Jan Latvala

Jan Latvala
Born	(1972-06-10) June 10, 1972 Jyväskylä, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
SM-liiga team Former teams	Pelicans JYP Jokerit
Playing career	1992–2016

Jan Latvala (born June 10, 1972) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Pelicans of the SM-liiga. 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

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	JYP	SM-l		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	JYP	SM-l		30	4	9	13	10		3	0	0	0	2
1993–94	Hermes	Fin.1		17	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	JYP	SM-l		50	3	9	12	40		4	0	2	2	2
1995–96	JYP	SM-l		50	3	14	17	30		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	JYP	SM-l		49	7	22	29	24		4	1	1	2	2
1997–98	JYP	SM-l		48	9	10	19	26		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	JYP	SM-l		54	1	11	12	24		3	0	1	1	2
1999–00	Pelicans	SM-l		54	3	12	15	24		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Pelicans	SM-l		56	10	25	35	14		3	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Pelicans	SM-l		56	5	24	29	22		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Pelicans	SM-l		52	8	16	24	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Jokerit	SM-l		55	4	8	12	14		8	1	2	3	4
2004–05	Jokerit	SM-l		56	6	6	12	18		11	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Jokerit	SM-l		56	3	8	11	24		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Jokerit	SM-l		55	3	5	8	26		7	0	0	0	2
2007–08	Pelicans	SM-l		56	8	14	22	18		6	4	1	5	6
2008–09	Pelicans	SM-l		57	9	17	26	14		10	4	0	4	6
2009–10	Pelicans	SM-l		56	3	25	28	46		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Pelicans	SM-l		60	5	8	13	18		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Pelicans	SM-l		60	7	24	31	34		16	4	9	13	6
2012–13	Pelicans	SM-l		53	5	8	13	16		–	–	–	–	–
2013-14	Pelicans	SM-l		60	7	17	24	28		8	1	2	3	6
2014–15	Pelicans	SM-l		45	2	15	17	16		–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Pelicans	SM-l		60	0	10	10	18		9	1	0	0	4
SM-liiga totals				1012	101	267	368	450		89	16	22	38	36

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database