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Won SM-Liiga Gentleman Player of the Year, Fair Play Player, Key Player 1982-83
Won Lynces Academici Forward Award SM-Liiga 1983-84
Named to SM-Liiga All-Star team 1983-84
Named Ilta-Sanomat Star player SM-liiga 1983-84
Named SM-Liiga playoff MVP 1984-85
Best +/- rating SM-Liiga 1987-88
Named to SM-Liiga Second All Star team 1989-90
Named to Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame Jääkiekkoleijona #138 2003-04
| Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ilves Tampere | Champions Hockey League | GM | ||||
| 2025-26 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2024-25 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2022-23 | Ilves Tampere | Champions Hockey League | GM | ||||
| 2022-23 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2021-22 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga (Play-off) | GM | ||||
| 2021-22 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2020-21 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga (Play-off) | GM | ||||
| 2020-21 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2019-20 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2018-19 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2017-18 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | GM | ||||
| 2003-04 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | GM | ||||
| 2002-03 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | GM | ||||
| 2001-02 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | GM | ||||
| 2000-01 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | GM | ||||
| 1999-00 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | GM |
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986-87 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1984-85 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1983-84 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1982-83 | Finland | World Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1981-82 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1980-81 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1979-80 | Finland | EJC (U18) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | (C) | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 53 | -6 |
| 1997-98 | HPK Hämeenlinna | EHL (Play-off) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | HPK Hämeenlinna | EHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga (Play-off) | (C) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 |
| 1996-97 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | (C) | 38 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 22 | 14 |
| 1995-96 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga (Play-off) | (C) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -4 |
| 1995-96 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | (C) | 34 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 10 |
| 1994-95 | HPK Hämeenlinna | SM-liiga | (C) | 50 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993-94 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 46 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 32 | -7 | |
| 1992-93 | SHC Fassa | Serie A (Play-off) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | SHC Fassa | Serie A | 15 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | SHC Fassa | Alpenliga | 29 | 20 | |||||
| 1991-92 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | (C) | 40 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 16 | -14 |
| 1990-91 | Vita Hästen | Division 1 (Play-off) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990-91 | Vita Hästen | Division 1 | 33 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 34 | ||
| 1989-90 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | (C) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989-90 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | (C) | 43 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 36 | 19 |
| 1988-89 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | (C) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| 1988-89 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | (C) | 22 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| 1987-88 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | (C) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
| 1987-88 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | (C) | 35 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 24 | 46 |
| 1986-87 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 44 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 38 | 1 | |
| 1985-86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1985-86 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 30 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 30 | 15 | |
| 1984-85 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1984-85 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 35 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 18 | -1 | |
| 1983-84 | Olympiajoukkue | SM-liiga | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1983-84 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -3 | |
| 1983-84 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 36 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 30 | 16 | |
| 1982-83 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1982-83 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 33 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 20 | 23 | |
| 1981-82 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 34 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1980-81 | Ilves Tampere | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | |||||||
| 1980-81 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 1980-81 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1979-80 | Koovee | Liigakarsinta | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1979-80 | Koovee | SM-liiga | 32 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 16 |
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