Tommi Santala
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | The Sandman |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| SM-liiga Team F. teams |
Jokerit Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver Canucks |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | June 27, 1979 , Helsinki, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 245th overall, 1999 Atlanta Thrashers |
| Pro career | 2003 – present |
Tommi Santala (born June 27, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently representing Jokerit.
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 organisation, he returned to Helsinki.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | 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 | ||
| NHL Totals | 63 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[edit] 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 |
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