Teemu Laakso

Teemu Laakso (born August 27, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He began and finished his career with HIFK of the Liiga.

Playing career Laakso was drafted in the 3rd round (78th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Laakso previously played for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga. He has also played with Team Finland in two Under-18 world championships and three Under-20 world championships. Laakso was called up to Nashville during the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs before their 2nd round series with the Vancouver Canucks.

On June 3, 2012, unable to establish himself in the NHL after four seasons within the Predators organization, Laakso left to sign a two-year contract with Russian team, Severstal Cherepovets.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 KJT FIN U18 18 2 5 7 24 — — — — — 2003–04 HIFK FIN U20 41 3 6 9 20 3 0 1 1 0 2004–05 HIFK FIN U20 20 5 4 9 18 — — — — — 2004–05 HIFK SM-l 15 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2004–05 HIFK FIN U18 — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 2005–06 HIFK FIN U20 6 1 2 3 32 — — — — — 2005–06 HIFK SM-l 47 2 1 3 20 8 1 0 1 0 2005–06 Suomi U20 Mestis 6 2 0 2 10 — — — — — 2006–07 HIFK SM-l 50 3 6 9 70 5 0 1 1 0 2006–07 Suomi U20 Mestis 2 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2007–08 HIFK SM-l 53 3 7 10 40 7 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 42 2 7 9 50 — — — — — 2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 46 4 9 13 42 7 1 2 3 4 2009–10 Nashville Predators NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 74 8 22 30 46 8 1 1 2 0 2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Nashville Predators NHL 9 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 2011–12 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 55 3 17 20 74 3 0 2 2 2 2012–13 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 49 4 5 9 28 10 0 2 2 22 2013–14 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 28 3 3 6 50 — — — — — 2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 40 2 7 9 22 13 2 0 2 8 2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 28 3 6 9 24 2 0 0 0 8 2016–17 Växjö Lakers SHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2017–18 HIFK Liiga 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — Liiga totals 170 8 16 24 136 20 1 1 2 2 AHL totals 217 17 55 72 212 18 2 5 7 6 NHL totals 17 0 0 0 10 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Finland WJC18 7th 6 2 4 6 18 2005 Finland WJC 5th 5 0 1 1 10 2005 Finland WJC18 7th 6 0 0 0 8 2006 Finland WJC 7 3 1 4 12 2007 Finland WJC 6th 6 3 2 5 52 2013 Finland WC 4th 10 0 2 2 0 Junior totals 30 8 8 16 100 Senior totals 10 0 2 2 0

Awards and honours Award Year SHL Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2015