Tuomas Pihlman (born November 13, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey Left wing who played in the Finnish Liiga with JYP Jyväskylä.[1] He also played in 15 games for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Tuomas Pihlman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
November 13, 1982 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
JYP Jyväskylä New Jersey Devils Jokerit Ässät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
48th overall, 2001 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2017 | ||
Playing career edit
Pihlman was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round, 48th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played a total of 15 NHL games over three seasons, 2003–04, 2005–06 and 2006–07.
He was not offered a new contract after the 2016–17 season and officially announced his retirement in October 2017.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP | FIN U18 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP | FIN U18 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | JYP | FIN U20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | JYP | SM-l | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP | SM-l | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP | FIN U20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | JYP | SM-l | 44 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | JYP | SM-l | 53 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 73 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 68 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 63 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 67 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 56 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 58 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 36 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | SM-l | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP–Akatemia | Mestis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | SM-l | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ässät | Liiga | 35 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | JYP | Liiga | 58 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | JYP | Liiga | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP | Liiga | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Liiga totals | 633 | 148 | 161 | 309 | 592 | 104 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 76 | ||||
| AHL totals | 271 | 39 | 65 | 104 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 5th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Tuomas Pihlman returns to JYP" (in Finnish). JYP. 2014-01-08. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Tuomas Pihlman lopettaa upean uransa" (in Finnish). JYP. 2017-10-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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