# Arto Laatikainen

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. He played 614 league games for Espoo Blues, which is more than any other player ever played for the team.

## Notable awards and honours

* 2007-08: Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman of the season in the SM-liiga

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Blues | FIN U20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Blues | SM-l | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Blues | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Blues | SM-l | 51 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Blues | SM-l | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Haukat | FIN.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Blues | SM-l | 56 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Blues | SM-l | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Blues | SM-l | 55 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Blues | SM-l | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Blues | SM-l | 54 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006–07 | Blues | SM-l | 52 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007–08 | Blues | SM-l | 52 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
| 2008–09 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 39 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 38 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 54 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Blues | Liiga | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HC Keski-Uusimaa | FIN.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Blues | Liiga | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | TPS | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Kärpät | Liiga | 42 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Ilves | Liiga | 47 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Ilves | Liiga | 40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 55 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| SM-l/Liiga totals | SM-l/Liiga totals | SM-l/Liiga totals | 900 | 76 | 222 | 298 | 579 | 131 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 109 |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 131 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997 | Finland | U17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | Finland | EJC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 |