Arto Laatikainen Explained

Team:Oulun Kärpät
League:Liiga
Ntl Team:FIN
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:187
Shoots:Left
Birth Date:24 May 1980
Birth Place:Espoo, Finland
Draft:197th overall
Draft Year:1999
Career Start:1998

Arto Markus Laatikainen (born May 24, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HPK of the Finnish Liiga. Laatikainen was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round (197th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Laatikainen played the 2013-14 season for hometown club, Espoo Blues in the Liiga.[1] He played 614 league games for Espoo Blues, which is more than any other player ever played for the team.

Notable awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1996–97Kiekko-EspooFIN U18112572
1996–97Kiekko-EspooFIN U2034291134
1997–98Kiekko-EspooFIN U1872136
1997–98Kiekko-EspooFIN U203579162452022
1998–99BluesFIN U203011411120
1998–99BluesSM-l480661440222
1999–2000BluesFIN U2010002
1999–2000BluesSM-l5165111241014
2000–01BluesSM-l54591438
2000–01HaukatFIN.211120
2001–02BluesSM-l5656113230000
2002–03BluesSM-l511892470334
2003–04BluesSM-l554202430
2004–05BluesSM-l56781532
2005–06BluesSM-l54619256993588
2006–07BluesSM-l526212750922410
2007–08BluesSM-l521325385317291118
2008–09Färjestad BKSEL39214161890226
2009–10Färjestad BKSEL38111121861124
2010–11Södertälje SKSEL546162228
2011–12JYPSM-l475172246140444
2012–13BluesLiiga36281018
2012–13HC Keski-UusimaaFIN.220000
2013–14BluesLiiga49410145170334
2014–15TPSLiiga50004
2014–15KärpätLiiga426172318190171720
2015–16KärpätLiiga503131610131456
2016–17IlvesLiiga471111236100222
2017–18IlvesLiiga4006628
2018–19HPKLiiga5521315141534727
SM-l/Liiga totals90076222298579131125567109
SEL totals13194150641513410

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1997FinlandU173 1 0 1 4
1998Finland EJC63256
1999Finland WJC60226
2000Finland WJC70222
Junior totals22461018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster . . 2014-04-01 . 2014-04-01 . Finnish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140326025235/http://www.blues.fi/joukkue . 2014-03-26 .