Janne Laukkanen (born March 19, 1970) is a Finnish former professional

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. He played a total 407 regular season games scoring 22 goals and 121 points with 335 penalty minutes. He also played 59 playoff games, scoring 7 goals and 16 points. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish ice hockey team at the

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. He now works with Karhu-Kissat, a minor hockey league team in his native Finland, which includes his son Matias.

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* 1970 births Colorado Avalanche players Cornwall Aces players Finnish ice hockey defencemen Hartford Wolf Pack players HPK players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ottawa Senators players Ice hockey people from Lahti Pittsburgh Penguins players Quebec Nordiques draft picks Quebec Nordiques players Tampa Bay Lightning players Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub