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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Arto Javanainen
Selected in
sixth round
No. 118 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born April 8, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Pori (Finland)
Birthplace:
Pori, Finland
Hometown: Pori, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Pori | Finland Jr. |
29 |
10 | 3 |
13 | 41 |
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Pori | Finland |
27 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1976-77 |
Pori | Finland Jr. |
4 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
16 | | |
Pori | Finland |
34 | 9 |
5 | 14 |
8 | | 1977-78 |
Pori | Finland Jr. |
13 | 13 |
7 | 20 |
12 | | |
Pori | Finland |
35 | 8 |
8 | 16 |
0 | | 1978-79 |
Pori | Finland Jr. |
1 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
7 | | |
Pori | Finland |
36 | 31 |
18 | 49 |
36 | | 1979-80 |
Pori | Finland |
36 | 28 |
29 | 57 |
48 | | 1980-81 |
Pori | Finland |
36 | 37 |
27 | 64 |
40 | | 1981-82 |
Pori | Finland |
36 | 29 |
27 | 56 |
50 | | 1982-83 |
Pori | Finland |
36 | 28 |
23 | 51 |
56 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship: 1978 (Pori)
Canada Cup: 1981 (sixth
place)
World Championships: 1982 (fifth place), 1983 (seventh
place)
World Jr. Championships: 1977 (fourth), 1978
(sixth), 1979 (fourth)
Finland All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Pori)
Finland Goals Leader: 1980-81 (Pori) (37 goals)
Finland Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (Pori) (7 goals)
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 24 because of NHL rule
that all Europeans, regardless of age, had to enter the league through the
entry draft rather than as unrestricted free agents. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 9, 1985 (Vancouver at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 19 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985 |
Pittsburgh | 14 |
4 | 1 |
5 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
DRAFT RE-ENTRY: 1984 (Pittsburgh,
No. 85
overall in Round 5)
Miscellaneous: Was first European player ever drafted and first European
player ever signed by Pittsburgh Penguins. ... Was one of Mario Lemieux's first professional
hockey teammates
with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Pori (Finland); Team Finland; Baltimore (AHL); Turku (Finland); Rungsted
(Denmark)
Olympics: 1984
(sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2000
Finland Championship: 1989 (Turku)
Finland All-Star First Team:
1985-86 (Pori), 1986-87 (Pori),
1987-88 (Pori)
Finland (SM-Liiga) Records: Most career points
(793), most career goals (464), most career hat tricks (39), most playoff
goals (38, shares record), most goals in one season (47 for Turku in
1987-88)
Finland Points Leader: 1985-86 (Pori) (71 points)
Finland Goals Leader: 1983-84 (Pori) (37 goals), 1985-86 (Pori) (44
goals), 1987-88 (Turku) (47 goals), 1990-91 (Pori) (35 goals)
Miscellaneous:
Pori (Finland) retired Javanainen's No. 4 sweater. ... Became an automobile
salesman in Turku, Finland, after retirement. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Javanainen never signed with
Montreal, and because of his advanced age, he was eligible to re-enter the
draft after the 1983-84 season. He became a free agent, but had to re-enter
the draft because of a rule requiring all Europeans to enter the NHL in this
way. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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