Tommi Santala

Tommi Santala 	Tommi Santala
Born 	June 27, 1979 (1979-06-27) (age 31),
Helsinki, FIN
Height
Weight 	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position 	Centre
Shoots 	Right
F. teams 	
Atlanta Thrashers
Vancouver Canucks
Ntl. 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 ice hockey player, currently representing the Kloten Flyers of Switzerland's National League A.
== 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] He played one season with them before joining the Kloten Flyers.
===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]
== 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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		47 	17 	32 	49 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		63 	2 	7 	9 	46 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
=== International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	Finland 	WJC 	6 	1	1	2 	6
2003 	Finland 	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	6
2006 	Finland 	WC 	1 	0	0	0 	2
2009 	Finland 	WC 	7 	0	0	0 	4
2010 	Finland 	WC 	6 	0	0	0 	4
World Championship totals	World Championship totals	World Championship totals	21	0	1	1 	16
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