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Toni Utunen

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Toni Utunen
Born (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)
Kokkola, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Lahti Pelicans
Tappara
NHL draft 130th overall, 2018
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2017–present

Toni Utunen (born 27 April 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

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Utunen was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round, 130th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Following his fifth season in the Liiga with Tappara, Utunen left the club to sign a two-year contract with fellow Liiga outfit, Lahti Pelicans, on 20 May 2021.[2]

International play

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Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2017 Slovakia

He scored the game-winning goal to eliminate Team Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, in route to a gold medal.[3] He also captained Team Finland to a gold medal in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Tappara Jr. A 39 1 10 11 10 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Tappara Liiga 1 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Tappara Liiga 11 0 0 0 0
2017–18 LeKi Mestis 28 2 10 12 12 5 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Tappara Jr. A 6 0 2 2 6
2018–19 Tappara Liiga 43 1 2 3 6 11 0 0 0 4
2018–19 LeKi Mestis 1 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Tappara Liiga 32 0 3 3 6
2019–20 Tappara Jr. A 3 0 0 0 2
2020–21 Tappara Liiga 51 2 4 6 22 9 1 0 1 2
2021–22 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 59 4 7 11 24 3 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 197 7 16 23 58 23 1 0 1 6

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Finland IH18 6th 4 0 0 0 4
2017 Finland IH18 6th 4 1 2 3 2
2017 Finland WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 0
2018 Finland WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 0
2019 Finland WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 0
2020 Finland WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 36 4 6 10 6

References

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  1. ^ Raptis, Mike. "Canucks prospects tracker: Utunen shows his mettle with gold medal". National Post. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Pelicans announce three further signings" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma. "Canada's medal hopes shattered as Finns fight back to win in OT". CBC. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ Giuriato, Tyson. "2019 World Juniors: Tournament recap ...all four Canucks prospects impressed this year". NHL. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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