Tommi Taimi
| Tommi Taimi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
21 September 1990 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Kunlun Red Star Ässät Amur Khabarovsk HIFK | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Tommi Taimi (born 21 September 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Having come through the youth ranks of Ässät, Tommi Taimi played his first SM-liiga game for the club on 16 September 2011 against Lukko, where he recorded his first assist. He scored his first goal on 24 September 2011 against HPK.[1]
In 2014, he took his game abroad, signing with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), where he spent one year. Back in his native Finland, Taimi strengthened the roster of Liiga side HIFK during the 2015-16 season and in the early stages of the 2016-17 campaign. In November 2016, he accepted an offer from Kunlun Red Star, the Chinese member of the Kontinental Hockey League.[2]