Marko Jantunen

Marko Jantunen (born February 14, 1971, Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft as their 11th round pick, 239th overall. 
==Playing career==
Jantunen began his career in Kiekko-Reipas (later Hockey-Reipas) in 1988, and played there for four seasons. For the 1992–93 season he transferred to KalPa, and in 1993–94 he played for TPS, where he won his first SM-liiga medal, a silver one. He won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most regular season goals in the league that season; Jantunen played on TPS's first line with future NHL trophy winners Jere Lehtinen and Saku Koivu.
His career in the Swedish Elitserien started in 1994, when he began his first season with Frölunda HC. Jantunen stayed with Frölunda for five seasons, broken by a short visit to the NHL (see below). In 1999 he transferred to Färjestads BK, where he played for four seasons, until 2003.
He won a silver medal in 1995–96 with Frölunda, and two silver medals and the Elitserien championship in 2001–2002 with Färjestad. During his 374-game tenure in Sweden Jantunen recorded a total of 123 goals and 137 assists.
In April 2003 Jantunen signed a three-year contract with Jokerit, where he was named assistant captain and led the club in scoring with 19 goals during the regular season. He was a team second in overall points, after Glen Metropolit, with 40 points. This total ranked him sixteenth in overall scoring in the league.
In the 2004–05 season Jantunen won the silver medal with Jokerit. He scored 16 goals during the regular season, sharing the Jokerit top goal scorer title with Glen Metropolit and Toni Dahlman. He was second in overall points in the team with 24 assists, again after Glen Metropolit. He scored two short-handed goals in the playoffs.
A foot injury in August 2005 sidelined Jantunen until November. When he returned to action he was named the captain. The spell was however short, as in December he was stripped of his captaincy, and finally in January 2006 Jantunen was released from his contract for disciplinary reasons. He subsequently signed with Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien for the remainder of the season.
After the spell with Timrå, Jantunen finally made the long-awaited return home by signing a two-year contract with Lahti Pelicans in April 2006. During the regular season 2006–07 he recorded 41 points in 56 games, which made him the leading scorer of Pelicans (tied with Matias Loppi).
===NHL career===
Jantunen played three games for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, scoring no points. He also played 23 games for the Saint John Flames in the AHL, scoring 8 goals and 16 assists.
===International play===
Jantunen has represented Finland at the under-20's World Championships in 1991, as well as in the 1997 IIHF world championships. During his time in TPS, he played in the European Championships and won the gold medal in 1994; he also won a bronze medal in the EHL for Frölunda in 1997.
==Awards==
* Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most goals scored during regular season play - 1994
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1988–89 	Kiekkoreipas 	1. divisioona	 	35 	2 	17 	19 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Hockey Reipas 	1. divisioona	 	31 	11 	19 	30 	20 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	6
1990–91 	Hockey Reipas 	SM-liiga 	 	39 	9 	20 	29 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Hockey Reipas 	SM-liiga 	 	42 	10 	14 	24 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Kalpa 	SM-liiga 	 	48 	21 	27 	48 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	TPS 	SM-liiga 	 	48 	29 	29 	58 	22 	 	11 	2 	6 	8 	12
1994–95 	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien 	 	22 	15 	8 	23 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien 	 	40 	17 	14 	31 	66 	 	13 	8 	8 	16 	10
1996–97 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	23 	8 	16 	24 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien 	 	13 	4 	7 	11 	16 	 	3 	2 	0 	2 	16
1997–98 	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien 	 	43 	14 	20 	34 	61 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien 	 	47 	12 	21 	33 	57 	 	4 	4 	0 	4 	4
1999–00 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	50 	18 	18 	36 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	48 	20 	16 	36 	60 	 	14 	4 	5 	9 	40
2001–02 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	50 	12 	5 	17 	32 	 	10 	3 	6 	9 	2
2002–03 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	50 	10 	24 	34 	42 	 	14 	3 	1 	4 	6
2003–04 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	51 	19 	21 	40 	18 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	16 	24 	40 	20 	 	12 	6 	7 	13 	2
2005–06 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	16 	3 	5 	8 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Timrå IK 	Elitserien 	 	11 	2 	4 	6 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Pelicans 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	12 	29 	41 	30 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	2
2007-08 	Pelicans 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	18 	24 	42 	30 	 	6 	6 	3 	9 	2
2008–09 	Pelicans 	SM-liiga 	 	53 	16 	29 	45 	40 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
* Pelicans official website
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* SM-liiga official website
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