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| Arto Javanainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
8 April 1959 Pori, Finland | ||
| Died |
25 January 2011 (aged 51) Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
SM-liiga Ässät TPS NHL Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
118th overall, 1983 Montreal Canadiens 85th overall, 1984 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1994 | ||
Arto Kalevi "Java" Javanainen (April 8, 1959 – January 25, 2011) was a Finnish professional ice hockey right wing. During his career, Javanainen represented Porin Ässät, his hometown team, as well as HC TPS in the SM-liiga. He was the first European draft pick in Pittsburgh Penguins history, but he only played 14 games with the team.
Javanainen has won two Finnish Championship and his jersey number, four, has been retired by the Porin Ässät.[1] The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame honored Javanainen as the Finnish Ice Hockey Lion number 121.[2] Javanainen holds the goal record for the SM-liiga with 462 and the one season goals record with 47.[3][4]
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