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Tommi Santala
Born (1979-06-27) June 27, 1979 (age 45)
Helsinki, FIN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
SM-liiga team
Former teams
Jokerit
Atlanta Thrashers
Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft 245th overall, 1999
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2003–present

Tommi Santala (born June 27, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently representing Jokerit.

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. He spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout with the Wolves. After the lockout, Santala played for Jokerit, and after a year with the Vancouver Canucks organisation, he returned to Helsinki.

Movements

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Jokerit SM-liiga 30 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Jokerit SM-liiga 14 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
1999–00 HPK SM-liiga 38 8 19 27 63 8 3 4 7 10
2000–01 HPK SM-liiga 56 16 24 40 90 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 HPK SM-liiga 17 6 16 22 14 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 HPK SM-liiga 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-liiga 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
NHL Totals 63 2 7 9 46 1 0 0 0 0

International play

International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Finland WC 7 0 1 1 6