Jan Latvala (born June 10, 1972) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Pelicans of the SM-liiga.[1] 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.

Jan Latvala
Born (1972-06-10) June 10, 1972 (age 52)
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

Career statistics

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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

References

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  1. ^ "A Thousand gamer Latvala to continue next season". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
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