Janne Grönvall (born July 17, 1973) is a retired professional Finnish

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player. He last played for

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...

in the Finnish

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. This was his third stint with the club. He first joined the club in 1992, when he left

Lukko Rauma Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, best known for its men's professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Finni ...

. In 1994, he left them for the AHL club St. John's Maple Leafs, which was the affiliate team of

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who drafted Grönvall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. After two season in North America and zero games in the

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Grönvall moved back home to Finland and

. This time he stayed with Tappara until 2003 when he signed with Swedish Elite League team

Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserie ...

. After two seasons and two runners-up medals in Sweden with Färjestad Grönvall decided once again to move back home and once again signed with

. He eventually ended his career playing for

Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the Yayla Arena. Founded in 1936 by entrepreneur Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liab ...

in the German DEL league. Grönvall represented Finland at the 2001 World Hockey Championship.

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* 1973 births Living people Ice hockey people from Rauma, Finland Finnish ice hockey defencemen Färjestad BK players St. John's Maple Leafs players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks {{finland-icehockey-defenceman-stub