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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.
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NHL/WHA Standard
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6:09 | |
| 2002-03 | 21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 114 | 9:32 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 4:34 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | 2 Teams | NHL | 51 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.2 | 445 | 8:43 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 142 | 6:46 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8.3 | 303 | 10:06 |
| Career | 4 Seasons | NHL | 66 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.2 | 575 | 8:42 |
NHL/WHA Miscellaneous
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 2001-02 | 20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | 2 Teams | NHL | 51 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.08 | -0.12 | 0.20 | 0.96 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | -6 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.62 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.09 | -0.20 | 0.13 | 1.20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | -6 |
| Career | 4 Seasons | NHL | 66 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.09 | -0.06 | 0.15 | 1.03 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | -4 | |
Other Standard
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 14 | Jokerit Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | 15 | Jokerit Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | 15 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 36 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Finland | EJC-A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 20 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki | EuroHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Finland | WJC-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 49 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 50 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 76 | 25 | 17 | 42 | -10 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 64 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 13.6 | ||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Toronto Roadrunners | AHL | 64 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | HPK Hameenlinna | Finland | 56 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | Finland | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2005-06 | 24 | Finland | WC-A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 56 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 28 | |||||||||
| 2007-08 | 26 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 37 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | |||||||||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 58 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | |||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 204 | 63 | 68 | 131 | 9 | 68 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 154 | 13.6 | |||
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 63 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Fin-U18 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Finland | 347 | 91 | 79 | 170 | 135 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WJC-A | 20 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
Other Playoffs
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Toronto Roadrunners | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | HPK Hameenlinna | Finland | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2007-08 | 26 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 39 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 6.7 | |||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Finland | 56 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Transactions
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.
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