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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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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 20 EDM NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6:09
2002-03 21 EDM NHL 12 3 1 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 18 16.7 114 9:32
2003-04 22 EDM NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 9 4:34
2005-06 24 TOT NHL 51 6 4 10 4 -6 10 6 0 0 0 49 12.2 445 8:43
2005-06 24 EDM NHL 21 3 0 3 2 0 6 3 0 0 0 13 23.1 142 6:46
2005-06 24 PIT NHL 30 3 4 7 3 -6 4 3 0 0 0 36 8.3 303 10:06
Career NHL 66 9 5 14 6 -4 10 9 0 0 0 68 13.2 575 8:42

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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
2001-02 20 EDM NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002-03 21 EDM NHL 12 0.25 0.08 0.33 0.16 0.00 1.50 3 1 4 2 6 0 4 0 2 0.4 0.2 0.6
2003-04 22 EDM NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005-06 24 TOT NHL 51 0.12 0.08 0.20 0.08 0.20 0.96 6 4 10 4 17 3 20 0 -6 0.3 0.3 0.5
2005-06 24 EDM NHL 21 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.08 0.29 0.62 3 0 3 2 6 1 5 0 0 0.2 0.2 0.4
2005-06 24 PIT NHL 30 0.10 0.13 0.23 0.09 0.13 1.20 3 4 7 3 11 2 15 0 -6 0.1 0.1 0.2
Career NHL 66 0.14 0.08 0.21 0.09 0.15 1.03 9 5 14 6 23 3 24 0 -4 0.6 0.5 1.1

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% 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 -1 0 0 0 0 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 5 0 5 2 1 1
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
2009-10 28 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 58 13 15 28 26
2010-11 29 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 8 2 0 2 2
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 9 Seasons Finland 413 106 94 200 163
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 13 1 2 3 6
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 20 9 5 14 4 2 5 2 1 1

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 16 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 8 4 1 5 0
1997-98 16 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 0
1998-99 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 1 1 2 8
1999-00 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 11 1 0 1 0
2000-01 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 5 0 0 0 2
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 4
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
2009-10 28 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 3 0 2 2 27
2010-11 29 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 7 0 1 1 2
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 8
Career 9 Seasons Finland 66 20 14 34 37

Similarity Scores

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Thru 4 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4
Jani Rita 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0
Colin Stuart 89.0 0.7 0.6 0.0
Stefan Ruzicka 88.9 0.5 0.5 0.0
Fred Knipscheer 87.5 0.5 0.3 0.0
Robert Dome 84.5 0.5 0.4 0.0
John Lilley 83.7 0.4 0.4 -0.1
Tomas Plihal 80.0 0.7 0.4 0.0
Bobby Leiter 79.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0
Craig Cameron 79.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0
Dave Hannan 78.6 0.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.1
Mike Bloom 76.9 0.8 0.6 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4
Jani Rita 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0
Colin Stuart 89.0 0.7 0.6 0.0
Stefan Ruzicka 88.9 0.5 0.5 0.0
Fred Knipscheer 87.5 0.5 0.3 0.0
Robert Dome 84.5 0.5 0.4 0.0
John Lilley 83.7 0.4 0.4 -0.1
Tomas Plihal 80.0 0.7 0.4 0.0
Mike Bloom 76.9 0.8 0.6 0.0
Juha Lind 75.4 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Alex Faulkner 74.6 0.7 0.7 0.0
Zach Boychuk 73.0 0.7 0.7 0.0

Transactions

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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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