Janne Pesonen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
position = Left Wing
league = AHL
team = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
former_teams = SM-liiga
Kärpät
Mestis
Hokki
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 180
nationality = Finland
birth_date = birth date and age|1982|5|11
birth_place = Suomussalmi, FIN
career_start = 2001
draft = 269th overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team = Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Janne Pesonen (born 11 May 1982 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward.

He has played for Hokki (1998-99, 2002-03), and Kärpät (2001-2002, 2003-2008). He won four Finnish championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. In 2008 he also scored the most points in the SM-Liiga with 34 goals and 44 assists for 78 points in only 56 games. In addition to being the league's current scoring champion, Pesonen was the SM-Liiga Rookie of the Year in 2003-04, and was the playoff most valuable player (MVP) in 2007.

On July 7, 2008, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they signed Pesonen to a one-year contract.

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External links

*eurohockey|10432
*hockeydb|62658
* [http://jannepesonen.blogspot.com/ Pesonen and the Pens (fan blog)]