Lauri Tukonen

Lauri Tukonen (born September 1, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. 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. He is currently a player development coach for the Calgary Flames organization.

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 the 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. 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.

International play

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 Bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2004 and 2006. Named to the World Junior Championships Media All-Star Team in 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Ahmat FIN U16 5 4 6 10 2 5 3 5 8 2 2001–02 Ahmat FIN.2 24 7 4 11 6 — — — — — 2002–03 Ahmat FIN.2 U20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Ahmat FIN.2 12 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Blues FIN U20 17 6 6 12 18 5 0 0 0 10 2003–04 Blues FIN U20 14 14 9 23 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Blues SM-l 35 3 3 6 16 7 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Blues FIN U20 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2004–05 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 SM-l 21 5 8 13 22 — — — — — 2008–09 Lukko SM-l 14 3 5 8 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Lukko SM-l 54 10 19 29 48 4 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Lukko SM-l 40 17 17 34 77 10 2 6 8 10 2011–12 Lukko SM-l 33 13 15 28 44 — — — — — 2012–13 Lukko SM-l 20 6 5 11 26 12 1 3 4 16 2013–14 Lukko Liiga 35 14 10 24 16 15 1 4 5 8 2014–15 TPS Liiga 23 8 8 16 8 — — — — — 2015–16 TPS Liiga 18 9 9 18 10 — — — — — 2016–17 Lukko Liiga 16 5 5 10 6 — — — — — 2017–18 Lukko Liiga 16 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Ässät Liiga 7 3 0 3 18 — — — — — 2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 8 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2018–19 EHC Kloten SUI.2 5 3 3 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 2019–20 TPS Liiga 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — SM-l/Liiga totals 380 102 111 213 309 48 4 13 17 36 AHL totals 185 36 67 103 74 8 0 3 3 0 NHL totals 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Finland WJC 7 2 1 3 2 2004 Finland WJC18 7th 6 5 6 11 10 2005 Finland WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 2 2006 Finland WJC 7 3 7 10 0 Junior totals 26 11 15 26 14