 1 0 1 0.09 0 0 0 0.00
2000-01 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0.00
2001-02 20 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 15 8 4 12 0.80 0 5 3 0 1
2002-03 21 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 23 3 4 7 0.30 3 2 3 0 0 1 45 1.96 6.7
2003-04 22 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 1 1 0 1 1.00 1 0 1 0 0 0
2004-05 23 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 10 7 4 11 1.10 0 4 0 0.00
2006-07 25 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 10 6 1 7 0.70 2
Career AHL 39 12 8 20 0.51 4 2 9 3 0 2 45 1.96 6.7
Career Fin-Jr. 14 5 2 7 0.50 0 8 0 0.00
Career Finland 37 14 5 19 0.51 0 8 0 0.00

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

August 17, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Hameenlinna (Finland), August 17, 2004.

January 26, 2006: Traded to Pittsburgh by Edmonton with Cory Cross for Dick Tarnstrom, January 26, 2006.