Tommi Santala

Tommi Santala (born June 27, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently playing for the Kloten Flyers of Switzerland's National League A.
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 organization, he returned to Helsinki.
==Movements==
*June 26, 1999 — Drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 9th round, 245th overall.
*June 14, 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==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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
2007–08 	Jokerit 	SM-liiga 	 	56 	28 	30 	58 	82 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 	 	50 	13 	35 	48 	96 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	63 	2 	7 	9 	46 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
*Played for Team Finland in the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships. 
International statistics
Year	Team 	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Finland	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	6
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Atlanta Thrashers draft picks
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Chicago Wolves player
Category:Finnish hockey players
Category:Manitoba Moose player
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:HPK Hämeenlinna player
Category:Jokerit Helsinki player
Category:Kloten Flyers player