Tommi Kivistö

Tommi Kivistö
Born June 7, 1991
Vantaa, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SM-liiga team
Former teams 		Ilves
Jokerit
NHL Draft 208th overall, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2009–present

Tommi Kivistö (born June 7, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. Kivisto initially played junior then professionally in his native Finland for Jokerit in SM-liiga. He was drafted 208th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. Prior to the 2011–12 season with Jokerit, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Hurricanes on June 1, 2011.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Red Deer Rebels WHL 65 1 21 22 49 — — — — —
2009–10 Jokerit SM-l 22 0 2 2 12 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Kiekko-Vantaa 1. Div 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Jokerit SM-l 38 0 5 5 22 7 0 0 0 16
2010–11 Kiekko-Vantaa 1. Div 5 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Jokerit SM-l 26 0 4 4 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Kiekko-Vantaa 1. Div 20 5 7 12 22 4 1 1 2 2
2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 48 4 11 15 59 12 1 5 6 18
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 17 0 2 2 12 — — — — —
SM-l totals 86 0 11 11 42 10 0 0 0 16

International

Medal record
Competitor for  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver 2014 Minsk
IIHF U18 Championships
Bronze 2009 Fargo-Moorhead
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland U17 5 2 2 4 10
2008 Finland WJC18 6 1 2 3 8
2009 Finland WJC18 6 0 3 3 22
2009 Finland WJC 6 1 0 1 6
2010 Finland WJC 6 0 1 1 0
2011 Finland WJC 6 0 1 1 6
Junior int'l totals 35 4 9 13 52

References

  1. ↑ "Canes sign Kivisto, Lindstrom to Entry-Level deals". Carolina Hurricanes. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-06-01.

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