Janne Ojanen Janne Ojanen ( born April 9 , 1968 in Tampere , Finland ) is a professional ice hockey player who is best known for his long career with the SM - liiga team Tappara from Tampere . Playing career . Early Career in Finland . Janne Ojanen started his playing career playing for his hometown team Tappara . Ojanen played 3 SM - liiga games on his first season . Two years earlier Ojanen was selected as the best player in " Pohjola Leiri " , an annual youth training camp where the best under - 18 players play and are selected to Youth National Team . Ojanen was drafted to NHL the following year by New Jersey Devils . Ojanen played his first adult international tournaments in 1987 as he was selected to Finland ' s Canada Cup and World Championship teams . Ojanen was part of the 1988 Olympic Team which won Finland ' s first International tournament medal . Ojanen won the SM - liiga Championship twice in 1987 and 1988 during his early years in Tappara . First Attempt in NHL . In 1988 , Janne Ojanen was acquired by New Jersey Devils , the team which had drafted Ojanen in 1986 . Ojanen ' s debut season consisted of 3 games in NHL and 72 in Devils affiliate team Utica Devils . On the following season , Ojanen did have more games in the Devils and he did stay on the roster for the whole season . Ojanen scored 30 points in 64 games . After his first full season in Devils , Ojanen decided to return to Finland Brief return to Finland . After his two years in North America , Ojanen returned to Tappara and played two seasons for the Tampere team . Ojanen also played in the 1991 Canada Cup . During 1991 – 92 Season Ojanen returned to New Jersey . Second NHL Visit . Ojanen made his NHL return in 1991 – 92 NHL Play Offs and played 3 games for New Jersey Devils . Ojanen ' s fourth NHL season however was not that good . Ojanen played 31 times for Devils during the 1992 – 93 NHL season and played 7 games for Cincinnati Cyclones , making 9 points for Cyclones . After the end of the season Ojanen went back to Finland . He played in a total of 98 NHL games , scoring 21 goals and 23 assists . Return to Finland . Ojanen returned to Tappara for the 1993 – 94 SM - liiga season and proved to be on good shape as he was one of the leading players for Tappara . Ojanen also had some International glory during his first season back in Europe . Ojanen played in the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1994 World Championships , winning Olympic Bronze and World Championships Silver . The colour of his World Championship medal would improve as Janne Ojanen was part of the first World Championship winning team of Finland , when the Finns won their rivals from Sweden 4 goals to 1 in the finals and the Tournament was played in Sweden , which increased the value of the victory . During the 1994 – 95 season Ojanen played also for Swiss HC Lugano in Nationalliga A Play - Offs , as Tappara ' s SM - liiga season had ended to regular season . Ojanen played the following season for Tappara and was selected to World Cup and World Championship squads . Visit to Sweden and final return to Finland . After 3 seasons in Tappara , Janne Ojanen was contraced by Swedish Elitserien side Malmö IF Redhawks . Ojanen had signed a two year contract to Malmö and played well in Sweden . During his first season in Sweden , Ojanen was selected to 1997 World Championship team . After his two year stay in Sweden , Ojanen made his return to Tappara . Although Ojanen was already 30 years old , he still was one of the top Finnish players in SM - liiga and had a big role in Tappara . Ojanen had a consistent form during his seasons and was selected to World Championships for the last time in 2002 . Late career . Ojanen won his final SM - liiga Championship in 2003 when Tappara beat Kärpät in the Finals . Ojanen had acquired the captainacy of Tappara in 2000 and his time as captain has lasted for 8 years . He has announced that he will continue to play one more season 2008 – 2009 . During his time in Tappara , Ojanen has been viewed as the premier player for Tappara like Erik Hämäläinen is for Lukko and Raimo Helminen is for Ilves . Ojanen ' s has played his entire SM - liiga career in Tappara . International career . Janne Ojanen played 205 games for Finland and scored 50 goals and assisted 74 . Ojanen played six World Championship tournaments , twice in the Canada Cup , once in the World Cup and played twice in the Winter Olympics .