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'''Tommi Santala''' (born June 27, 1979 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently representing the [[Kloten Flyers]] of Switzerland's [[National League A]].
'''Tommi Santala''' (born June 27, 1979 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]) is a Finnish professional [[ice hockey]] player, currently representing the [[Kloten Flyers]] of Switzerland's [[National League A]] (NLA).


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Santala started his pro career in Jokerit in the Finnish [[SM-liiga]] in the 1998–99 season. After a total of four seasons with HPK, Santala moved to the Thrashers' organisation for the [[2003–04 NHL season]]. Santala divided his time between 50 games in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] [[Chicago Wolves]] and 33 [[National Hockey League|NHL]] games.<ref name=hr>{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/santato01.html|title = Tommi Santala's player profile |publisher = Hockey Reference.com| accessdate =2010-06-03}}</ref> He spent the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]] with the Wolves registering 40 [[Assist (ice hockey)|assists]] and 48 points in 67 games. During the post-season he helped Chicago win the [[Robert W. Clarke Trophy]], for AHL Western Conference Champions,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/championshipsawards |title = Wolves team Awards and Honors |publisher = Chicago Wolves.com| accessdate =2010-06-03}}</ref> by adding 11 points in 18 games.<ref name=loh>{{cite web |url= http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19388 |title = Tommi Santala's bio |publisher = Legends of Hockey.net| accessdate =2010-06-03}}</ref> However, the Wolves were swept in the [[2005 Calder Cup Playoffs|Calder Cup finals]] by the [[Philadelphia Phantoms]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ahlhalloffame.com/calder-cup-p139057 |title = Trophy Case: Calder Cup |publisher = AHL Hall of Fame.com| accessdate =2010-06-01}}</ref> After the lockout, Santala was assigned to Jokerit by the Thrashers. He played one year with Jokerit before Atlanta traded him to the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. Santala played 30 games for the Canucks during the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], but he suffered a knee injury on December 8, 2006 in a game vs. the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] that forced him to miss the majority of the season.<ref name=hr/> On September 5, 2007 he signed as a free agent with [[Jokerit]].<ref name=loh/> He played one season with them before joining the [[Kloten Flyers]].
Santala started his pro career in Jokerit in the Finnish [[SM-liiga]] in the 1998–99 season. After a total of four seasons with HPK, Santala moved to the Thrashers' organisation for the [[2003–04 NHL season]]. Santala divided his time between 50 games in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] [[Chicago Wolves]] and 33 [[National Hockey League|NHL]] games.<ref name=hr>{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/santato01.html|title = Tommi Santala's player profile |publisher = Hockey Reference.com| accessdate =2010-06-03}}</ref> He spent the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]] with the Wolves registering 40 [[Assist (ice hockey)|assists]] and 48 points in 67 games. During the post-season he helped Chicago win the [[Robert W. Clarke Trophy]], for AHL Western Conference Champions,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/championshipsawards |title = Wolves team Awards and Honors |publisher = Chicago Wolves.com| accessdate =2010-06-03}}</ref> by adding 11 points in 18 games.<ref name=loh>{{cite web |url= http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19388 |title = Tommi Santala's bio |publisher = Legends of Hockey.net| accessdate =2010-06-03}}</ref> However, the Wolves were swept in the [[2005 Calder Cup Playoffs|Calder Cup finals]] by the [[Philadelphia Phantoms]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ahlhalloffame.com/calder-cup-p139057 |title = Trophy Case: Calder Cup |publisher = AHL Hall of Fame.com| accessdate =2010-06-01}}</ref>


After the lockout, Santala was assigned to Jokerit by the Thrashers. He played one year with Jokerit before Atlanta traded him to the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. Santala played 30 games for the Canucks during the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], but he suffered a knee injury on December 8, 2006 in a game vs. the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] that forced him to miss the majority of the season.<ref name=hr/> On September 5, 2007 he signed as a free agent with [[Jokerit]].<ref name=loh/>
===International play===

After one season back with Jokerit, Santala opted to leave and sign with Swiss club, the [[Kloten Flyers]] from the [[2008–09 NLA season|2008–09]] season.

==International play==
Santala played for [[Finnish national men's ice hockey team|Team Finland]] in the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championship]] registering two points through six games. He represented Finland at the [[World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]] in, [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003]], [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006]], [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009]], and [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]. However, he only played one game for the 2006 Finnish team that won the [[Bronze medal]]. Santala had a much larger role for Finland during the 2002 [[Karlja Cup]]. Finland won the [[Gold medal|Gold]] and Santala was named a Second Team All-Star.<ref name=loh/>
Santala played for [[Finnish national men's ice hockey team|Team Finland]] in the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championship]] registering two points through six games. He represented Finland at the [[World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]] in, [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003]], [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006]], [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009]], and [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]. However, he only played one game for the 2006 Finnish team that won the [[Bronze medal]]. Santala had a much larger role for Finland during the 2002 [[Karlja Cup]]. Finland won the [[Gold medal|Gold]] and Santala was named a Second Team All-Star.<ref name=loh/>

== Movements ==
* June 26, [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999]] — Drafted by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] in the 9th round, 245th overall.
* June 14, [[2006–07 NHL season|2006]] — Traded to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] along with a 5th round pick in the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]] for a conditional draft pick in the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]].


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
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! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! GP
! G
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! A
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! Pts
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! PIM
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
|-
| 1998–99
| [[1998–99 SM-liiga season|1998–99]]
| [[Jokerit]]
| [[Jokerit]]
| [[SM-liiga]]
| [[SM-liiga|SM-l]]
| 30
| 30
| 0
| 0
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| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00
| [[1999–2000 SM-liiga season|1999–00]]
| Jokerit
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
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| 1999–00
| 1999–00
| [[HPK]]
| [[HPK]]
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 38
| 38
| 8
| 8
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| 10
| 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| [[2000–01 SM-liiga season|2000–01]]
| HPK
| HPK
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 56
| 56
| 16
| 16
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| —
| —
|-
|-
| 2001–02
| [[2001–02 SM-liiga season|2001–02]]
| HPK
| HPK
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 17
| 17
| 6
| 6
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| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| [[2002–03 SM-liiga season|2002–03]]
| HPK
| HPK
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 50
| 50
| 13
| 13
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| 42
| 42
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06
| [[2005–06 SM-liiga season|2005–06]]
| Jokerit
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 43
| 43
| 9
| 9
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| 0
| 0
|-
|-
| 2007–08
| [[2007–08 SM-liiga season|2007–08]]
| Jokerit
| Jokerit
| SM-liiga
| SM-l
| 56
| 56
| 28
| 28
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| 58
| 58
| 82
| 82
| —
| 13
| —
| 4
| —
| 12
| —
| 16
| —
| 18
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09
| [[2008–09 NLA season|2008–09]]
| [[Kloten Flyers]]
| [[Kloten Flyers]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
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| 48
| 48
| 96
| 96
| —
| 15
| —
| 4
| —
| 5
| —
| 9
| —
| 18
|-
|-
| 2009–10
| [[2009–10 NLA season|2009–10]]
| Kloten Flyers
| Kloten Flyers
| NLA
| NLA
| 47 || 17 || 32 || 49 || 59
| 47 || 17 || 32 || 49 || 59
| 10 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 NLA season|2010–11]]
| Kloten Flyers
| NLA
| 49
| 10
| 36
| 46
| 78
| 16
| 4
| 7
| 11
| 32
|-
| [[2011–12 NLA season|2011–12]]
| Kloten Flyers
| NLA
| 47 || 9 || 35 || 44 || 46
| 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 NLA season|2012–13]]
| Kloten Flyers
| NLA
| 45 || 11 || 27 || 38 || 62
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2013–14 NLA season|2013–14]]
| Kloten Flyers
| NLA
| 39 || 14 || 25 || 39 || 44
| 16 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 22
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 NLA season|2014–15]]
| Kloten Flyers
| NLA
| 39 || 9 || 15 || 24 || 42
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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!0
!0
|}
|}
===International===

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===International statistics===
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! Year
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:25em"
! Team
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Event
!Year
! Result
!Team
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
!Event
!GP
! GP
!G
! G
!A
! A
!Pts
! Pts
!PIM
! PIM
|-
|-
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]
| [[Finland men's national junior ice hockey team|Finland]]
| Finland
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 5th
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]]
| [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]]
| [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]]
| Finland
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| 5th
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
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| Finland
| Finland
| WC
| WC
| {{brca}}
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
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| Finland
| Finland
| WC
| WC
| 5th
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
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| Finland
| Finland
| WC
| WC
| 6th
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
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| 4
| 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | World Championship totals
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
!21
! 6
!0
! 1
!1
! 1
!1
! 2
!16
! 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
! 21
! 0
! 1
! 1
! 16
|}
|}

== Transactions ==
* June 26, [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999]] — Drafted by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] in the 9th round, 245th overall.
* June 14, [[2006–07 NHL season|2006]] — Traded to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] along with a 5th round pick in the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]] for a conditional draft pick in the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]].


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{hockeydb|45039}}
* {{hockeydb|45039}}
* {{eliteprospects|2711}}


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Revision as of 00:14, 29 May 2015

Tommi Santala
Born (1979-06-27) June 27, 1979 (age 45)
Helsinki, FIN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NLA team
Former teams		 Kloten Flyers
Jokerit
HPK
Atlanta Thrashers
Vancouver Canucks
National team  Finland
NHL draft 245th overall, 1999
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 1998–present

Tommi Santala (born June 27, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently representing the Kloten Flyers of Switzerland's National League A (NLA).

Playing career

Santala started his pro career in Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 1998–99 season. After a total of four seasons with HPK, Santala moved to the Thrashers' organisation for the 2003–04 NHL season. Santala divided his time between 50 games in the AHL Chicago Wolves and 33 NHL games.[1] He spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout with the Wolves registering 40 assists and 48 points in 67 games. During the post-season he helped Chicago win the Robert W. Clarke Trophy, for AHL Western Conference Champions,[2] by adding 11 points in 18 games.[3] However, the Wolves were swept in the Calder Cup finals by the Philadelphia Phantoms.[4]

After the lockout, Santala was assigned to Jokerit by the Thrashers. He played one year with Jokerit before Atlanta traded him to the Vancouver Canucks. Santala played 30 games for the Canucks during the 2006–07 season, but he suffered a knee injury on December 8, 2006 in a game vs. the Carolina Hurricanes that forced him to miss the majority of the season.[1] On September 5, 2007 he signed as a free agent with Jokerit.[3]

After one season back with Jokerit, Santala opted to leave and sign with Swiss club, the Kloten Flyers from the 2008–09 season.

International play

Santala played for Team Finland in the 1999 World Junior Championship registering two points through six games. He represented Finland at the World Championships in, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2010. However, he only played one game for the 2006 Finnish team that won the Bronze medal. Santala had a much larger role for Finland during the 2002 Karlja Cup. Finland won the Gold and Santala was named a Second Team All-Star.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Jokerit SM-l 30 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Jokerit SM-l 14 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1999–00 HPK SM-l 38 8 19 27 63 8 3 4 7 10
2000–01 HPK SM-l 56 16 24 40 90 — — — — —
2001–02 HPK SM-l 17 6 16 22 14 — — — — —
2002–03 HPK SM-l 50 13 38 51 92 13 6 6 12 18
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 33 1 2 3 22 — — — — —
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL 50 15 22 37 34 10 1 6 7 31
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 67 8 40 48 83 18 5 6 11 42
2005–06 Jokerit SM-l 43 9 23 32 80 — — — — —
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 6 0 3 3 8 — — — — —
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 1 5 6 24 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Jokerit SM-l 56 28 30 58 82 13 4 12 16 18
2008–09 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 13 35 48 96 15 4 5 9 18
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 47 17 32 49 59 10 4 5 9 20
2010–11 Kloten Flyers NLA 49 10 36 46 78 16 4 7 11 32
2011–12 Kloten Flyers NLA 47 9 35 44 46 5 1 2 3 4
2012–13 Kloten Flyers NLA 45 11 27 38 62 — — — — —
2013–14 Kloten Flyers NLA 39 14 25 39 44 16 5 9 14 22
2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 39 9 15 24 42 — — — — —
NHL totals 63 2 7 9 46 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Finland WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 6
2003 Finland WC 5th 7 0 1 1 6
2006 Finland WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 0 0 2
2009 Finland WC 5th 7 0 0 0 4
2010 Finland WC 6th 6 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 6 1 1 2 6
Senior totals 21 0 1 1 16

Transactions

References

  1. ^ a b "Tommi Santala's player profile". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. ^ "Wolves team Awards and Honors". Chicago Wolves.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Tommi Santala's bio". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  4. ^ "Trophy Case: Calder Cup". AHL Hall of Fame.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.

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