height_ft former_teams weight_lb shoots birth_place draft_year team career_end position draft_team league height_in birth_date article_title draft ntl_team career_start
6 '' islanders '' '' ` sm-liiga '' '' ' ilves hifk '' ` nhl '' '' ' new york 220 left ylöjärvi , fin 2000 lukko 2012 defence new york islanders sm-liiga 3 17 june 1977 tomi pettinen
 267th overall fin 1996
tomi pettinen

tomi pettinen -lrb- born june 17 , 1977 in ylöjärvi , finland -rrb- is a finnish professional ice hockey defenceman .
he was drafted by the new york islanders as their ninth-round pick , # 267 overall , in the 2000 nhl entry draft .
pettinen came to north america in 2002 to play for islanders minor league club , the bridgeport sound tigers .
while in his native finland , he has played for ilves , hifk , and lukko .
