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Jani
Rita
Left Wing
Birthdate
7/25/1981
Birthplace
Helsinki, FIN
Draft Info
1999: Rd 1, Pk 13 (EDM)
Overview
News
Stats
Bio
Splits
Game Log
Stats
Regular Season
season
Team
01-02
EDM
02-03
EDM
03-04
EDM
05-06
EDM
05-06
PIT
05-06
Total
Career
GP
G
A
PTS
+/-
PIM
SOG
SPCT
PPG
PPA
SHG
SHA
GWG
TOI/G
PROD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
6:09
0:00
12
3
1
4
2
0
0
16.7
0
0
0
0
0
9:32
28:36
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
4:33
0:00
21
3
0
3
0
6
0
23.1
0
0
0
0
0
6:46
47:23
30
3
4
7
-6
4
0
8.3
0
0
0
0
0
10:05
43:15
51
6
4
10
-6
10
0
12.2
0
0
0
0
0
8:43
44:29
66
9
5
14
-4
10
0
13.2
0
0
0
0
0
8:42
119:14
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