Arto Laatikainen

Arto Markus Laatikainen (born May 24, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HPK of the Finnish Liiga. Laatikainen was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round (197th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Arto Laatikainen
Born	(1980-05-24) May 24, 1980 (age 44) Espoo, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Oulun Kärpät Espoo Blues Färjestad BK Södertälje SK JYP Jyväskylä
National team	Finland
NHL draft	197th overall, 1999 New York Rangers
Playing career	1998–present

Laatikainen played the 2013–14 season for hometown club, Espoo Blues in the Liiga.^[1] He played 614 league games for Espoo Blues, which is more than any other player ever played for the team.

Notable awards and honours

• 2007-08: Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman of the season in the SM-liiga

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U18		11	2	5	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U20		34	2	9	11	34		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U18		7	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U20		35	7	9	16	24		5	2	0	2	2
1998–99	Blues	FIN U20		3	0	1	1	4		1	1	1	2	0
1998–99	Blues	SM-l		48	0	6	6	14		4	0	2	2	2
1999–2000	Blues	FIN U20		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Blues	SM-l		51	6	5	11	12		4	1	0	1	4
2000–01	Blues	SM-l		54	5	9	14	38		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Haukat	FIN.2		1	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Blues	SM-l		56	5	6	11	32		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Blues	SM-l		51	1	8	9	24		7	0	3	3	4
2003–04	Blues	SM-l		55	4	20	24	30		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Blues	SM-l		56	7	8	15	32		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Blues	SM-l		54	6	19	25	69		9	3	5	8	8
2006–07	Blues	SM-l		52	6	21	27	50		9	2	2	4	10
2007–08	Blues	SM-l		52	13	25	38	53		17	2	9	11	18
2008–09	Färjestad BK	SEL		39	2	14	16	18		9	0	2	2	6
2009–10	Färjestad BK	SEL		38	1	11	12	18		6	1	1	2	4
2010–11	Södertälje SK	SEL		54	6	16	22	28		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	JYP	SM-l		47	5	17	22	46		14	0	4	4	4
2012–13	Blues	Liiga		36	2	8	10	18		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Keski-Uusimaa	FIN.2		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Blues	Liiga		49	4	10	14	51		7	0	3	3	4
2014–15	TPS	Liiga		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kärpät	Liiga		42	6	17	23	18		19	0	17	17	20
2015–16	Kärpät	Liiga		50	3	13	16	10		13	1	4	5	6
2016–17	Ilves	Liiga		47	1	11	12	36		10	0	2	2	2
2017–18	Ilves	Liiga		40	0	6	6	28		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HPK	Liiga		55	2	13	15	14		15	3	4	7	27
SM-l/Liiga totals				900	76	222	298	579		131	12	55	67	109
SEL totals				131	9	41	50	64		15	1	3	4	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Finland	U17		3	1	0	1	4
1998	Finland	EJC		6	3	2	5	6
1999	Finland	WJC		6	0	2	2	6
2000	Finland	WJC		7	0	2	2	2
Junior totals				22	4	6	10	18