Lauri Tukonen

Lauri Tukonen
Born (1986-09-01) September 1, 1986
Hyvinkää, FIN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams		 Lukko
Espoo Blues
Los Angeles Kings
Ilves
TPS
NHL Draft 11th overall, 2004
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2003–present

Lauri Tukonen (born September 1, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Lukko Rauma of the Finnish Liiga. Tukonen has played in North America for the Los Angeles Kings organization and is a former member of Finnish clubs, Espoo Blues, Ilves and TPS.

Playing career

Lauri Tukonen was selected by the Los Angeles Kings as their first pick, 11th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He started his pro career with the Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga. During the 2003–04 season, he was the youngest player in the league, at 17 years old.

He then played for the Manchester Monarchs in AHL, earning a promotion when he was recalled to the Los Angeles Kings on February 21, 2007, and played his first NHL game a day later against the Vancouver Canucks. He was sent back to Manchester on February 23 and was then recalled again on February 17, 2008, where he was later sent back on February 21. In March 2008 he became an alternate captain of the Monarchs.

On July 21, 2008, he was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Richard Clune.[1] He played in his native Finland during the start of the 2008–09 season with Ilves Tampere. Five months later on November 30, 2008, he was traded by the Stars to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Andrew Hutchinson.[2]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2004 Helsinki
2006 Vancouver

Tukonen has represented Finland at several World Junior Hockey Championship tournaments, winning a bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

His performance at the 2004 World U18 Championships bolstered his draft prospects, when he tied for first in scoring with 11 points and tied for first in assists with 6 assists. He led Team Finland in scoring, along with teammates Lauri Korpikoski and Petteri Nokelainen, also with 11 points each.

Tukonen scored the game-winner to collect another bronze at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he placed third on the tournament top scorers' list, second in assists, and second in plus-minus rating.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Espoo Blues SM-l 35 3 3 6 16 7 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Espoo Blues SM-l 43 5 5 10 10 — — — — —
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 62 14 22 36 20 — — — — —
2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 61 13 19 32 30 6 0 3 3 0
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 62 9 26 35 24 2 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Ilves Tampere SM-l 21 5 8 13 22 — — — — —
2008–09 Lukko Rauma SM-l 14 3 5 8 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Lukko Rauma SM-l 54 10 19 29 48 4 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Lukko Rauma SM-l 40 17 17 34 77 10 2 6 8 10
2011–12 Lukko Rauma SM-l 33 13 15 28 44 — — — — —
2012–13 Lukko Rauma SM-l 20 6 5 11 26 12 1 3 4 16
2013–14 Lukko Rauma Liiga 35 14 10 24 16 15 1 4 5 8
Liiga totals 295 76 87 163 251 48 4 13 17 36
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Finland WJC18 7th 6 5 6 11 10
2004 Finland WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 1 3 2
2005 Finland WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 2
2006 Finland WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 3 7 10 0
Junior totals 26 11 15 26 14

References

  1. ↑ "Dallas Star acquire right wing Lauri Tukonen from Los Angeles". stars.nhl.com. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Stars send Finnish winger Tukonen to Lightning". stars.nhl.com. 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
Preceded by
Jeff Tambellini		 Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2004 		Succeeded by
Anze Kopitar
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