Teemu Laakso
Teemu Laakso (born August 27, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He began and finished his career with HIFK of the Liiga.
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Born |
Tuusula, Finland | August 27, 1987||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
HIFK Nashville Predators Severstal Cherepovets Växjö Lakers | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
78th Overall, 2005 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 2004–2018 |
Playing career
Laakso was drafted in the 3rd round (78th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Laakso previously played for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga. He has also played with Team Finland in two Under-18 world championships and three Under-20 world championships. Laakso was called up to Nashville during the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs before their 2nd round series with the Vancouver Canucks.
On June 3, 2012, unable to establish himself in the NHL after four seasons within the Predators organization, Laakso left to sign a two-year contract with Russian team, Severstal Cherepovets.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | HIFK | SM-l | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HIFK | SM-l | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | HIFK | SM-l | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 74 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 55 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
2013–14 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | HIFK | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
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Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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SHL | ||
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) | 2015 |
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References
- "Cherepovets announce signing of Finnish defenseman Laakso" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Teemu Laakso Official fansite
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