Timo Seppänen (born 22 July 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who most notably played in the Liiga and Elitserien. Seppänen was drafted 185th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]
| Timo Seppänen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
22 July 1987 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HIFK HPK KalPa Södertälje SK HC TPS | ||
| NHL draft |
185th overall, 2006 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2013 | ||
Playing career edit
He began his professional career in 2005 with HIFK in the SM-liiga. Un-signed by the Penguins, Seppänen continued his career in the SM-liiga playing with HPK and KalPa.
Following the 2012–13 season, going scoreless in 26 regular season games with HC TPS, Seppänen ended his eight-year playing career.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK | FIN U18 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | FIN U18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | FIN U18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK | FIN U20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK | SM-liiga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 49 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-liiga | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-liiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 285 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 193 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finland | U17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WJC18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Penguins 2006 draft review". hockeysfuture.com. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2006.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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