Toni Utunen (born 27 April 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga.
| Toni Utunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 April 2000 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 | ||
Playing career edit
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 edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2019 Canada | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| |
2018 Russia | |
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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 edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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