Hannu Toivonen

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Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
197 lb (90 kg)
NHL Team Boston Bruins
Nationality Flag of Finland Finland
Born May 18, 1984,
Kalvola, FIN
NHL Draft 29th overall, 2002
Boston Bruins
Pro Career 2005 – present

Hannu Toivonen (born May 18, 1984 in Kalvola, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Providence Bruins in the AHL.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Pre-NHL

Toivonen started his pro career with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga. He was drafted by the Boston Bruins of the NHL in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and moved to the Providence Bruins of the AHL in 2003.

[edit] The NHL

With Andrew Raycroft sitting out due to an injury, Toivonen started the 2005-06 NHL season as the Bruins' backup goaltender. He made his NHL debut on October 8, 2005 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, coming away with an overtime win. He holds the distinction of allowing the first goal of Sidney Crosby's career in that game. On December 1, 2005, he recorded his first NHL shutout, blanking the Ottawa Senators. Toivonen was 9-5-4 with a 2.63 GAA and a .914 SV% before suffering a high ankle sprain in January that effectively ended his season.

At the beginning of the 2006-07 NHL season, Toivonen and fellow team-mate and goaltender Tim Thomas were competing for the starter spot. After a rough start at the beginning of the season, Toivonen was sent down to Providence and was replaced by Brian Finley on November 7, 2006, officially making Tim Thomas the starting goaltender for Boston. Over the course of the next couple months, he was repeatedly recalled to Boston and sent back down to Providence. On February 25, 2007 he was again demoted to Providence.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T* OT MIN GA SO GAA
2001-02 HPK Jr. A SM-liiga 31 15 12 4 - 1878 103 2 3.29
2002-03 HPK SM-liiga 24 16 2 4 - 1432 54 2 2.26
2003-04 Providence Bruins AHL 36 15 16 4 - 2162 83 2 2.30
2004-05 Providence Bruins AHL 54 29 18 - 3 3017 103 7 2.05
2005-06 Boston Bruins NHL 20 9 5 - 4 1163 51 1 2.63
NHL CAREER TOTALS 20 9 5 - 4 1163 51 1 2.63

*Beginning in the 2004-05 AHL season and the 2005-06 NHL Season, regular season games could no longer end in a tie and a new record called "OT - Overtime Loss" was introduced.

[edit] References

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