HOCKEY STATS

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JANI RITA

July 25, 1981  (45 yrs)
Helsinki, FI

Left wing  (Shoot left)
6'1"  (210 LBS)

Entry drafts	NHL - 1999 R1 #13 EDMONTON OILERS
NHL earnings	$ 450 000

STATS

JANI RITA

PER SEASON		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER SEASON		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
1998-99	WJC-20 - FI	6	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	WJC-20 - FI	7	-	3	3	-	-1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	WJC-20 - FI	7	8	1	9	-	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	NHL - EDM	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - BUL	76	25	17	42	32	-	15	8	4	12	-	-
2002-03	NHL - EDM	12	3	1	4	-	+2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - BUL	64	21	27	48	18	-	23	3	4	7	2	-
2003-04	NHL - EDM	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - ROA	64	17	24	41	18	-	1	1	-	1	-	-
2004-05	WM - FI	7	-	2	2	6	+2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	NHL - PIT	30	3	4	7	4	-6	-	-	-	-	-	-
	NHL - EDM	21	3	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - FI	6	1	-	1	-	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	KHL - JOK	34	3	2	5	8	-4	4	-	-	-	2	+2
2015-16	KHL - JOK	56	3	5	8	28	-1	3	-	-	-	2	-
PER LEAGUE		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER LEAGUE		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
NHL		66	9	5	14	10	-4	-	-	-	-	-	-
AHL		204	63	68	131	68	-	39	12	8	20	2	-
KHL		90	6	7	13	36	-5	7	-	-	-	4	+2
WM		13	1	2	3	6	+3	-	-	-	-	-	-
WJC-20		20	9	5	14	2	+4	-	-	-	-	-	-

NHL SALARIES

JANI RITA

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
2005-06	24	450 000	-	450 000

AWARDS

JANI RITA

2000-01	U20	Silver Finland
	U20	All-star team FI Finland
2005-06	WM	Silver CHAMPION FI Finland
NHL TROPHIES

TRANSACTIONS

JANI RITA

January 26, 2006

Jani Rita is traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Cory Cross. In return, the Edmonton Oilers acquired Dick Tarnstrom.

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