Toni Utunen

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

Toni Utunen
Born (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000
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

Playing career

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
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2019 Canada
World U18 Championships
2018 Russia
2017 Slovakia

He scored the game-winning goal to eliminate Team Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, en 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

Regular season and playoffs
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
Liiga totals 138 3 9 12 34 20 1 0 1 6

International
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 7 1 1 2 0
2018 Finland WJC18 7 1 2 3 0
2019 Finland WJC 7 1 0 1 0
2020 Finland WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 36 4 6 10 6

References
  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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