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Jari Grönstrand
Born	(1962-11-14) November 14, 1962 (age 62) Tampere, Finland
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Tappara Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques New York Islanders ESG Füchse Sachsen Chamonix HC HC Reims
National team	Finland
NHL draft	96th overall, 1986 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1982–1999

Jari Grönstrand (born November 14, 1962) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League 1986 and 1991, and in the SM-liiga between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1991 to 1994. He played for Tappara, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and Quebec Nordiques. Internationally he played for the Finnish national team at the 1986 World Championships and the 1987 Canada Cup. He was traded along with Walt Poddubny, Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall–Éric Dubois) from the Rangers to the Nordiques for Normand Rochefort and Jason Lafreniere on August 1, 1988.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-sarja		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-sarja		32	5	12	17	20		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-sarja		24	5	9	14	22		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-sarja		11	1	2	3	18		2	1	0	1	2
1982–83	Tappara	SM-l		35	2	2	4	18		8	0	0	0	4
1983–84	Tappara	SM-l		32	2	4	6	14		9	0	2	2	4
1984–85	Tappara	SM-l		36	1	9	10	29		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Tappara	SM-l		36	9	5	14	26		8	1	2	3	4
1986–87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		47	1	6	7	27		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	New York Rangers	NHL		62	3	11	14	63		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		25	1	3	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Halifax Citadels	AHL		8	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Halifax Citadels	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New York Islanders	NHL		41	3	4	7	27		3	0	0	0	4
1989–90	Springfield Indians	AHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	New York Islanders	NHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Capital District Islanders	AHL		63	13	22	35	40		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Tappara	SM-l		38	3	7	10	52		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Tappara	SM-l		46	5	5	10	76		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Tappara	SM-l		48	5	6	11	34		10	0	0	0	12
1994–95	ESG Füchse Sachsen	DEL		39	3	7	10	65		2	0	1	1	14
1995–96	Chamonix HC	FRA		27	5	13	18	38		9	6	5	11	10
1996–97	Hockey Club de Reims	FRA		27	4	8	12	30		3	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Hockey Club de Reims	FRa		40	7	22	29	42		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hockey Club de Reims	FRA		46	7	12	19	94		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				185	8	26	34	135		3	0	0	0	4
SM-l totals				271	27	38	65	249		38	2	6	8	51

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	Finland	WC		9	0	2	2	8
1987	Finland	CC		4	0	0	0	0
Senior totals				13	0	2	2	8

References

Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times, Tuesday, August 2, 1988. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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