Jan Janssen (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Janssen (ice hockey)

American ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-May-1952

Place of Birth: Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: United States, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jan Petrus Leonardus Janssen (born May 17, 1952) is a former professional ice hockey player.
Of Dutch descent, he played several years for Dutch club Heerenveen Flyers as well as for the Netherlands national ice hockey team.
He was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. A forward, Janssen played a total of 12 seasons with Heerenveen between 1975 and 1987.
His best points total for a season came in 1978-9 when he collected 75 points in 43 games. Janssen played the 1980 Winter Olympics and 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships for the Dutch, the only two times that the national side played in the top tier internationally.
He had 3 assists in the 5 games the Netherlands played.
At the 1981 World Championship he had a goal and two assists in 8 games.