Jan Latvala Explained

Team:Pelicans
League:SM-liiga
Former Teams:JYP
Jokerit
Position:Defence
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:167
Shoots:Left
Birth Date:10 June 1972
Birth Place:Jyväskylä, Finland
Career Start:1992
Career End:2016

Jan Latvala (born June 10, 1972) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Pelicans of the SM-liiga.[1] Latvala is current record holder of most played regular season games in SM-liiga with a total of 1,230 games. He surpassed Erik Hämäläinen's record on February 18, 2012, playing his 1,002nd game.

Career statistics

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93JYPSM-l20000
1993–94JYPSM-l3049131030002
1993–94HermesFin.1170226
1994–95JYPSM-l5039124040222
1995–96JYPSM-l503141730
1996–97JYPSM-l49722292441122
1997–98JYPSM-l489101926
1998–99JYPSM-l54111122430112
1999–00PelicansSM-l543121524
2000–01PelicansSM-l561025351430000
2001–02PelicansSM-l56524292230000
2002–03PelicansSM-l528162424
2003–04JokeritSM-l5548121481234
2004–05JokeritSM-l56661218110000
2005–06JokeritSM-l56381124
2006–07JokeritSM-l553582670002
2007–08PelicansSM-l56814221864156
2008–09PelicansSM-l579172614104046
2009–10PelicansSM-l563252846
2010–11PelicansSM-l60581318
2011–12PelicansSM-l6072431341649136
2012–13Pelicans SM-l 53 5 8 13 16
2013-14Pelicans SM-l 60 7 17 24 28 8 1 2 3 6
2014–15Pelicans SM-l 45 2 15 17 16
2015–16Pelicans SM-l 60 0 10 10 18 9 1 0 0 4
SM-liiga totals10121012673684508916223836

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Thousand gamer Latvala to continue next season . jatkoaika.com . 2012-02-01 . 2012-02-01 . Finnish.