Tomek Valtonen
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Tomek Valtonen | |||
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Born | Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland |
January 8, 1980 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
NHL Draft | 56th overall, 1998 Detroit Red Wings |
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Playing career | 1997–2009 |
Tomek Valtonen (born January 8, 1980) is a Polish-born Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He is currently the head coach for Sport of the Finnish Liiga. Valtonen was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings as their second-round draft pick (56th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Valtonen was born in Piotrków Trybunalski to a Polish mother and a Finnish father. The family moved to Finland when Tomek was young, and he grew up in Kitee.
He started his pro career in Ilves in 1997 and played his next season with the Plymouth Whalers in the OHL, and returned to the SM-liiga in 1999 and represented Jokerit until 2007, when he signed a two-year contract with Södertälje SK. Valtonen returend to SM-liiga and Jokerit for season 2008-2009.
He has won the SM-liiga championship, three silver medals, and the under-20s World Championship.
Career statistics
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
1998–99 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 43 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 45 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 55 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 51 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 53 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 35 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 51 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 54 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 121 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
External links
- Use mdy dates from April 2014
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Piotrków Trybunalski
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Finnish ice hockey coaches
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Finnish people of Polish descent
- Ilves players
- Jokerit players
- Polish emigrants to Finland
- Polish ice hockey players
- Södertälje SK players