Toni Utunen
Finnish ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
| Toni Utunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) Kokkola, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams | Lahti Pelicans Tappara | ||
| NHL draft | 130th overall, 2018 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Toni Utunen (born 27 April 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
Utunen was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round, 130th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Following his fifth season in the Liiga with Tappara, Utunen left the club to sign a two-year contract with fellow Liiga outfit, Lahti Pelicans, on 20 May 2021.[2]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2019 Canada | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| 2018 Russia | |
 | 2017 Slovakia | |
He scored the game-winning goal to eliminate Team Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, in route to a gold medal.[3] He also captained Team Finland to a gold medal in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Jr. A | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tappara | Liiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | LeKi | Mestis | 28 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Tappara | Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tappara | Liiga | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | LeKi | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tappara | Liiga | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tappara | Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tappara | Liiga | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 59 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 197 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 58 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finland | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Finland | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WJC18 |  | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC18 |  | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WJC | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ Raptis, Mike. "Canucks prospects tracker: Utunen shows his mettle with gold medal". National Post. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Pelicans announce three further signings" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma. "Canada's medal hopes shattered as Finns fight back to win in OT". CBC. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Giuriato, Tyson. "2019 World Juniors: Tournament recap ...all four Canucks prospects impressed this year". NHL. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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